Συμβουλές μίξης από τον Steven Slate

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Ο κυρ Slate βρίσκει χρόνο μέσα στο χάος των drum samples να tweetάρει συμβουλές μίξης. Ο φίλος εδώ τα μάζεψε και μας τα παραθέτει: https://theproaudiofiles.com/steven-slate-mixing-tips/

 

 

1. Split ur Lead Vox into 3 Copies: 1 Natural, 1 Bright and Compressed, 1 Grainy..automate the 3 throughout the mix to make it POP #protips

— Steven Slate (@Slateproaudio) April 24, 2012

 

2. Chris Lord Alge: I always do an automation pass w my drum faders to keep them dynamic in the mix #protips

— Steven Slate (@Slateproaudio) April 25, 2012

 

3. The best mastering engineers know when to tweak a mix, & when to leave it alone. Listen before you dive in with the EQ or Comp #protips

— Steven Slate (@Slateproaudio) April 25, 2012

 

4. Compressing your reverb returns a bit can thicken them up in a cool way, try it #protips

— Steven Slate (@Slateproaudio) April 25, 2012

 

5. Following your delay with a small reverb at 40% wet can mellow it out, and create even more depth #protips

— Steven Slate (@Slateproaudio) April 26, 2012

 

6. Digital Peak Limiters are effective for transparently taming overly dynamic acoustic guitars. Try it #protips

— Steven Slate (@Slateproaudio) April 29, 2012

 

7. Want a brighter snare? EQ some top into the overheads.. you’ll get there quicker than just eqing the close mic alone #protips

— Steven Slate (@Slateproaudio) May 2, 2012

 

8. Dull Vocal Recording? Gently pull out the mud frequencies, compress hard, then add some upper mid eq 4 clarity & air, then De-Ess #protip

— Steven Slate (@Slateproaudio) May 4, 2012

 

9. Don’t be afraid to extend the bandwidth of the eq to it’s maximum width.. wider smaller boosts tend to sound more musical #protips

— Steven Slate (@Slateproaudio) April 28, 2012

 

10. Carving off some top and bottom of background vox helps them blend in with the lead vox without sounding too defined. Try it #protips

— Steven Slate (@Slateproaudio) May 9, 2012

 

11. Wide Bass? Copy Bass to stereo track, hi pass till about 300Hz, distort a bit, send to wide chorus, mix in SUBTLY with dry Bass #protip

— Steven Slate (@Slateproaudio) May 17, 2012

 

12. I’ll say it again. Don’t eq your close mic drums until you’ve checked their phase coherency with the overhead mics #protip

— Steven Slate (@Slateproaudio) May 23, 2012

 

13. Before you touch the eq or compressor knob, make sure ur brain knows what you intend to do with it, & how it may enhance the mix #protip

— Steven Slate (@Slateproaudio) May 25, 2012

 

14. Mellow out ur vocal delays: attenuate using a hi shelf eq at 8k by about 3db, then follow it into a medium room verb at 20% wet #protip

— Steven Slate (@Slateproaudio) May 27, 2012

 

15. I always recommend eqing drum overheads and room mics WITHOUT soloing them since they really impact the entire drum sound #protip

— Steven Slate (@Slateproaudio) May 29, 2012

 

16. Airy Pop Vox: Hi Pass till 100Hz, boost 12khz 5db, then compress hard @12db, then soak up the sibilance with a strong de-esser #protip

— Steven Slate (@Slateproaudio) June 15, 2012

 

17. People like a dynamic song.. automate the master fader a db or so to enhance sections, especially the hooks! #protip

— Steven Slate (@Slateproaudio) May 31, 2012

 

18. Over-sibilant vocals make music very harsh when played loud. De-essing properly ensures clarity without being ear piercing! #protip

— Steven Slate (@Slateproaudio) June 18, 2012

 

19. Simple kick drum and bass guitar balancing act: cut a small notch of 80Hz in bass, boost a little 80Hz in kick. It WORKS #protip

— Steven Slate (@Slateproaudio) June 25, 2012

 

20. I almost always automate my master fader up 1.5db on the chorus of the song to help it really pop out #protip

— Steven Slate (@Slateproaudio) July 3, 2012

 

21. Rock Kick Trick: Copy kick, filter out deep lows and highs, crank wide bell at 2khz, compress 10db, mix in subtly!

— Steven Slate (@Slateproaudio) July 21, 2012

 

22. Rock Snare Attitude: load a ringy snare sample, compress and distort mildly, send to stereo verb, add lows, mix it in subtly to the kit!

— Steven Slate (@Slateproaudio) July 21, 2012

 

23. Vintage Vox: Attenuate top w/ 12k shelf, boost mids @ 3.5k, mix in parallel distorted vox subtly, use long predelay’d compressed verb

— Steven Slate (@Slateproaudio) July 24, 2012

 

24. Ultimate AIRY Vox w/o being harsh: Copy vox, crank 10khz shelf, then follow with heavy de-essing, heavy compression, mix in to get AIR!

— Steven Slate (@Slateproaudio) July 23, 2012

 

25. Vox Delay Tip: If you time out your delay to the tempo of the song, it can add depth without being audible. Start with a quarter note!

— Steven Slate (@Slateproaudio) July 26, 2012

 

26. Dry Vox with “life”: Use a stereo pitch shifter, left side 9cents down 20ms, right side 9cents up 40ms, mix in very subtly!

— Steven Slate (@Slateproaudio) July 25, 2012

 

27. No matter how much eq or compression you put on your snare.. if it’s not in phase with the overheads, it won’t get punchy!

— Steven Slate (@Slateproaudio) August 22, 2012

 

28. Vocal not POPPING out of the mix? Copy it, compress it hard, add some distortion, add some upper mids, mix in SUBTLY with original vox!

— Steven Slate (@Slateproaudio) August 27, 2012

 

29. Fat Chorus Guitars: Send guitars to buss. Put compressor on it. During chorus, automate up 2db so that compressor kicks in & fattens em!

— Steven Slate (@Slateproaudio) August 31, 2012

 

30. Explosive Poppy Snare: Copy snare, compress heavy with fast attack and release to bring up sustain, gate the tail off, mix in subtly

— Steven Slate (@Slateproaudio) October 22, 2012

 

31. Thick Vox: Use stereo pitch shifter 10ms delay and 10 cents up and down on each side, filter off top end, mix in subtly!

— Steven Slate (@Slateproaudio) November 9, 2012

 

32. Bigger Chorus Vox: Copy vocal and compress and distort.. mix it in SUBTLY as the hook of the song comes in!

— Steven Slate (@Slateproaudio) December 13, 2012

 

33. EZ Parallel Vox Compression: Copy vox, compress one heavy, and during mix, automate the dry vs compressed faders so vox breathes!

— Steven Slate (@Slateproaudio) March 11, 2013

 

34. The Big THUMP Snare? Medium tuned Snare w/ big hitter..during mix copy it and crank Lo Shelf at 100Hz 10db! Now compress 5db & mix in!

— Steven Slate (@Slateproaudio) March 5, 2013

 

35. Make your vox pop out of the mix: Copy vox, push wide 4khz bell, compress extremely hard w/ fast release, mix in subtly for extra POP!

— Steven Slate (@Slateproaudio) April 24, 2013

 

36. Drums need punch & sustain to be BIG in a mix. For punch, little bits of slow attack and medium release compression & upper mid EQ…

— Steven Slate (@Slateproaudio) June 3, 2013

 

37. Use a compressor with your ears, not your eyes. I’ll pin the meters on my DRAGON on vox to make them really slam through the mix.

— Steven Slate (@Slateproaudio) June 12, 2013

 

38. Super Bright Airy but not harsh POP VOCAL? Crank 10khz hi shelf, follow into compressor with high gain reduction, into heavy de-esser!

— Steven Slate (@Slateproaudio) June 20, 2013

 

39. Dynamic & Deep VOX: Try a subtle 1/4 note delay on verse & then bring in a 1/2 note delay w/ feedback on hook. Mellow the delay w/ EQ!

— Steven Slate (@Slateproaudio) June 6, 2013

 

40. The faster the song, the less sub lows you’ll want on the kick. Speed Metal? I’ll hi pass up to 80Hz if needed.

— Steven Slate (@Slateproaudio) April 23, 2012

 

41. Sizzly Snare Verb: Copy bottom snare trk, filter out lows to 600Hz, crank high shelf at 10Khz, send to nice verb. Nice on ballads.

— Steven Slate (@Slateproaudio) April 19, 2012

 

42. Putting a rolled up tape at the VERY edge of the snare drum can dampen the ring slightly without choking the hell out of it.

— Steven Slate (@Slateproaudio) April 19, 2012

 

43. If you close your eyes & listen to the mix your brain forces your sense of hearing to heighten. Try it every once and a while.

— Steven Slate (@Slateproaudio) April 17, 2012

 

44. Sometimes it’s not about adding more eq or compression or trickery.. it’s just getting the right instrument balance #simple&effective

— Steven Slate (@Slateproaudio) March 28, 2012

 

45. Nothing wakes up a kick drum better than making sure its in phase with the overhead mics #there‘smylowend

— Steven Slate (@Slateproaudio) March 7, 2012

 

 

υ.γ. τώρα γιατί τα βγάζει ο άλλος 50 και 45...  :P

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