{"id":2236,"date":"2023-03-06T09:57:59","date_gmt":"2023-03-06T09:57:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/digitalspace.bradfordcollege.ac.uk\/10674658\/?page_id=2236"},"modified":"2023-05-26T10:45:23","modified_gmt":"2023-05-26T09:45:23","slug":"mixing","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/digitalspace.bradfordcollege.ac.uk\/10674658\/mixing\/","title":{"rendered":"Mixing"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Layout Difference<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Before I started mixing properly, I had to organise everything so each track made sense to be where it is to make it easier to follow. Some tracks were duplicates of others or different takes of the same thing, so I chose the best takes of them all and organised accordingly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Before organising.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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After organising.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

All tones are the same, despite being moved out of tracks that determined tone. Instead of having them separate, I made tracks specifically for the verse which were the tracks that needed amp settings and ensured everything was together and categorised by part.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Levels<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The next step was to adjust levels to my preference to set me up for an easier time for mixing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For drums, I set them up like this:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Everything else looks like this:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The levels are so sporadic with the guitar and bass because they were recorded at home over a few nights. The bass was recorded in different places with a different set up, and I wanted the bass track to be louder than the verse bass as that includes the introduction bass part, which I hope to be a main feature to emphasise the funk side of the song. The verse guitar was DI’d, while the other guitar parts were recorded at home through a condenser microphone next to my amp, as that’s all I own and I preferred the natural sound of my amp. I think the gain was too high for the guitar parts that were DI’d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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EQ for all with information<\/p>\n\n\n\n

EQ<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Drums<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

I started mixing the drums having in mind that I want a clear, impactful snare, bass-y kick, slightly bass-y toms and a clean overhead sounds for any symbols.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The first thing I did was EQ each track. I did this by listening to them individually, then with overheads, then with everything. The only time this changed was with the kick and snare where I would also solo them together to make sure neither had too much bass and both sounded clean.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Kick<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

The kick without EQ sounded decent but needed emphasis on the bass and the impact sound. I lowered anything beyond 5k significantly as anything there was noise. There’s a dip around the 200-350Hz mark to dampen the higher end of the bass, followed by a raised section which highlights the sound of impact.<\/p>\n\n\n\n