I have just recieved a copy of Michael Stavrous "Mixing with your mind" hardback, and after reading it from start to finish, I thought I'd put a couple of his tips and tricks to the test.
So heres a 2 riff, 40 odd second test with single drum beat, micing my XXX and "chasing the flame" as Michael puts it. (Simple riffage, gotta take those bloody baby steps!) Apologies for not having MP3 compatabilities. This one is 16mb.
http://dl.getdropbox.com/u/822065/Audio Files/chunky.wav
No processing on anything except the bass, to try and make the $9.00 piece of shit sound half reasonable.
I have a second hardback on order, Bob Katz Mastering Audio, which hasn't come yet, but I decided I'd give the old mastering a go anyway, so heres the "mastered by myself" version. Apologies again, this one is 10mb.
http://dl.getdropbox.com/u/822065/Audio Files/master01.wav
I think the book has helped me more in understanding that there are endless posibilities and techniques to try, and really putting some time and effort into it, that there is no "MAGIC" position or cure. The good thing about all of it is that I can see improvements as each month goes by, and with the help of this forum and a hardback in hand, things are looking up. As for mastering, well, thats a while off yet, but I'm gonna keep on tinkering, whilst devoting 90% of my time to the overall mix.
So after all that, how did I go? What suggestions would you make? Am eager to hear from others as my ears at 36 years of age are not the best!![Lol :lol: :lol:](/data/assets/smilies/lol.gif)
Cheers in advance.
So heres a 2 riff, 40 odd second test with single drum beat, micing my XXX and "chasing the flame" as Michael puts it. (Simple riffage, gotta take those bloody baby steps!) Apologies for not having MP3 compatabilities. This one is 16mb.
http://dl.getdropbox.com/u/822065/Audio Files/chunky.wav
No processing on anything except the bass, to try and make the $9.00 piece of shit sound half reasonable.
I have a second hardback on order, Bob Katz Mastering Audio, which hasn't come yet, but I decided I'd give the old mastering a go anyway, so heres the "mastered by myself" version. Apologies again, this one is 10mb.
http://dl.getdropbox.com/u/822065/Audio Files/master01.wav
I think the book has helped me more in understanding that there are endless posibilities and techniques to try, and really putting some time and effort into it, that there is no "MAGIC" position or cure. The good thing about all of it is that I can see improvements as each month goes by, and with the help of this forum and a hardback in hand, things are looking up. As for mastering, well, thats a while off yet, but I'm gonna keep on tinkering, whilst devoting 90% of my time to the overall mix.
So after all that, how did I go? What suggestions would you make? Am eager to hear from others as my ears at 36 years of age are not the best!
![Lol :lol: :lol:](/data/assets/smilies/lol.gif)
Cheers in advance.