What's up?

Subject: What's up? Mon Mar 28, 2011 7:34 pm

The last post was from January… so what's going on with "MOO"?

Subject: Re: What's up? Tue Mar 29, 2011 2:54 pm

What's up? Nothing much. I still can't get the mix clear like I want and I find that terribly discouraging. I work on it until I can't stand it anymore and then quit for a few months.

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Subject: Re: What's up? Tue Mar 29, 2011 3:46 pm

Might want to call in "J Powell" perhaps?

Subject: Re: What's up? Tue Mar 29, 2011 4:49 pm

He does mastering--not mixing. Besides, I don't know if I can afford his rates when I am done. I might, if I ever finish mixing, get Pastor Brad to do the mastering.

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Subject: Re: What's up? Tue Mar 29, 2011 5:14 pm

Actually, I don't know the difference between mix/master. What is it?

Subject: Re: What's up? Tue Mar 29, 2011 9:36 pm

Mixing is when you take the master tracks that you've recorded of each instrument and voice and adjust the volume, panning, and EQing until the project sounds full and finished. When you master the project, a lot of filters and compressors to really excite the frequencies that are there so that they sound huge. Mastering takes a studio recording and makes it sound complete instead of just a demo.

Mixing a CD is kinda like painting a portrait. It might be great. But, it needs the right frame, lighting, and the best place to hang it for display to really make it come alive. That is what mastering does for an audio recording.

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Subject: Re: What's up? Wed Mar 30, 2011 6:21 am

I thought Cliffy could do either… ah well, he's quite gifted at mastering.

Subject: Re: What's up? Wed Mar 30, 2011 3:09 pm

danielbandfan wrote:

I thought Cliffy could do either… ah well, he's quite gifted at mastering.

He is indeed, and I would be willing to bet he could probably but together a decent mix as well. But then Alldat would have to pay him for both. Farming out mixing and mastering for a self-recorded project can get expensive really fast......especially when you factor in the cost of cd reproduction, album art etc.

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Subject: Re: What's up? Wed Mar 30, 2011 5:00 pm

And also considering that there are no other members to the band with whom to split such said costs.

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Subject: Re: What's up? Wed Mar 30, 2011 6:44 pm

alldatndensum wrote:

And also considering that there are no other members to the band with whom to split such said costs.

Also add in that meager ministry salary and presto.....your back to "do it yourself"
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Subject: Re: What's up? Thu Mar 31, 2011 6:34 am

Can I try a track, if you wish, Alldat? I'm not the engine-ear that Cliffy is, but…

Subject: Re: What's up? Thu Mar 31, 2011 4:42 pm

And what would you use to mix this with?

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Subject: Re: What's up? Thu Mar 31, 2011 5:50 pm

I only have GarageBand…

how about you send me a mixed MP3?

Subject: Re: What's up? Thu Mar 31, 2011 9:35 pm

A mixed MP3 would not help you. You will need each individual instrument as a WAV file to really mix.

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Subject: Re: What's up? Fri Apr 01, 2011 6:38 am

Ok… ok… gotcha. Is it also possible to have an AIFF?

Subject: Re: What's up? Fri Apr 01, 2011 3:12 pm

First, I would have to take the files from my recorder (the hard drive is built into my standalone unit--I'm not recording by computer) and then send them. I can do WAV.

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Subject: Re: What's up? Fri Apr 01, 2011 4:24 pm

When you feel like it… go ahead. You have my email.

Subject: Re: What's up? Sun Apr 03, 2011 4:16 pm

It's not always a matter of "feeling like it". I also have to have the time.

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Subject: Re: What's up? Sun Apr 10, 2011 9:32 pm

Spent a couple of hours mixing two songs. I got the sound really good in the headphones, but I haven't tried the mixes in the songs. One of the two songs I just couldn't get rid of this noisy crackle. I had to completely redo (AGAIN!) the rhythm guitars. I now have the crackle gone, and the bass/drums really cut through the mix. I hope that when I give these a listen in the truck that everything is good and mixing can continue. Just pray that God will give me ears to hear! Laughing

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Subject: Re: What's up? Sun Apr 10, 2011 10:03 pm

Great news!

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