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Inspiration/Creativity/Motivation / Re: Why Are Producers So Young Nowadays?
« on: May 09, 2016, 05:40:08 pm »
Software is easy accessible nowadays.

The things you can do with any daw now, or even a simple smartphone, could only be done in the 60's, 70' 80's and 90's when you had access to a studio which had a huge cost.

When more people have access, more talent will arise.

I'm the living proof of the opposite; I'm old (43) and unsuccessful. :p

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Mixing/Mastering / Re: Mixing Into A Limiter
« on: May 08, 2016, 07:54:45 pm »
Henny and Mussar both know what they are talking about.

Mixing into a limiter or mastering chain doesn't have to be a bad habit.It gives you an idea of the end result.

I did evening school about audio production and the teacher learned us how to do it and the results weren't that bad. But I just can't get used to this way of workflow so I don't do it anymore but there are some people who get good results with it.

The big disadvantage is that when you change the setup of your mastering chain, it will alter the sound of the final mix. So you have to be pretty sure about that mastering chain. If you mix into a limiter and you change the release afterwards, for instance the outcome will be different, defeating the purpose of this technique. It's a kind of working the other way around, having your mastering chain ready before you start to mix. Not necessarily bad but not my way of working.

Usually, when you take off the mastering chain/limiter, your mix sounds less good. Imagine that someone else (pro engineer) masters your music and he has no clue of your mastering chain. He will probably contact you to say the mix doesn't sound good.

If you're the only one working on your music and it sounds fine for you, just do it!

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Mixing/Mastering / Re: What Order Do You Mix?
« on: May 08, 2016, 07:41:21 pm »
Well, my workflow doesn't have to be yours, so feel free to ignore how I work.

I use the pink noise technique for over a year now and I like it. But it's just a starting point. In my house music, I usually make the kick 3 dB louder than the volume the pink noise indicates to me.

It's the first thing I do when starting to mix and it speeds up my mixing time.

Then I add the effects, without the use of pink noise because usually they have to be much subtler than the main instruments.

Then I use EQ and after that, I use compression if needed. I bypass and enable plugin chains to hear if the volume of each instrument keeps the same while mixing.

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Mixing/Mastering / Re: Question About Headroom
« on: May 08, 2016, 06:50:47 am »
I always had the same thought, Lydian.

But I think there are daws that don't have the option to lower all faders at once (like FL 11)? And then people start messin with the master fader.

Headroom is important while recording analog instruments; once it's recorded too hot (distortion) or not loud enough (bad signal to noise ratio) it can't be changed.

But for people like me, only working with in the digital domain, the creation of headroom is just a fader move away.

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Finished Tracks / 6 Techno tracks for free - Will return feedback
« on: May 07, 2016, 08:39:26 pm »
Hello,

Here's my latest EP, I worked on this for 5 months.

https://manducator.bandcamp.com/album/acid-techno

I hope somebody likes this or gives feedback why he/she doesn't. :)

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Sound Design / Re: what are some tutorial videos for explaining how to make sounds?
« on: May 02, 2016, 07:17:09 am »
You call people 'dickbutt' and expect them to help you? Strange world you're living in...

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Inspiration/Creativity/Motivation / Re: Inspirations and Copying... A reflexion
« on: April 23, 2016, 05:36:03 am »
Try to get some ideas from different songs you like and combine them in your own creations.

You could take for instance a rhythmical bassline idea from one song and get inspired by the sound design of a bassline from another song.

I only start writing on my next song when I have such ideas to start with.

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Mixing/Mastering / Re: Peaks Increase When Removing Sub-bass
« on: April 13, 2016, 06:47:21 am »
Quote from: Axis on April 11, 2016, 05:35:07 pm
I wasn't suggesting that linear phase EQ is the answer to everything

You weren't indeed.

Linear and non-linear have their own place in mixing and mastering. One isn't better than the other.

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Mixing/Mastering / Re: Peaks Increase When Removing Sub-bass
« on: April 11, 2016, 05:29:07 am »
Quote from: Lydian on April 10, 2016, 07:40:18 pm
Maybe I'll start using linear phase EQ's more often for low cutting.

Linear eq isn't the answer to everything. Watch this video:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=efKabAQQsPQ

@ around 1:20 you can hear the difference between minimum phase and linear phase cutting on a kick. The linaer phase cuts off the transient and it sounds worse than minimum phase.

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Mixing/Mastering / Re: SPILL IN YOUR PRODUCTION SECRETS
« on: April 10, 2016, 07:02:53 pm »
Quote from: bryan on March 30, 2016, 03:01:56 pm
WILL THIS THREAD DIE PLS

NOOOOOOOO...

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Mixing/Mastering / Re: Bouncing stems.
« on: April 09, 2016, 09:53:50 pm »
File --> export --> Wave file... (chose path and name) and then you will see a tab with the option 'Split Mixer Track'. Now every channel will become a separate sound file.

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Mixing/Mastering / Re: High Cutting Vocals
« on: April 02, 2016, 10:27:40 am »
I don't work much with vocals but I would never use a lowpass filter on them. D-essing and cutting out some harsh frequencies, yes, but lowpassing takes away the openness of the vocals.

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Mixing/Mastering / Re: Loud "Shh" sounds on vocals.
« on: April 01, 2016, 09:11:48 pm »
You're welcome, Lydian!!

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Sound Design / Re: A different approach to a simple saw
« on: April 01, 2016, 05:58:55 am »
Interesting idea! The raspy sound probably comes from the fact that you can hear the 'slow' cycles of the saw, activating the distortion. The saw itself may be bearably hearable but the distortion is, because that creates overtones.

But I think there's some delay on it too?

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Mixing/Mastering / Re: Loud "Shh" sounds on vocals.
« on: April 01, 2016, 05:54:59 am »
Yes, it's why de-essers are invented for.

Here are two examples of de-essing:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AEjKe-KH1nc

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6KgT6gyQQBU

Yo can also do it yourself with multiband compression or a dynamic eq;  narrow 1 single band to isolate the offending ssss-sounds and if you only activate that band on your multiband compressor or your dynamic eq, you have created a de-esser.

De-essers are essentially multiband compressors but especially designed for the frequencies of the sss-sounds. The sybilla plugins in the videos above are 8 band compressors than can be used on a very narrow range. It's hard to do that with a regular multiband compressor.

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