For our first podcast we explain how to best prepare your session for mixing: gain staging, filtering, bus routing, master bus, Q&A and more mixing tips.
On this episode you will learn about: – Mix preparation – Gain-staging – Filtering – Bus routing – Setting up parallel compression – Preparing the master bus – Master bus compression (pre-mastering) – Common mistakes – Best practices
On Doctor Mix podcast 001 we mention the following gear: the Thermionic Culture Fat Bustard MkII valve summing mixer the Phoenix Mastering Compressor the SSL Bus Compressor
Useful Links: How To Make My Mix Sound Professional – 10 Golden Rules
Summary:
00:25 – Introduction 02:02 – Starting a mix 05:18 – Bus Routing 08:00 – Parallel channels 10:08 – Filtering 15:30 – Bus compression 17:26 – Q&A fill
Questions:
16:12 #1. What is the most recurring error that producers do in tracks regarding mixing? I mean the thing for which you damn composers everyday.
22:40 #2. Being Newly introduced to electronic music and different types of synth, how crucial is it for a producer to be technical enough to create every sounds from scratch and not use presets?
24:12 #3. Summing box on a budget
25.56 #4. Best technique to mix the vocals without keeping the overall music low so that the vocals also stand out
27:28 #5. Which single pice of gear would you recommend adding to a simple DAW home studio that can hep acquire a loud punchy warm mastering of my mixes?
29.01 #6. How does the rhythm edit option work?
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