Mixerman
Well-Known Member
- Joined
- Feb 27, 2001
Harvey seems to be running out of steam here. Of course he lasted 4 tips more than I would have. A tip a day, that's a little rough. A tip a week is more like it. Anyway, I thought I'd give Harv a little hand here. Let's start with Mixerman's 10 Steps To Better Mixing.
This was originally posted on RAP. David James pissed me off with a post about a site that was written about better mixing. In my opinion it was extremely lame, so I came up with these. I typed the list fast and furious, and to be honest, I don't know where it came from (if I weren't an agnostic, I know what I might think).
Oh well, enough about its origins, its stood the test of some time in my opinion, so here's the list.
1. Mixing is an attitude
2. If the song sucks, the mix is irrelevant.
3. Working the room, keeping people entertained, happy, and relaxed is half of mixing successfully.
4. Putting everything proportional in a mix is going to make a shitty mix.
5. Gear are tools in a mix that make life either easier or more difficult,
they are not what makes a mix good or bad.
6. A mix can be GREAT and not have great sound.
7. If nothing about the mix annoys someone in the room, the mix is often times not done.
8. Mixing can not be taught, it can only be learned.
9. The overall vibe of the track is much more important than any individual element.
10. Just because it was recorded, doesn't mean it needs to be in the mix.
11. Be aggressive.
Oops that's 11!
Mixerman
This was originally posted on RAP. David James pissed me off with a post about a site that was written about better mixing. In my opinion it was extremely lame, so I came up with these. I typed the list fast and furious, and to be honest, I don't know where it came from (if I weren't an agnostic, I know what I might think).
Oh well, enough about its origins, its stood the test of some time in my opinion, so here's the list.
1. Mixing is an attitude
2. If the song sucks, the mix is irrelevant.
3. Working the room, keeping people entertained, happy, and relaxed is half of mixing successfully.
4. Putting everything proportional in a mix is going to make a shitty mix.
5. Gear are tools in a mix that make life either easier or more difficult,
they are not what makes a mix good or bad.
6. A mix can be GREAT and not have great sound.
7. If nothing about the mix annoys someone in the room, the mix is often times not done.
8. Mixing can not be taught, it can only be learned.
9. The overall vibe of the track is much more important than any individual element.
10. Just because it was recorded, doesn't mean it needs to be in the mix.
11. Be aggressive.
Oops that's 11!
Mixerman