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Post by wendelgee2 on Nov 10, 2024 5:56:59 GMT -6
Hey folks,
I'm wondering why there aren't forums that talk more about tricks of the trade and techniques. Gear seems like a bit of a distraction to me. If you have some key pieces, you have enough to make a great record if you know how to use them. Forums and conversations seem like a great way to discuss the "how" and get some ideas and workflows to go try out in the studio, but... I'm just not finding it. The nuts and bolts of arranging, production, engineering, and mixing get sprinkled in as folks talk about new gear, but it's not the main event.
Any thoughts as to why?
Or maybe I just need to pipe up and ask questions? Be the change you want to see in this world, even if it's not really about gear.
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Post by nick8801 on Nov 10, 2024 6:10:28 GMT -6
Hey folks, I'm wondering why there aren't forums that talk more about tricks of the trade and techniques. Gear seems like a bit of a distraction to me. If you have some key pieces, you have enough to make a great record if you know how to use them. Forums and conversations seem like a great way to discuss the "how" and get some ideas and workflows to go try out in the studio, but... I'm just not finding it. The nuts and bolts of arranging, production, engineering, and mixing get sprinkled in as folks talk about new gear, but it's not the main event. Any thoughts as to why? Or maybe I just need to pipe up and ask questions? Be the change you want to see in this world, even if it's not really about gear. Something that’s been helpful to me over the years is thinking about arrangement from a perspective of frequency balance. What represents the low end? Is there too much information down there? What exists in the midrange? Where are they placed? Same with high end. Once you look at things that way, it’s much easier to mix because each element already has a home in the mix. |
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Post by Ward on Nov 19, 2024 12:11:28 GMT -6
Performance tip: You don't need to sing or play directly into a microphone. Most times a little distance, angle make things sound more pleasant.
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Post by svart on Nov 20, 2024 8:29:53 GMT -6
There's been a few tricks that have really, really helped me.
Work fast. Nothing kills a mix worse than letting your ears get too used to how it sounds.
HPF and LPF everything so that ONLY the sound you need remains. This really reduced all the other EQ and effects I was putting on a mix.
Artists will always add too much to a song when they are insecure about their work. They tend to try to accentuate parts of a song by adding more instruments and layers. Learn to remove the masking layers instead.
Loud is NOT your enemy. There is a reason most people like it. Learn to work with it rather than hate it because you're told you're supposed to.
There is almost no need to boost top end on anything with modern mics and converters unless it's for effect. If you're boosting a lot of top end to make things sound normal, then your bottom end is probably out of balance.
If your mix is pumping, start cutting bottom end rather than reducing compression.
If the singer can't hold a tune on a song, grab a take and autotune it and have them harmonize with it and you'll have an almost perfect raw take.
Monitors that match your way of hearing are more important than the most expensive mics and converters. It doesn't matter if it's 300$ NS10s or 25K$ ATCs as long as your mixes translate without effort.
Man I got hundreds more of hard-learned lessons. I'd say start asking questions and it might be easier to drop wisdom on you.
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