Comments on: 10 Ways to Improve Your Mix-down

By: Muns

Muns — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 18:54:04 +0000

I see. So the master fader should be left at 0db and the rest turned down (and up) but keeeping the master at 0. I was turning down the master in the end also when my master output exceeded the -3 preferred standard. Is it wrong to turn the master down in this way even if most of the faders in the mixer remained below the master fader?

By: brett

brett — Sat, 22 Aug 2009 14:22:51 +0000

I use pro tools and am a little confused as to the ‘right’ volume level to mixdown tracks. Would i be correct in thinking that once you have your mix, you should bounce it to disk and then import it back into pro tools and boost the volume of this ‘master’ track to the point that is isnt peaking?

By: chcuk

chcuk — Thu, 23 Jul 2009 08:56:07 +0000

I must have a different vocal mix plug in wav wich one do you have?

By: victor

victor — Thu, 19 Mar 2009 12:18:16 +0000

pls i was brousing the net through google and i saw some of the post here infact they are very helpfull.pls keep it up.
i have one problem with my delta 1010lt when ever i do recording with mono and stereo i always experence noise coming in even when i noise gate the noise will still be on the voice that when you play it out you still here it.
pls i will be happy if you can help me out or send me some one’s mail that i can talk to.

i use behringer (b1 condenser mic) for recording.
behringer preamp vacuum tob ultragain m200.
pc p4, 2.4board speed, 1gbram.2hard disk etc.

yours faithfully
victor igwe.

By: OLSOULJAH

OLSOULJAH — Mon, 17 Nov 2008 17:57:54 +0000

i find all d tutorials on this site really enlightening… THANKS ALOT

By: s3android

s3android — Fri, 07 Nov 2008 23:17:30 +0000

had to add that this is great information and i hope mo continues to rock more of these tut’s. definitely the best site i’ve come across and wish i came across it a helluva lot sooner.

mo… you have a wicked knack for making things seem obvious. thank you. maybe we can twist your arm to get into a little more intermediate | advanced techniques (altho.. i suppose a lot of it is individual creativity)

By: s3android

s3android — Fri, 07 Nov 2008 23:11:45 +0000

@ davidm (altho not sure if you’d even be looking at these comments this late in the game…and please this is no attack so take with a grain of salt)

i’d have to disagree with your “caution.” i think most people are taking mo’s advice too literally in regards to right’s and wrong’s and black and white. (he didn’t say to edit audio during mixing.. look at his other articles that focus on this – plus… when he says mix.. im quite certain he’s not talking about the traditional mixing phase) i’m not saying you are making these specific mistakes, but stereo sound stage is HUUUGE (for current electronic music production) and i do believe this should be done at the mixing stage prior to mastering (many electronic musicians, including myself, have had to “learn” to “master” ourselves, sagely.

i’m quite certain mo could go into lengthy discussion on many of his brief points (sometimes, i wish he would since this is all spot on and took me a long time to learn myself) but the idea was reiterating what was said earlier – music is about dynamics and movement.. if everything is center.. nothing is moving… and thus becomes background noise.

that said… (after prolly too lengthy of a post) i’m not expert.. and assuming neither are you or anyone that responds, considering we wouldn’t be searching for techniques to better our own skills.

By: Elliot!

Elliot! — Thu, 28 Aug 2008 21:46:42 +0000

Nice; that’s nicely written, easy to follow. Thanks.

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By: Mo Volans

Mo Volans — Fri, 01 Aug 2008 15:59:58 +0000

@ Vivian… i’d suggest you keep checking back here there will plenty of info on all of those subjects coming up in the future!