Mixing
Mixing is is incredibly important to the overall sound of your song. The mix can change the character of your music dramatically and make it sound professional.
Mixing involves taking each individual part of your song (hi hat, snare, lead vocal, backing vocals, guitar parts etc) and adjusting the volumes, EQ's and adding effects until the desired results are achieved.
Things that are typically done within the mix include;
You may wonder if the mix is really worth al the effort, after all you've recorded all your parts and the songs sounds basically done right? Wrong. The mix can make an amateur recording sound professional.
Here's one example; We mentioned "Balancing frequencies", which is widely misunderstood among musicians and even many mix engineers. Your song may have all the instruments you need but a good mix engineer will hear that certain frequencies may be missing. Adding those frequencies will immediately make the song sound fuller and feel more "together". It is a strange phenomenon but it makes a huge difference.
We recently worked with Pete Hammond who is one of the worlds most respected mix engineers. He told us that on many hit songs he would add a single note that played throughout the entire song. This background note would be nicknamed the "Glue" as it seems to tie everything together. We have found the same thing, simple use of frequency makes a huge difference. And remember, that is just one component to a professional mix. It takes years to master how to mix a song so if you are in any doubt, let us take care of your mixes for you.
Mixing involves taking each individual part of your song (hi hat, snare, lead vocal, backing vocals, guitar parts etc) and adjusting the volumes, EQ's and adding effects until the desired results are achieved.
Things that are typically done within the mix include;
- Correcting arrangement issues
- Adding vocal effects
- Balancing instruments
- Balancing frequencies
- Adjusting volumes
- Removing undesirable artefacts (pops, breaths etc)
You may wonder if the mix is really worth al the effort, after all you've recorded all your parts and the songs sounds basically done right? Wrong. The mix can make an amateur recording sound professional.
Here's one example; We mentioned "Balancing frequencies", which is widely misunderstood among musicians and even many mix engineers. Your song may have all the instruments you need but a good mix engineer will hear that certain frequencies may be missing. Adding those frequencies will immediately make the song sound fuller and feel more "together". It is a strange phenomenon but it makes a huge difference.
We recently worked with Pete Hammond who is one of the worlds most respected mix engineers. He told us that on many hit songs he would add a single note that played throughout the entire song. This background note would be nicknamed the "Glue" as it seems to tie everything together. We have found the same thing, simple use of frequency makes a huge difference. And remember, that is just one component to a professional mix. It takes years to master how to mix a song so if you are in any doubt, let us take care of your mixes for you.
Preparing Your Files
You will likely need to send us your files. Please read how to "render" vocal files
