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Mix
Methods used by Top Producers
By ModernBeats.com
Building
a great mix starts with organizing how you approach
it. To ensure you achieve the best mix possible, break
down your mix using the same methods the top music producers
use. Below, ModernBeats offers the following mix methods
to help you avoid rushing or losing focus on achieving
the best sound:
1)
Place priority on mixing the drums & bass first.
Achieving a solid drum & bass foundation gives your
mix a strong backbone. Take it from ModernBeats, if
you focus on the drums and bass first, the rest of your
mix will naturally fall into place.
2)
Even though many producers mix the entire instrumental
song before adding in the lead and background vocals
- it's a big mistake! After you've built the drum and
bass mix, ModernBeats recommends moving straight into
placing your lead vocal tracks into the heart of it.
Build a solid mix with these 3 components first, before
adding in your other tracks.
3)
After the drums, bass, and vocals are solid, add in
your other melodic tracks such as guitar, piano, strings,
etc. Leave out any percussion or sound effects at this
point. Pan these melodic tracks around the lead vocal,
finding a pocket for each addition. Make sure not to
compete for the lead vocals attention, but instead support
the vocals as complimentary.
4)
Save the percussion and sound effects tracks
for last. Typically it's wise to pan these last tracks
outside your drums, bass, vocal, and melodic tracks.
Use your percussion and effects tracks to fill in spaces
in the mix that seem unbalanced. By this step your mix
should be well shaped and balanced following ModernBeats'
steps!
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