keano12 Posted March 4, 2022 Share Posted March 4, 2022 I have always mixed as I record. Curious if most here do the same. Or just record tracks no fx and then mix? Just curious on others process. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mania Posted March 4, 2022 Share Posted March 4, 2022 I need the music to sound good and inspiring to be able to record further takes like vocals or guitar, so i always mix a little while recording. I might start mixing from scratch after recording everything though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Nahmani Posted March 4, 2022 Share Posted March 4, 2022 For me it feels natural to start mixing the instant I start building a project. For example right after I've recorded an instrument or a vocal I will dial a quick EQ and compression "ballpark" setting to have them sound the way I want them in the final mix. Most often this will require further tweaking and finesse-ing in the final mix, sometimes not. I try to avoid using latency inducing plug-ins such as mastering plug-in early in the process though to avoid any kind of latency issues during tracking. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keano12 Posted March 4, 2022 Author Share Posted March 4, 2022 For me it feels natural to start mixing the instant I start building a project. For example right after I've recorded an instrument or a vocal I will dial a quick EQ and compression "ballpark" setting to have them sound the way I want them in the final mix. Most often this will require further tweaking and finesse-ing in the final mix, sometimes not. I try to avoid using latency inducing plug-ins such as mastering plug-in early in the process though to avoid any kind of latency issues during tracking. I usually record with low latency on so I am used to working that way regarding the plugins. I always started adding delay and verb, compression as I go. Was just curious how others worked or if there was a typical way Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fisherking Posted March 4, 2022 Share Posted March 4, 2022 i always mix while building a project; just seems logical (pun intended), since the balance of things, the tonality... matter at any given moment (ie how a new part fits into the overall project). then, when i get to the mixing stage, i have something 'great' to start with (and then i begin tearing it apart). i sat in on a mix session for a hit group (the song became a hit, too). the producer told the engineer to turn everything up (before any additional eq'ing, effects, etc); he then tweaked a level or 2, and said 'print it'. wish i could do that (but... no....) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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