Anyone care to share their thoughts on making mixes/comps sound better?
What works for me.
1) Record as close to 0db as you can (without clipping)
2) Clean the record. Amazing how a quick rinse works.
3) If the record is pretty crackly then add a touch (and I MEAN a touch of noise cancellation). If you have adobe audition you can take a noise print and apply this to the track so it removes only the noise. Listen to the noise being removed - If the top end is being taken off then turn it down. Better to a nice crackle then no top end.
4) Do a 40 hz gate to get rid of record rumble.
5) Set the levels of each track so when they blend together its consistent.
6) Create a rough version here and play it back in your headphones to check everythings going ok. Then play it back in your car/work/bedroom/kitchen. If any blends jump out now then go back and tweak.
7) When the mix is finished add a touch of compression over the whole thing but be very careful. Too much and it'll sound flat as a pancake.
Over to you wooly for the Â
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What works for me.
1) Record as close to 0db as you can (without clipping)
2) Clean the record. Amazing how a quick rinse works.
3) If the record is pretty crackly then add a touch (and I MEAN a touch of noise cancellation). If you have adobe audition you can take a noise print and apply this to the track so it removes only the noise. Listen to the noise being removed - If the top end is being taken off then turn it down. Better to a nice crackle then no top end.
4) Do a 40 hz gate to get rid of record rumble.
5) Set the levels of each track so when they blend together its consistent.
6) Create a rough version here and play it back in your headphones to check everythings going ok. Then play it back in your car/work/bedroom/kitchen. If any blends jump out now then go back and tweak.
7) When the mix is finished add a touch of compression over the whole thing but be very careful. Too much and it'll sound flat as a pancake.
Over to you wooly for the Â

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