Comments on: Improve Your Recordings and Mixes, on the Cheap http://www.hometracked.com/2008/05/31/improve-your-recordings-and-mixes-on-the-cheap/ Home recording and project studio blog Sat, 13 Mar 2010 21:14:49 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Joel http://www.hometracked.com/2008/05/31/improve-your-recordings-and-mixes-on-the-cheap/comment-page-1/#comment-86234 Joel Fri, 12 Feb 2010 00:29:24 +0000 http://www.hometracked.com/2008/05/31/improve-your-recordings-and-mixes-on-the-cheap/#comment-86234 My top tip for mixing is, once the mix is sounding pretty good on your monitors, have a laptop available. Take a mix output from you mixer, into the line input of the laptop and mix using the laptop speakers for at least 15 minutes (take care not to make too many bass judgements whilst in these speakers). Pay special attention to how the vocals and guitars/mid range elements are balancing against each other. If you are subtle, when you put your main monitors back on you will be amazed at how well the vocals sit in the mix! Just my two penneth worth..... Joel <a href="http://www.univibeaudio.co.uk" rel="nofollow">Univibe Audio</a> My top tip for mixing is, once the mix is sounding pretty good on your monitors, have a laptop available.

Take a mix output from you mixer, into the line input of the laptop and mix using the laptop speakers for at least 15 minutes (take care not to make too many bass judgements whilst in these speakers).

Pay special attention to how the vocals and guitars/mid range elements are balancing against each other.

If you are subtle, when you put your main monitors back on you will be amazed at how well the vocals sit in the mix!

Just my two penneth worth…..

Joel

Univibe Audio

]]> By: Mark Bodah http://www.hometracked.com/2008/05/31/improve-your-recordings-and-mixes-on-the-cheap/comment-page-1/#comment-86229 Mark Bodah Sat, 06 Feb 2010 01:38:29 +0000 http://www.hometracked.com/2008/05/31/improve-your-recordings-and-mixes-on-the-cheap/#comment-86229 HEY! i love this blog! it didn't dawn on me that this last entry was dated so, um, UN-recently. but there's a crapbag of great info here. i owe everything i know about acoustically treating a small room to your blog and the amazing adventures in link-following that has resulted. thanks, and i hope you're well and decide to write more.--mark HEY! i love this blog! it didn’t dawn on me that this last entry was dated so, um, UN-recently. but there’s a crapbag of great info here. i owe everything i know about acoustically treating a small room to your blog and the amazing adventures in link-following that has resulted. thanks, and i hope you’re well and decide to write more.–mark

]]> By: Billy Hume http://www.hometracked.com/2008/05/31/improve-your-recordings-and-mixes-on-the-cheap/comment-page-1/#comment-86228 Billy Hume Thu, 28 Jan 2010 23:21:35 +0000 http://www.hometracked.com/2008/05/31/improve-your-recordings-and-mixes-on-the-cheap/#comment-86228 Great post. Spec ially reference CD's. Sometimes you get so into your song that you lose perspective. Listening to something else will re-tune your ears real quick. Avoid Dogma.... right on. Great post. Great post. Spec ially reference CD’s. Sometimes you get so into your song that you lose perspective. Listening to something else will re-tune your ears real quick.
Avoid Dogma…. right on.

Great post.

]]> By: don http://www.hometracked.com/2008/05/31/improve-your-recordings-and-mixes-on-the-cheap/comment-page-1/#comment-86122 don Sun, 10 Jan 2010 21:54:15 +0000 http://www.hometracked.com/2008/05/31/improve-your-recordings-and-mixes-on-the-cheap/#comment-86122 Keep this blog going, des!! I just stumbled upon it and have found something useful in EVERY post!! GREAT stuff, this is EXACTLY what I need! Keep this blog going, des!! I just stumbled upon it and have found something useful in EVERY post!! GREAT stuff, this is EXACTLY what I need!

]]> By: createandrecordmusic.com http://www.hometracked.com/2008/05/31/improve-your-recordings-and-mixes-on-the-cheap/comment-page-1/#comment-85678 createandrecordmusic.com Sun, 03 Jan 2010 10:01:54 +0000 http://www.hometracked.com/2008/05/31/improve-your-recordings-and-mixes-on-the-cheap/#comment-85678 Excellent blog with great comments too. Playing a mix in your car and a cheap boom box certainly is a good test. Walking away after a few hours mixing and coming back after your ears have rested - even a day or so later can help you get a better picture too. Also a final headphone check to see if there are any other issues - such as a momentary drop in one channel (I have had this happen) which the monitors didn't reveal. Excellent blog with great comments too.
Playing a mix in your car and a cheap boom box certainly is a good test. Walking away after a few hours mixing and coming back after your ears have rested – even a day or so later can help you get a better picture too. Also a final headphone check to see if there are any other issues – such as a momentary drop in one channel (I have had this happen) which the monitors didn’t reveal.

]]> By: Recording Gear Database http://www.hometracked.com/2008/05/31/improve-your-recordings-and-mixes-on-the-cheap/comment-page-1/#comment-85303 Recording Gear Database Tue, 29 Dec 2009 22:04:32 +0000 http://www.hometracked.com/2008/05/31/improve-your-recordings-and-mixes-on-the-cheap/#comment-85303 Great little checklist for self recording artists and new producers. Great blog you have going here. Great little checklist for self recording artists and new producers. Great blog you have going here.

]]> By: Recording Questions http://www.hometracked.com/2008/05/31/improve-your-recordings-and-mixes-on-the-cheap/comment-page-1/#comment-84193 Recording Questions Tue, 08 Dec 2009 23:38:41 +0000 http://www.hometracked.com/2008/05/31/improve-your-recordings-and-mixes-on-the-cheap/#comment-84193 Great recording blog. I hope you start posting again soon! Malcome Gladwell claims that it taks 10000 hours to become an expert at anything, so practice away folks. We had a similar question asked at RecordingQuestions.com some time back, but I really like the gorilla feeling behind this. Great recording blog. I hope you start posting again soon!
Malcome Gladwell claims that it taks 10000 hours to become an expert at anything, so practice away folks.

We had a similar question asked at RecordingQuestions.com some time back, but I really like the gorilla feeling behind this.

]]> By: Hakim Callier http://www.hometracked.com/2008/05/31/improve-your-recordings-and-mixes-on-the-cheap/comment-page-1/#comment-75472 Hakim Callier Tue, 27 Jan 2009 17:28:55 +0000 http://www.hometracked.com/2008/05/31/improve-your-recordings-and-mixes-on-the-cheap/#comment-75472 Hey Des, You can't emphasize enough how important "practice" is. Mixing is very much a physical exercise. You are using your senses just as much, if not more than working the numbers. A very artful dance, which is why I love it. So practice is so important. -Hakim Hey Des,

You can’t emphasize enough how important “practice” is. Mixing is very much a physical exercise. You are using your senses just as much, if not more than working the numbers. A very artful dance, which is why I love it. So practice is so important.

-Hakim

]]> By: delamar http://www.hometracked.com/2008/05/31/improve-your-recordings-and-mixes-on-the-cheap/comment-page-1/#comment-74551 delamar Sun, 18 Jan 2009 00:56:28 +0000 http://www.hometracked.com/2008/05/31/improve-your-recordings-and-mixes-on-the-cheap/#comment-74551 I guess the practice part is the one that almost everybody out there misses. It's crucial to get some practice on anything to get really good at it. I guess the practice part is the one that almost everybody out there misses. It’s crucial to get some practice on anything to get really good at it.

]]> By: Mercynomore http://www.hometracked.com/2008/05/31/improve-your-recordings-and-mixes-on-the-cheap/comment-page-1/#comment-70272 Mercynomore Wed, 31 Dec 2008 00:51:15 +0000 http://www.hometracked.com/2008/05/31/improve-your-recordings-and-mixes-on-the-cheap/#comment-70272 Man...is my fav blog dead? I hope not...real shame. Man…is my fav blog dead? I hope not…real shame.

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