Something to always be considering somewhere in your mind when writing a song is the key that you are in. I don't think it's as simple a rule as 'never play a note outside of that key' but it's something you want to be considering when the melodic elements don't all sit quite right together.
I put the call out to the members of the website Discord to send in tracks for me to mix down live and I have chosen this banger by Robbie N4HC. The track is great and the pre mix sounds ok but let's see if if we can give it a bit of a polish and some more punch and weight.
Heya everyone, Hope you're all good. For the upcoming live streams I thought it could be useful to show me mixing down someone else's work. If you would like me to mix down one of your tracks live then please send me a streamable and downloadable bounce of a track that you have finished writing but haven't mixed yet, or one that you have mixed but can't get it to sound right. Fire that over to me at [email protected] by this Sunday the 27th of November and I will listen through them and pick one to mix starting next week....
I often find that when I am sent music for feedback that the panning can be a bit all over the place so I thought I would give some suggestions on how I like to use panning in my tracks.
One of the easiest mistakes one can make when writing a track is filling it up with lots of extra elements. It can seem in the moment like more = better but often that is not the case. Stripping a loop back to it's basic components often illuminates the groove that you fell in love with in the first place. Another mistake that I come across a lot is over using reverb. It can sound good on parts when you have them soloed but once you try and integrate them into a busy mix if often just swamps the soundscape...
Get yourself some tasty feedback loops using sends. Ideal for creating dubby background FX.
Sometimes when I am stuck I find the best place to start is searching for some one bar loops in the track that I can utilise for builds or outros.
A quick and easy way of adding some life and variation to your percussion loops
Such a sweet and easy way to get some randomisation into your sound design.
Such a simple and effective way of making your percussion more interesting and exciting. Get on the follow actions train.
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