At last, some real help with the mix down process, which I so desperately wanted. I love the idea of taking a “reference CD’ to the studio and referring to it regularly; to gauge the frequency response of the room, to give your ears a “control”, to give yourself pause from the constant focus on noise. I find this very tiring; to concentrate for long periods on sounds and try to read nuances into them while attempting to determine the effects of infinitesimal parameter changes. The “compare” function in the PT plug-ins window is of great use when confronted with this issue. Dave is right when he says “mix quietly”. I have to battle the temptation to mix at louder volumes because frankly, everything sounds better when you turn it up – there seems to be more bottom end which is so soul-satisfying… until you get it home and it blows your crappy stereo speakers or shakes your little earphones to pieces. The technique Dave showed us of starting with drums seemed logical to me but I had not thought to mix the kick drum in comparison with the bass instrument as a starting point. Good idea.
References:
D. Grice, Sound Engineering Studio Lecture, 20/05/08
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