Mixing Tips & Tricks

I can't find anything on mixing vocals. any have advanced tips on that?

This is because the Filter will have cut away the lowest frequencies that can muddy up the drum and mix and then when boosting it instead brings up the fundamental frequency (or key/note) of the kick drum. What frequency you set the first Filter to will depend on your kick drum of course, so play around and see what sounds best with your kick drum.

I'll start with a quick tip also :) Right now we only have a 3 band EQ with Low, Mid and High knobs. Adding the Filter FX before and after EQ can help extend the capabilities. Set the Filter you have before the EQ to Highpass and the Filter after the EQ to Lowpass. This will give you greater control over the low and high frequencies. For example, to reduce bass rumble in a kick drum to make it sit cleaner in the mix you could use the first filter to cut frequencies below, say 80hz. If you then bring up the Low knob in the EQ you can increase the punch without increasing the rumble as much.

@Cosmic Candy Looking forward to your tutorials!

@Minemaster101 Build-up beat? Try putting notes to every 4th beat first, then every 2nd and so on, halving the gap between the notes (zoom in if necessary). That should work.

Hi can anyone help me with a beat? i want to make a beat where it gets faster and faster like in dubstep and then the bass drops. can anyone help me with that? and does anyone know what that is called? any help is very much appreciated. thanks.

@Anthrazite Like candyman said! EQ & filter is a good starting point. The general idea is to do "clean up" work to give sounds their space. So for example a synth pad might not need any low frequencies at all. These will probably clash and muddy upp the sound for the actual bass, kick drum etc.

I'm having problems to get my tracks sound "produced". Any idea on how I could make it sound more clearer and better in general? Help will be appreciated.

For an assignment I have to make a song on this website, and I'm having some trouble mixing the different beats together. Any tips?

@Crescendo Not a simple answer. But I would feel that for a good drop it should be quite different from what was before it. Contrasts would be the key word. For example if you have some simple pads before it you could probably add something with more energy and speed after the drop. Or the other way around, if what was before is some really lush chords/arps and melodies it would probably be cool to keep the drop really simple. Like a hard hitting bass drum and bassline with percussion.