And how long did it take u to become piff at it?
where did you learn to mix?
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i learned to mix by just mixing i guess seeing what works and what doesnt work...learning how to use compressors eq etc properly learning how to balance..and just practice alot....took me about 3 years to feel decent at it...and i still suck lol
i learned to mix by just mixing i guess seeing what works and what doesnt work...learning how to use compressors eq etc properly learning how to balance..and just practice alot....took me about 3 years to feel decent at it...and i still suck lol
Yea I'm trying to learn myself.... my dude taught his self and he's nasty with the mixes
What's some good shyt to read up online?
Look up Pensados Place on youtube. Grammy award winning mixing Engineer Dave Pensado has industry friends (famous producers and engineers) come on each week to talk about their tips tricks etc.
He also does this thing ITL (into the lair) where he step by steps a particular process he uses. I'm still n0 good but compared to like 8-9 years ago,
Here it is, PensadosPlace's channel - YouTube Watch ALL THESE
He also does this thing ITL (into the lair) where he step by steps a particular process he uses. I'm still n0 good but compared to like 8-9 years ago,
Here it is, PensadosPlace's channel - YouTube Watch ALL THESE
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Look up Pensados Place on youtube. Grammy award winning mixing Engineer Dave Pensado has industry friends (famous producers and engineers) come on each week to talk about their tips tricks etc.
He also does this thing ITL (into the lair) where he step by steps a particular process he uses. I'm still n0 good but compared to like 8-9 years ago,
Here it is, PensadosPlace's channel - YouTube Watch ALL THESE
that mike dean episode.
Upping...for self
"what do you do with the 808?" Dave
"put the CLA-76 on it and crank the output ALL THE WAY UP, nothing else " Mike
BlackDroog
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On my first set of beats my mixing was 
I am slowly learning....honestly i need better speakers/headphones, that will help tremendously. Right now My ear test is how it sounds in the car. if it's wack, I will go back and play with it more. trial an error but very inefficient.
I am slowly learning....honestly i need better speakers/headphones, that will help tremendously. Right now My ear test is how it sounds in the car. if it's wack, I will go back and play with it more. trial an error but very inefficient.
I havnt 
i need to learn
i need to learn
I havnt
my boy was playing some beats for me and my dudes and he blew my shyt out the water...my beats are better but his mixing made my shyt sound mad dirty lol...shyt makes me want to step my shyt up but honestly I don't even have the time right now
Rule # 1: Invest in a some decent quality studio monitors. If you can't afford a pair, then start off with one. You can use headphones when panning to see how shyt sounds.
With rap beats, it's really about mixing the individual sounds as you go along, more than a final mix.
Don't be afraid to try things. For instance, try things like congo's layered with kicks, or hi-hats layered with snares to make em pop. Reverse a clap or put distortion on a synth, just try shyt.
Play with compressor's and filters. If you're no that technical and don't want to read up on theory, just start experimenting.
With rap beats, it's really about mixing the individual sounds as you go along, more than a final mix.
Don't be afraid to try things. For instance, try things like congo's layered with kicks, or hi-hats layered with snares to make em pop. Reverse a clap or put distortion on a synth, just try shyt.
Play with compressor's and filters. If you're no that technical and don't want to read up on theory, just start experimenting.
I do a lot of research and a lot of trial and error. I watch a lot of videos on YouTube (like pensado's place for example. I see u Kush). I read a lot on forums like gearslutz and future producers and anywhere else I see relevant and helpful info. I also downloaded a few mixing and mastering e-books. I take this shyt very serious, which is why my tracks are always late for the tourney, I gotta get that mix right...it's the most important part of making music, besides creativity.
actually this very efficient.On my first set of beats my mixing was
I am slowly learning....honestly i need better speakers/headphones, that will help tremendously. Right now My ear test is how it sounds in the car. if it's wack, I will go back and play with it more. trial an error but very inefficient.
even guys with big studio monitors still like to play their stuff on a little clock radio and in the whip. to find out how it will sound in different environments. some studios even have the big party speakers, so they can check how it will bang in the club.
some people use filters to simulate this. so they can check the sound as well.
when i first got at it. i was so broke i didnt have the doe for monitors. and this was before all this low budget get yourself an in home studio for under a grand. monitors were beyond expensive. i still dont have legit monitors since i know i'm not about to sound proof my room properly. whats the point?. in addition i have very good headphones and the computer speakers i do have are not your normal computer speakers. they get the job done. my mixes come out 10 times better then half the people i know with legit studio monitors. how is that possible? like you said. i've been doing it so long, i know how it sounds in my headphones, my speakers, in the whip, etc. so i know how it will translate to everything else.
if you're not sound proofing your room properly. getting expensive monitors wont help you as much as you think.