Balancing the mix - 08/13/09 06:57 AM
Hi guys & girls,
A recording studio buddy of mine taught me a simple little trick to get individual levels balanced correctly. Instead of turning the volume up, you start by turning it way down until it's inaudible, then you slowly turn it up a bit. Whilst it's really soft you listen carefully for which instruments you can here and which you can't hear. You can then gain perspective of which instruments are over powering the mix- often drums, keyboards etc. Make your adjustments whilst the masters are still right down until you can hear everything you need to and then turn them up for tweaking. Wallaaa.. you have a good mix.
A recording studio buddy of mine taught me a simple little trick to get individual levels balanced correctly. Instead of turning the volume up, you start by turning it way down until it's inaudible, then you slowly turn it up a bit. Whilst it's really soft you listen carefully for which instruments you can here and which you can't hear. You can then gain perspective of which instruments are over powering the mix- often drums, keyboards etc. Make your adjustments whilst the masters are still right down until you can hear everything you need to and then turn them up for tweaking. Wallaaa.. you have a good mix.