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Rules & Announcements / Re: What does the "sub bass" thing under my name mean?
« on: January 07, 2016, 10:28:49 pm »
Welp, time to get high.
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Mixing/Mastering / Re: Tell us your master chain!
« on: January 07, 2016, 07:52:58 pm »EQ: one linear phase removing < 35hz, one mid/side removing side <100hz, and then a 3rd eq to do any subtle attenuationCan I just ask why linear phase? It often causes really weird ringing sounds when I use it.
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Mixing/Mastering / Re: Multi-Band Compression Topic
« on: January 07, 2016, 07:46:11 pm »I don't know you guys, but I have huge delay problems on FL Studio 12 using Fabfilter Pro MB or Waves Multiband Compressor for sound design purposes. I really need to know if there is an elegant solution to this, because automatic delay compensation doesn't solve it, correcting the delay manually does it but doing it is frustrating and stem rendering, while being the best solution I found still seems, unelegant. Also, do all of you use MBCs only while mastering or for sound shaping too?
I usually turn Lookahead off as FL (lets face it) just sucks at compensating it. I havent noticed any real quality drops.
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Mixing/Mastering / Re: Multi-Band Compression Topic
« on: January 07, 2016, 07:29:51 pm »
I tend not to use it as much as I used to since it can reduce headroom and take dynamic definition away from sound. It's good in moderation though, if used right, it can also enhance the dynamics in very pleasant sounding ways. I think that the way I design my drums and synths now they already kind of sound full and compressed without actually being compressed, so adding compression on top of that usually just ended up giving me more dirt.
However, multiband can be good for fattening up thin samples. I actually find myself just tossing Soundgoodizer on some drum layers since it can really tighten them up without any work at all.
However, multiband can be good for fattening up thin samples. I actually find myself just tossing Soundgoodizer on some drum layers since it can really tighten them up without any work at all.
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Mixing/Mastering / Re: Tell us your master chain!
« on: January 07, 2016, 06:31:34 pm »I don't know what genre do you usually produce, but if it's EDM, then -6.5 Dbs of RMS isn't that loud. My suggestion is to use Izotope Ozone Maximizer, which can bring your track to around -3 Dbs of RMS without distortion.
It depends on the scale you are using. Some scales give you higher values, and on other scales once you get to -3 RMS you'll end up with a seriously distorted track.
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Samples/Plugins/Software/Gear / Re: FL Studio vs. Ableton vs. Logic vs. ...
« on: January 07, 2016, 06:23:51 pm »
I use FL Studio, but if I had the opportunity I would absolutely switch to Cubase right away. It just offers you so much more functionality to make your life easier and its PDC works far better than FL's from what I've experienced. Not every DAW is the same unfortunately.
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Mixing/Mastering / Re: I can't figure it out and it is frustrating.
« on: January 07, 2016, 06:19:13 pm »I suggest getting connected to people who have had some mix experience and can give you the time of day to talk about stuff. I've been producing for about 6 years now (2016 lit af), and i know that if it wasn't for my friends (who have pursued parts and all of the paths in the academic pursuits of this field) that i wouldn't be nearly where i am today. (coupled that with a drive and upgrade of studio equipment, you'll be fine if you stick it out).
Also, if you go to live venues and talk to the guy doing sound, he more than likely might be working in a studio or already is. Might be able to give you some pointers.
This so much. I always stress how important communicating with each other is. Just try to be open minded, not everyone is going to be telling you the same thing. Try everything out and find the best way.
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Mixing/Mastering / Re: Vocal mixing tips/tricks
« on: January 07, 2016, 06:07:27 pm »
A good idea when writing vocal tracks would be to pay attention to what is going on in the mix as you write it and thinking about where youre going to place the vocal both songwriting-wise and mixwise so it can truly shine. That way you won't work yourself into a corner where you don't know how to make the vocal cut through.
A lot of good EDM tunes (Clarity for example) put the vocal over the breakdown where it has a lot of space to do its magic, then let the drop stay instrumental for the most part. Just make sure the vocal is able to play the main part of the song when it kicks in. Easier to make it sound full and present when there isn't much rubble to get out of the way to begin with.
The best way to do it is to just timestrech / resample them to raise the pitch, the same way you'd do it as when you play a vinyl record at a higher speed. That way you dont get any stretch artifacts. You'll obviously need to sing slower to match the final BPM (to get that right, just write your melody in the desired pitch with a lead synth, bounce it, then stretch it down to your vocal range, record yourself, then speed that recording up - you'll end up with a recording that's clean and at the right pitch & tempo).
A lot of good EDM tunes (Clarity for example) put the vocal over the breakdown where it has a lot of space to do its magic, then let the drop stay instrumental for the most part. Just make sure the vocal is able to play the main part of the song when it kicks in. Easier to make it sound full and present when there isn't much rubble to get out of the way to begin with.
I've been struggling lately with pitching vocals. I tried to do a remake of Flux Pavilion's beat the clock (http://www.factmag.com/2016/01/06/flux-pavilion-against-the-clock/) but when I record my own vocals and pitch them up they sound horrible in comparison. Perhaps it's because I'm using ableton's pitching algorithm? What are other peoples vocal pitching techniques? Usually I just pitch up and complex/pro and pray it sounds good
The best way to do it is to just timestrech / resample them to raise the pitch, the same way you'd do it as when you play a vinyl record at a higher speed. That way you dont get any stretch artifacts. You'll obviously need to sing slower to match the final BPM (to get that right, just write your melody in the desired pitch with a lead synth, bounce it, then stretch it down to your vocal range, record yourself, then speed that recording up - you'll end up with a recording that's clean and at the right pitch & tempo).
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Mixing/Mastering / Re: Great free Production eBook by Maarten Vorwerk
« on: January 07, 2016, 06:00:17 pm »
Great infos from a great producer. Cheers
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Mixing/Mastering / Re: What software do you use to convert your final track to mp3 format?
« on: January 07, 2016, 05:59:24 pm »
I just select both WAV and MP3 in the render settings on FL Studio. Usually does a good job at it.
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Mixing/Mastering / Re: Side chaining trick that makes your kick punch right through.
« on: January 07, 2016, 05:52:06 pm »
I personally find that using one short clicky sidechain for the transient on top of another sidechain with a longer decay can sometimes help make drum transients appear sharper in the mix without needlessly pumping everything else so much. Need to finetune the ratio on the compression then of course since it will mess with the sound otherwise.
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Mixing/Mastering / Re: Is mastering always neccesary?
« on: January 07, 2016, 05:48:51 pm »
I personally just mix mine and then throw a limiter on, so I guess I don't really "master" either. However, when I send my music to mastering, they never really make any changes to it, only difference is that they probably drive it into an analog console to bring up the volume instead of my supposedly shabby digital processing.
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Mixing/Mastering / Re: EQ'ing a Kick
« on: January 06, 2016, 04:56:21 pm »
Try to keep the kick eq simple and clean. I personally found out that doing a narrow 3-6 dB cut somewhere around 70-120 Hz helps the kick sit much better with the bass and reduces the fatiguing sound of the kick. I choose that frequency depending on what sounds best.
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Mixing/Mastering / Re: Tell us your master chain!
« on: January 06, 2016, 04:40:57 pm »pro q-2 linear phase maximum to cut out around 18-19000hz and the lows that I don't need.You really should not highpass in linear phase mode as a standard technique, it can often cause ugly pre-ringing effects on transients (kicks) and therefore make your lowend more messed up than before the cut.
glue compressor, because fuck yeah!
random ozone shit, then ending with maximizer.
sometimes I use the fab pro-L to make everything a tiny bit louder.
(I have no fucking idea what I am doing)
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