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Recording & mixing my band
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Author: pandp on November 24 2006 Viewed 2109 times. 4 people liked this blog. You can rate it below if you haven't already.
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Hello hello!
The scenario.. My band and I have been in a studio and seperately recorded drums (6 tracks), bass (2, one DI), two seperate guitars, and vocals. We would like to mix the songs ourselves, and add additional elements in my studio. We got all the raw material and are eager to get started, but first...this is where you guys come in..
We/I have never mixed rock music before, I got some basic skills, but I would like you to give me some pointers at first so that I can get the best out of the material. I am interested in tips about, instrument placement in the mix, panning(where do i put cymbals, tams, etc)(how far to the right/left),limiting/normalizing/compression (where do I not use it, where do I use it, etc) frequency filters, effects(reverb, other) etc etc..
The ground rules basically. Any help is highly appreciated.
Thanks in advance,
Per
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11/24/06
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pandp
no one? 
11/24/06
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sundays87
(any links to good mixing tutorials , books ? )
11/24/06
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quip
jdgs thread on eq is pretty much essential reading - google it.
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Otterfan
11/24/06
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pandp
just what ive been looking for, thanks.
11/25/06
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deltasleep
theres no right or wrong way for your band to do this...so to give you much help we'll have to know what your goal is.
the most important advice i have on your first attempt is hang on to the original dry tracks- make sure you do your editting in a nondestructive way. save often.
you would benefit greatly from a subscription to the free recording magazine "TapeOp."
If you want, you can send me the stems and i'll take a crack at it. I love mixing/remixing.
edited: Nov 25 2006
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pandp
thanks for the replies.
regarding the sound, I totally agree with you deltasleep, I dont like to add to much effects either and keep it as close to the original track as possible. Our goal is to get the best out of the recordings. We wanted to do this ourselves, because we wanted to learn the proccess of mixing. We could let the engineer at the studio do it, but he really didnt have a clue.
i will definatvely get back to you deltasleep, ill emMail you when we are done with the synth recordings.
12/23/06
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Analog
use noisegates where needed, often useful on vocal and drum channels.
mixing with live instruments, just use one reverb and feed what you need off each channel to it, otherwise it'll start to sound muddy. live recordings often need compression to even them out, particularly electric bass and, i find, vocals. I'd keep the bass panned centre, maybe pan the guitars 25% each and eq them slightly differently, probably got different sounds anyway. pan the overhead mics from the drums out a bit, BD and snare centre. this is for a basic mix of course, these are my tips for a very normal mix.... stereo widening effects can be useful, but don't overdo it. i usually put the whole mix through a mild compressor too (a soft limiter). eq the tracks to your taste.... if you've got a heavy bit that doesnt sound meaty enough, stick some white noise low in the mix.
nice one... how did it go anyway? just noticed this blog was ages ago so my words of wisdom are probably totally unnecessary...
12/23/06
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Analog
also, use the bass DI track low passed and the miced one for the top end/widening etc...? just an idea...
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Analog
miced? miked
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