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Friday, March 08, 2013
Chris Huff 03/08/13 04:51 PM,This article is provided by Behind The Mixer. Critiquing your mix is one of the best ways improving your mix. You’ll improve the mix for the next week but you can also immediately improve your mix for the song you are critiquing. Today, I’m kicking out the questions you must ask, concerning your mix, as well as a new method I’ve been using. Top 11 Questions to Ask of Your Mix 1) Can I hear all the musicians and… View this story
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Friday, February 15, 2013
Bruce A. Miller 02/15/13 06:44 PM,This article is provided by BAMaudioschool.com. Many people say that older records “feel” better. They also complain that much of today’s music seems “sterile.” I believe a big part of this is because these days so much music is made in sequencers or by bands playing individual parts rather than together. As a result you lose the dynamics that I feel are important in music. Live music played by a group of musicians (even if the drummer is playing… View this story
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Wednesday, February 13, 2013
Bobby Owsinski 02/13/13 06:23 PM,Here’s an excerpt from The Mixing Engineer’s Handbook, Second Edition, available here. Most great mixers think in three dimensions. They think “Tall, Deep and Wide,” which means to make sure that all the frequencies are represented, make sure the mix has depth, then make sure it has some stereo dimension as well. The “Tall” dimension (which is called “Frequency Range”) is the result of knowing what sounds right as a result of having a reference point. This reference point can… View this story
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Wednesday, January 30, 2013
Dave Rat 01/30/13 06:14 PM,I enjoy seeking parallels and connections between various aspects of the world that surrounds us in search of clarifying analogies. One of those connections occurred to me not long ago while doing one of my sound seminars. I was looking for a way to clearly explain the theories I implement when equalizing live sound systems. Though mixing a live event can be a complex process with many factors that need to be simultaneously juggled, it’s possible to look at mixing… View this story
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Friday, January 25, 2013
Gary Zandstra 01/25/13 09:01 AM,A colleague of mine recently shared a term that took me by surprise. The term was “fader rider,” which my colleague had given to one of his sound operators. He went on to describe a particular operator that would show up and run the sound board only using faders. It didn’t matter what the board was set up for, this person would just use what was there and if something was not patched or the monitors were not right, too… View this story
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Wednesday, January 16, 2013
Rob Schlette 01/16/13 06:49 PM,This article is provided by the Pro Audio Files. There are a lot of different ways to conceptualize ‘dynamics’ when we begin to think about a contemporary recording project. Some of them are powerful, and some of them are pointless. This article points out a few useful techniques for addressing dynamics during mixing, with mastering in mind. Let’s start by considering dynamics at the largest most ‘zoomed out’ level. The fundamental question is whether it is musically appropriate for… View this story
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Chris Huff 01/16/13 06:38 PM,This article is provided by Behind The Mixer. Analog and digital mixers allow for controlling multiple channels as if they were one. These controls are commonly known as subgroups…but not really…maybe in the generic sense…but then you might say VCA’s if that’s what your board uses…because subgroups are different. [Sigh] There are several methods in which channels can be grouped together. And each works differently, of course, ’cause some days things just have to be complicated. Maybe I’m just… View this story
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PSW Staff 01/16/13 10:37 AM,Soundcraft is kicking off 2013 with new dates for its popular “Mixing with Professionals” (MwP) series, starting with two sessions in Alexandria, VA on Wednesday, February 6. Hosting the sessions will be James Lawrenson, front of house engineer for Foster the People and a Soundcraft Vi6 user. The sessions will be held at the headquarters of A/V rental & staging company Audio Visual Actions (AVA), 5641-C General Washington Drive, Alexandria, VA 22312. Two time slots will be available from 9… View this story
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Monday, January 14, 2013
Bobby Owsinski 01/14/13 05:48 PM,The rhythm section is the heart and soul of a song as it provides both the pulse and the key center, and that’s why it’s so important to get the correct balance in a mix. It would be nice if everything sounded so good that you didn’t have to add a thing but that’s not usually the case. Here are a few tips taken from both The Mixing Engineer’s Handbook and The Audio Mixing Bootcamp that can help get that… View this story
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Karl Winkler 01/14/13 11:54 AM,For me, good sound and its opposite, Dr. Evil Sound, are very personal issues. Good sound really enhances the listeners’ experience, while bad sound, being unfortunately far too common, really takes away from the performance. I’ve heard from several engineers, guitar techs and monitor guys that they know their artists to be sensitive to sound to the degree that if things aren’t going right, the performers have trouble continuing on. I can understand this – bad sound has a nearly… View this story
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