- Oct 21, 2011
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Hey everyone, a bit new to the forum and although I had a different user I decided to just use the one I typically release covers under 
This is a fairly vague question, and it may more or less relate to the more newbie category but I'll give it a shot. I seem to have alot of difficulty getting items within a mix to really take on that controlled and well sculpted character that alot of you guys are able to produce. I hope to not go on a tangent asking for a "do-stuff" button that I can press whenever I'm looking to do an awesome mix, but I am hoping to hear about a few of your experiences.
SHORT AND SWEET
I would like to hear more about your own breakthroughs that you've had that got you to the point you're at today and of the dilemmas you're beginning to find yourself in now...
Or if you prefer, just small tips and tricks you would like to share with everyone - this isn't meant to be an end all type of discussion
Even smaller revelations help!
Further rant below >_>
Another item I'd like to ask, is what is your mentality when you approach the beginning stages of tracking everything, and getting into the dirty details of the mixing process? I like to use references but I try to take them with a grain of salt, as I end up driving myself crazy trying to tackle a production by emulating another's work when I am not even capable of the same performances, much less having in my possession the same equipment. I guess I can dream
Reading through the forum and becoming an avid fan of some of the guides here - and not to belittle what the users have provided on the forum - I sometimes must remind myself that they simply are what they are, guides. Alot of the informative works from Ermz, Ola, and others I've appreciated from both this forum and others, and also taking a listen to alot of the mixed works of everyone when it comes to individual and mixed elements have brought perspective to mind more than just on occasion. But because I understand that achieving said synthetics isn't as simple as using a filter on an eq, or whether or not I should move on from ITB to more analogue gear, I'm beginning to RUN OUT of questions to ask myself which is beginning to bring on that all too familiar gut feeling of dread when it comes to my focus on audio.
I've always been one to obsessively second guess myself around every corner (Which I guess we all do, the work involved sorta beckons for that)
If it wasn't me hitting a wall by not getting the "punch" or "heavy" from my guitar and simply blaming it on "My guitar isn't a high dollar piece of equipment" so why should I expect a million dollar sound?
I ended up improving by understanding of the fact that the foundation of my mixes were sub-par at best, so why am I expecting a guitar to do the job of another (drum/bass) in the first place? Or when I invested in my first pair of monitors, and one day simply referenced on a pair of clip-on headphones, realizing just how harsh my mixes compare - it ended up changing my perceptions of what I really wanted to hear. It certainly is a progressive experience.
Thanks for reading! I hope to become a more active member within the community

This is a fairly vague question, and it may more or less relate to the more newbie category but I'll give it a shot. I seem to have alot of difficulty getting items within a mix to really take on that controlled and well sculpted character that alot of you guys are able to produce. I hope to not go on a tangent asking for a "do-stuff" button that I can press whenever I'm looking to do an awesome mix, but I am hoping to hear about a few of your experiences.
SHORT AND SWEET
I would like to hear more about your own breakthroughs that you've had that got you to the point you're at today and of the dilemmas you're beginning to find yourself in now...
Or if you prefer, just small tips and tricks you would like to share with everyone - this isn't meant to be an end all type of discussion

Further rant below >_>
Another item I'd like to ask, is what is your mentality when you approach the beginning stages of tracking everything, and getting into the dirty details of the mixing process? I like to use references but I try to take them with a grain of salt, as I end up driving myself crazy trying to tackle a production by emulating another's work when I am not even capable of the same performances, much less having in my possession the same equipment. I guess I can dream

Reading through the forum and becoming an avid fan of some of the guides here - and not to belittle what the users have provided on the forum - I sometimes must remind myself that they simply are what they are, guides. Alot of the informative works from Ermz, Ola, and others I've appreciated from both this forum and others, and also taking a listen to alot of the mixed works of everyone when it comes to individual and mixed elements have brought perspective to mind more than just on occasion. But because I understand that achieving said synthetics isn't as simple as using a filter on an eq, or whether or not I should move on from ITB to more analogue gear, I'm beginning to RUN OUT of questions to ask myself which is beginning to bring on that all too familiar gut feeling of dread when it comes to my focus on audio.
I've always been one to obsessively second guess myself around every corner (Which I guess we all do, the work involved sorta beckons for that)
If it wasn't me hitting a wall by not getting the "punch" or "heavy" from my guitar and simply blaming it on "My guitar isn't a high dollar piece of equipment" so why should I expect a million dollar sound?
I ended up improving by understanding of the fact that the foundation of my mixes were sub-par at best, so why am I expecting a guitar to do the job of another (drum/bass) in the first place? Or when I invested in my first pair of monitors, and one day simply referenced on a pair of clip-on headphones, realizing just how harsh my mixes compare - it ended up changing my perceptions of what I really wanted to hear. It certainly is a progressive experience.
Thanks for reading! I hope to become a more active member within the community
