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Mixing/Mastering / Re: Whats the preferable way to create additional headroom?
« on: December 13, 2016, 03:41:50 am »
Thanks. All these mastering guidelines are probably one of the more confusing parts of producing to me.
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Mixing/Mastering / Whats the preferable way to create additional headroom?
« on: December 12, 2016, 07:12:05 pm »
I have a mix that I'm pretty happy with in terms of how the instruments relate to each other, and currently have around -3.5db of headroom on the loudest peaks, but I want to try to get that down to around -6 before bouncing the file for mastering. Is there a way to keep the relative levels the same but just pull everything down by 3db, and if so, how can I accomplish this in Ableton?Or is it preferable to go back to the drawing board and start re balancing levels from scratch?
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Inspiration/Creativity/Motivation / Re: which area of production would you like to improve on
« on: December 11, 2016, 09:52:49 pm »
Definitely composition. As a long time guitar player, I've been composing loops since I was 12, but never really mastered writing a complete work where the parts fit together well and take the listener on an interesting musical journey. It will also speed up my production process if I have a solid framework for the composition and arrangement before diving into sound design and mixing.
Of course, I'd also like to understand the fundamentals of how to make a project sound more professional, but there are so many people releasing reasonably well mixed, self produced music that it seems it must be a lot simpler than it seems once you understand the basics. Not everything has to have Noisia levels of fidelity to be competent but I've found that even if you have a decently composed work, if it doesnt compare to what people are used to listening to, it is very hard to get people to listen to your music all the way through.
Of course, I'd also like to understand the fundamentals of how to make a project sound more professional, but there are so many people releasing reasonably well mixed, self produced music that it seems it must be a lot simpler than it seems once you understand the basics. Not everything has to have Noisia levels of fidelity to be competent but I've found that even if you have a decently composed work, if it doesnt compare to what people are used to listening to, it is very hard to get people to listen to your music all the way through.
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Mixing/Mastering / How do you get a big kick and bass without sacrificing the other instruments?
« on: December 02, 2016, 04:32:50 am »
Hey guys, just found this forum.
This is the biggest thing I can't figure out. Obviously, the kick and bass are the two most important elements in any electronic track. But to make them both loud and prominent, it seems I either need to have the rest of the track pretty empty or brickwall the shit out of the limiter.
But I know this is not the case, because most modern electronic music has a lot going on and the kick and bass are still powerful, and it doesn't seem like they're just high-passing everything else. Are most productions these days just generally very squashed? Or is there some sort of EQ method of balancing everything out? I thought you are supposed to have 3-4db of headroom during mixing?
This is the biggest thing I can't figure out. Obviously, the kick and bass are the two most important elements in any electronic track. But to make them both loud and prominent, it seems I either need to have the rest of the track pretty empty or brickwall the shit out of the limiter.
But I know this is not the case, because most modern electronic music has a lot going on and the kick and bass are still powerful, and it doesn't seem like they're just high-passing everything else. Are most productions these days just generally very squashed? Or is there some sort of EQ method of balancing everything out? I thought you are supposed to have 3-4db of headroom during mixing?
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