Mixing & Mastering Rant - Before, and Now
Added 2024-03-28 15:46:44 +0000 UTCGot asked an interesting question that i wanted to share with the class. I definitely went through the same sort of thoughts and confusions coming up so i thought it would be helpful to share a little about the current way i approach about mixing and master.
"The workflow that's been impressed upon me for years is: write the track, export all MIDI to audio, mix with maybe some processing on the mix bus while leaving a good bit of headroom but no limiting or clipping on the mix bus. Then export that as a single track, and finally master it where there might be a bit more processing if needed but that's when the track is sent through a limiter, clipper, or both to get it as loud as possible. From what I gather in your videos, it seems like you're mixing and mastering all at the same time? Like, you already know what your mastering chain will sound like to make it competitively loud, so you mix into that?"
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Glad you made a video on this! I feel like there isn't too much info on this sort of "newer wave" workflow but, I've sorta started seeing it more often. Subtronics and couple of other producers I've seen operate in a similar manner. It seems like it really helps with keeping things simple and keeping the workflow faster!
Alex
2024-05-21 20:01:02 +0000 UTCin terms of bouncing, i just highlight the groups and whatever else i want bounced and then 'export selected tracks only'
BLANKE
2024-03-28 17:27:10 +0000 UTCyoull have to do the sidechain MIDI again but the template makes it really easy! you can also just copy and paste the midi from one project to the new one!
BLANKE
2024-03-28 17:26:39 +0000 UTCGreat video thank you! If you could show you how bounce everything out into audio stems with the way your template is set that would be great! I use the same template you use and I’ve struggled bouncing out the stems w the sidechaining 😅
weloveiku
2024-03-28 17:04:13 +0000 UTC
