Re: [microsound] Help for the beginner and Hello's

[John Nowak <john@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On Mar 5, 2006, at 1:22 AM, j.kurtz wrote:

>
> If you want to avoid the wall-of-mud sound you should first take  
> care of the voicing of the sounds going into the mix.You can try to  
> use different software when creating sounds to avoid everything  
> having the same sonic character.  If you use 24-bit (or more)  
> recording keep peak levels on individual channels below -16dB.   
> Enable all dithering you can find on your DAW.
>
> When you get to the mix use the best EQ you own (lesser ones tend  
> to impart their ow character over every sound) to (at least as a  
> start) gently tweak the sounds. Use nothing else on the mix until  
> you get it right. Use the mixer, ride the levels.  Be very careful  
> with reverb.

No no no no no...

1. Write software that makes awful noise
2. Press record
3. Go make coffee

- John