RE: [microsound] mixing tips/software

[mark <mark@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Decent reverb - even on seemingly "dry" sounds I usually pop a little
reverb - the 
Small room and booth reverbs on my Lexicion MPX1 place things in the mix

Nicely.

Don't underestimate the importance of mastering either - primarily
compression 
And EQ'ing but a good valve circuit or emulator is worth it as well. I
use 
T-Racks which is good for a) the price and b) my (not very high) skill
level. 
Mastering is a real art and even after doing on my own stuff for years I

Know that I can get an awful lot better. 

I find http://www.,sospubs.co.uk a real useful source - all articles
older than 
6 months are freely available and there is some real good stuff there. 

Even when using an unconvtional setup (which I often do) its worth going
through 
These processe. When working on my laptop (rather than in my studio) I
tend 
To do - generate sounds and Mixing (in PD or whatever) , Post process in
Soundforge 
Run through t-racks. I often will mix tracks down after generating them
and 
Mix them back in via PD. 

Cheers 

Mark 

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junklight - dark experimental electronics
http://www.junklight.com 




-----Original Message-----
From: Robert Green [mailto:robert_green@xxxxxxx] 
Sent: 14 June 2002 17:01
To: microsound
Subject: [microsound] mixing tips/software


The recent software discussion has spurred me to ask a question
regarding mixing. Whenever I attempt to achieve that "natural,
enviroment, cohesive, sound (or any mixing in general really) such as
kim , taylor , richard etc., my sounds always sound out of place,
clunky, more or less wrong. I am happy with the sounds individually, but
no matter what i do to the panning/levels etc., I just cannot get a
smooth mix. Does anyone have any tips on how to attain a cohesive mix,
or perhaps software that approaches mixing in a non-conventional (i.e.
protools,etc.) manner/interface? Thanks.

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