Pick 'n' Mix

PaulBrewer

I've noticed over the last while there are more and more guys posting looking for someone to mix their self recorded stuff.

Here is an idea that might help get better results -

Pick your Mixer BEFORE you start recording. He/She can give you guidance along the way to avoid the most common pitfalls we see every day. This will make both your and their job easier and therefore getting better results.

To make that decision before the project begins will force a whole set of positive things to be thought about that many an amateur band ( and aren't they all these days?) don't ..... until it's too late.

krd

What are the most commonest pitfalls.......we see...everyday?

Robin Ball

I have come across a lot of stuff that 'proper' recording engineers have recorded, has come to me to mix and it isn't much better than home stuff....

Paul's right, get advice from the mix engineer on some techniques that'll work for the genre!

Robin Ball

krd wrote: »

What are the most commonest pitfalls.......we see...everyday?

I find the most common is sloppy playing and almost non-existent editing. I think that playing and recording is tough, looking into all those elements, it's better when someone else runs the computer whilst you're playing.

Other pit falls are poor mic technique or sounds that don't compliment the song.

another pit fall: overplaying, putting too much into the track to make it 'bigger'. what is not realized is that 'bigger' is relative to the smaller parts of the track...

PaulBrewer

krd wrote: »

What are the most commonest pitfalls.......we see...everyday?

Stuff being shyt ....

PaulBrewer

Here's an article that's just popped into my Inbox that might be of interest-

http://www.prosoundnewseurope.com/main-content/full/tracking-the-feeling-from-stage-to-studio