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Inspiration/Creativity/Motivation / The Artist's Way
« on: February 10, 2017, 02:47:51 pm »
For any serious producer I would highly recommend the lessons in Julia Cameron's book 'The Artist's Way'. IF any of you have any thoughts on the book I'd love to hear them below, personally I found it to be a life changing read and really enabled me to reshuffle my life around music production. If anyone has any other techniques or insights don't hesitate to share them!

USA Link:
https://www.amazon.com/Artists-Way-Spiritual-Higher-Creativity/dp/1585421464

UK Link:
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Artists-Way-Discovering-Recovering-Creative/dp/0330343580

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Suggestions / Search function to avoid repeat topics
« on: November 23, 2016, 05:27:17 am »
Pretty much as stated in the title

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Mixing/Mastering / Sounds being drowned out, where does it end?
« on: April 08, 2016, 12:55:56 am »
I find that with a lot of tracks, I find some elements getting lost amongst the mix so if I compress these sounds or use something to make them stand out then it work, but then I lost a different element of the track, how much is too much? Surely I don't have to compress every element of the mix or boost it's volume to get it heard?

As for EQing overlapping frequencies, I sometimes find that it's not accurate enough (at least not in the 'Fruity parametric EQ' I'm using) and can end up changing the sound more than I desired just for the sake of another one being heard...

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Samples/Plugins/Software/Gear / Audio Interface worth it?
« on: January 16, 2016, 10:02:23 pm »
I was just wondering what the advantages are of having an audio interface (eg Focusrite 2i2) and whether it is worth getting one/essential/meh...

So, what do you think?

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Samples/Plugins/Software/Gear / Speaker driver diameters
« on: January 11, 2016, 02:47:52 pm »
I'm looking at buying a new pair of speakers and wondered what effect the size of the cone/driver has on the sound? For example what would be the main difference between a 5 inch and 6 inch driver? Is it purely volume?

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Mixing/Mastering / Why is mixing in -dbs?
« on: January 11, 2016, 02:31:39 pm »
This is probably the newbiest shit ever, but something I haven't really considered before. Why is it that in a mix everything is recorded in -dbs? I've always just taken it for granted and not really thought about it until now, so what's the actual reason behind this?

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R&A Graveyard / Different sub forums for DAWs?
« on: January 11, 2016, 11:22:53 am »
I think it would be cool to have sub forums for different DAWs to enable people to learn software specific techniques, but I wouldn't want this to divide the forum into different groups, so idk? What does everyone else think?

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WIPs / Need mixing/mastering tips on this track!!
« on: January 07, 2016, 10:56:57 pm »
Hey guys!

I have this track here and I'm not too interested whether you love it or absolutely hate it. I can hear there is something wrong with the mixing and/or mastering of the track. The bass (although intended to be grainy and loud) just sounds too muddy to me among other things. I'm looking for some technical advice on how to fix this and improve the song with regard to mixing/mastering.

I'm not looking for praise, followers or anything like that. Please help!  :)

Track:
https://soundcloud.com/anumamusic/anuma-pixelate

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Composition/Arrangement/Theory / Layering Questions
« on: January 07, 2016, 12:38:22 am »
So when layering all the different sounds in a track, I often find I don't know what which point it is best to stop or add more sounds to "fill the space".
Sometimes I find it's nice to let a track have some breathing room as well.

What are your experiences with this topic and what advice would you give regarding the amount of layers used for different types of track?

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