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Need Help-Cant achieve proper mix
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WhySoLazy?
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Posted : Apr 28, 2012 14:49:40
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Hello everybody 
When I try to do a decent mix , I use my JBL 5'' monitors or my Headphones .
The problem is that when I get a decent mix on one of them , its sound really crappy on the other one or on my 2.1 speakers .
What I'm missing ? How I can make good mix that will sound good on every music audio source ? |
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WhySoLazy?
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Posted : Apr 28, 2012 16:57
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I tried now something new .
I started mixing a track with my headphones and I simultaneously turned my monitors on .
Now I kinda listening to the mix with the headphones but the volume of the monitors is louder so I got like mixed sound between the 2 . When I did it the sound was much better . I noticed that the monitors lacks of lows because they are only 5 inch but the headphones lacks mids ( the bass line sound pretty muddy and dully on them) .
I checked then the mix on my regular 2.1 speakers and it sound better now
How I can work properly with the monitors and headphones from the beginning of the track? I find myself tweaking too many parameters too any times because it sound different on any audio source :S |
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Kryten
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Posted : Apr 28, 2012 18:21
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My guess: The mix seems to translate totally different on your two options. Try to use only monitors or only headphones and learn how it translates to other systems.
 My first track:
http://soundcloud.com/kryten/ |
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supergroover
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Posted : Apr 28, 2012 19:28
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Getting a good mix takes time and practice.
There is loads of topics about it. Go through some older topics and you ll find loads of info!
One tip: put a professional track next to your track that is similar in style, lower the volume of that track and compare it with your track.
soundcloud.com/supergroover |
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Equilizyme
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Posted : Apr 28, 2012 21:44
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you have watched David Gibson on youtube (Edit: actually i see the vids have been taken down. maybe you can find them somewhere else tho?) that can help, but if you are having problems with making mixes translate, I feel like it is more of a leveling issue than an EQ issue, although not completely so.
I usually just take my laptop into all different listening environs. (i.e. car, livingroom, headphones, outside, friends house, etc.) and try to get the levels more or less good for all of them. You will begin to notice that certain rooms promote certain freq ranges, then you can say "oh ok the hats sound real loud in this room but i know that is characteristic of this space so i will just turn them down 1dB instead or 2 or 3, etc.
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WhySoLazy?
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Posted : Apr 28, 2012 22:28
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Thanks for the comments guys !
I tried to compare my track to professional one and it really helps, especially with leveling and overall track loudness , Thanks !
I can't take my music to too many placed but I heard about the VRM box . Any one tried it ?
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Equilizyme
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Posted : Apr 29, 2012 00:46
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I thought u said you were going to get that thing haha i searched old topics and i dont think there is too much on this forum of ppls opinions about the VRM box. but i am def interested too, I will look around other places and post if i find something interesting
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Padmapani
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Posted : Apr 29, 2012 01:55
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as most of us don't have a professional studio, getting to know your listening environment is a must if you want to do a decent mix. the more different environments you have the better. you can even use their faults to your advantage: if you have a muddy low end and a place in your room that amplifies those bass frequencies, the frequency conflicts will jump right into your face.
still, i'd recommend doing your mix on the system with the flattest response. if it lacks high end, simply leave those parts of the mix for your other environment. but if you know your speakers/room well, you can do a decent mix even when you've got anything but a flat response. and yes comparing to commercial tracks (even using a freqency analyser, when you're desperate) can be a great help. |
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