madfloyd
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Re:A good general guide to mixing?
2010/05/04 17:37:42
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Somewhat related, I've been wondering if there's a plugin in existence that would point out the dominant frequencies of a track - sort of like a spectrum analyzer.
I could imagine that with such info, it wouldn't be hard to decide how to EQ tracks so that they don't conflict.
Does such a thing exist?
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ChuckC
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Re:A good general guide to mixing?
2010/05/04 19:05:39
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I am sure there is probably a tool designed for that specifically though in the meantime.... If you open up a multiband compressor on the track you can see what the frequencies are doing that way.
I bought a book called "Home Studio Clinic" in a local book store on sunday, It did help me alot so far. I remixed a song I've been struggling with & it's much better. I am going to set upa soundclick account so I can post it up for somefeed back from you guys.
I will check out your suggestions too though.
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Bob Oister
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Re:A good general guide to mixing?
2010/05/04 19:06:04
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quote: madfloyd: "Somewhat related, I've been wondering if there's a plugin in existence that would point out the dominant frequencies of a track - sort of like a spectrum analyzer.
I could imagine that with such info, it wouldn't be hard to decide how to EQ tracks so that they don't conflict.
Does such a thing exist? "
Yep, Voxengo Span is free and fantastic for this purpose.
Hope this helps!
Bob
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michaelpath
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Re:A good general guide to mixing?
2010/05/04 20:49:52
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Just to throw one more hat into the conversation, I've gotten a fair amount of mileage out of "Home Recording For Musicians For Dummies" by Jeff Strong.
-Michael
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RichardHK
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Re:A good general guide to mixing?
2010/05/04 21:32:02
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kgarello
Check out Reamix -
http://www.lulu.com/content/2539885
Well worth the 12.50
Ken
Thanks for that Ken, An excellent refreshing read on mixing, even for us Sonar guys. Writing style, layout, and above all content, are excellent. Have it printed out and bound. Really like the way book gives and compares several methods for fixing problems in, or enhancing mix. Need to install Reaper to get even more out of book, as many hands-on examples are given in rpp format - but no sweat to 'convert' practically to Sonar.
post edited by RichardHK - 2010/05/11 22:23:01
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ChuckC
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Re:A good general guide to mixing?
2010/05/04 23:14:06
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Edited: NM found my own answer
post edited by ChuckC - 2010/05/04 23:18:46
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john5959
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Re:A good general guide to mixing?
2010/05/05 00:11:16
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michaelpath
Just to throw one more hat into the conversation, I've gotten a fair amount of mileage out of "Home Recording For Musicians For Dummies" by Jeff Strong.
-Michael
+1 really useful book!
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Paul Russell
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Re:A good general guide to mixing?
2010/05/05 04:10:05
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Voxengo Gliss allows you to compare waveforms between tracks which makes EQ carving very easy.
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RichardHK
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Re:A good general guide to mixing?
2010/05/05 04:49:00
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>> Paul Russell: Watch me mix in Sonar 8.5.3 x64 << Ref Paul's signature above, and given the topic of this thread, do be sure to check out Paul's fabulous video 'Mixing The World' where he gives a fast-paced and very full and informative session on mixing with Sonar. Most valuable. And watch his Enigmatic Smile video too. Great stuff and very well-produced videos indeed. I'm gonna try the Gliss EQ too, and that Psp OldTimer compressor. Note that Paul still has that charming expression in his avatar, although he has upgraded the guitar it seems. Unless he still uses the plastic one for special effects? 
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Paul Russell
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Re:A good general guide to mixing?
2010/05/05 11:25:19
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 the guitar morphed into a taylor by uttering the magic words 'here is a a load of money' to the guitar salesman. I aim to do some more of these, but they're quite labour intensive and I'm in intermediate camera tech mode at the moment. However here are a couple that every noob should watch. Building a Bus Structure Gainstaging
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DeeS
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Re:A good general guide to mixing?
2010/05/05 12:39:57
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FrostySnake, Here is a link I found to David Gibson's DVD. The style of the videos is very outdated (I think anyway) but the information mirrors what he teaches in his book. David-Gibson-The-Art-of-Mixing-DVD-Tutorial Dee
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