Monday, September 19, 2011

Techniques For Professional Audio Mixing

By Bridgett Molina


In music production professional audio mixing is the heart of the business. This is where the sounds for an album or compact disc are shaped. The importance of having this done properly is as much a factor as the performance itself.

This kind of work should make all the levels on each track be balanced. Each instrument should have its place in the mix. Having their own frequency range so each is clearly heard and not masking other instruments. Adding the sound effects such as re-verbs and chorus to the ambiance is part of the mastering.

When the vocals get drowned out by the sounds of the guitars, they can cut the vocal sensitivity from the guitar frequency until the vocal starts to shine. Some would just do a boost till the voices can be heard, but that could leave a very sloppy and unwanted result.

When looking to have the best result for the music and vocals, having room acoustic and quality monitors is a necessity. The blending in from a room with high quality will give a true result for what is being mixed. A pro mixer will monitor at more of a medium level than a beginner that might try to have it very loud to feel the mix.

Professionals would use less reverb and thus giving an amazing sound for the finished product. Where a beginner might be tempted to use more trying to make it sound more finished. The opposite is actually the best. More sounds being done professionally are with very small amounts of re-verb.

Lastly recommendations for having a better sound is to make sure that the voices can be heard, and not overpowered by the instruments and drums. A polished and skillful job can be done without hacking up the quality by making it louder, but instead blending and using less can result in more. Professional audio mixing is a necessary step in the process.




About the Author:



No comments:

Post a Comment