02-05-2020, 05:48 PM
Hi!
Your thoughts on things are the same as mine to be honest. I am very much still learning myself.
I find it's really difficult to get the correct vocal level. You do sometimes have to do a whole lot of automation on them to keep the vocals where they need to be throughout a track. I rarely get the vocal level right first time. Also, some people like the vocals to be more upfront, and others a little more in line with the backing, so it can be purely a matter of taste also.
One thing I found that I think has helped me quite a bit, is to balance the mix starting with just kick snare and vocal. Once those are balanced, I add in the bass, then the other elements around them. I listen out to ensure the kick, snare and vocal are still feeling good whilst balancing everything else. I aim to not to adjust the kick, snare, bass and vocal level really once they are locked in, but to concentrate on getting the other elements right in comparison with them.
Not sure which DAW you are using, but I spent an afternoon or so to really get to grips with automation and to figure out how best to configure it to work pretty much how I want. It is now second nature to get stuck into automating the things that bother me, or that need fixing, etc.
Yeah, take care, and keep at the mixing!
Cheers!
Your thoughts on things are the same as mine to be honest. I am very much still learning myself.
I find it's really difficult to get the correct vocal level. You do sometimes have to do a whole lot of automation on them to keep the vocals where they need to be throughout a track. I rarely get the vocal level right first time. Also, some people like the vocals to be more upfront, and others a little more in line with the backing, so it can be purely a matter of taste also.
One thing I found that I think has helped me quite a bit, is to balance the mix starting with just kick snare and vocal. Once those are balanced, I add in the bass, then the other elements around them. I listen out to ensure the kick, snare and vocal are still feeling good whilst balancing everything else. I aim to not to adjust the kick, snare, bass and vocal level really once they are locked in, but to concentrate on getting the other elements right in comparison with them.
Not sure which DAW you are using, but I spent an afternoon or so to really get to grips with automation and to figure out how best to configure it to work pretty much how I want. It is now second nature to get stuck into automating the things that bother me, or that need fixing, etc.
Yeah, take care, and keep at the mixing!
Cheers!
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