Welcome to a new Tips & Tricks group!
The subject for this group is MIXING with the purpose of me and you to share and discuss mixing tips and tricks of all sorts! And feel free to ask questions if you have them!
So hopefully we can get a discussion going so we can all make our tracks sound the best possible! Or just learn a thing or two.
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sedduardo
...if you look well at the beiggining it isnt symetrical (with the "time line" and that things that i´ve said before). What makes the amplitude symetrical or asymetrical is what i want to know. .-.
sedduardo
@Joakim PFX: actually my question goes on that way but thats not what i was looking for(but anyways thanks for that)...if you put an horizontal imaginary line in the middle of the waveform, as the time, we get two rectangles(one of them up and the other down), if you look well sometimes the waveform is perfect symetrical (taking the "time horizontal line" as a "mirror") but sometimes is not symetrical, its more on one side, like more in the up rectangle or more in the down rectangle. To get a graphic example look at this song http://soundation.com/user/sedduardo/track/mediocrity, if you...
Joakim PFX
@BackBonez Nah feel free to crazy with it :)
Joakim PFX
Now when combining all sorts of instruments these will have different volumes, different amounts of attack, sustain, decay and so on. Drums and percussion are usually what makes the highest peaks. Then for example a sustained synth bass will be playing lower in volume but longer in time and will be represented more in the valleys between the peaks. I hope my explanation makes sense
Joakim PFX
@sedduardo Let's call it the "peaks" and "valleys" in the waveform. The waveforms are a representation of sound pressure/amplitude (loudness) in time. Amplitude is represented vertically (up/down) and time horizontally (left to right). So look at the track here to the right with handclaps for example. First you have a strong "peak", which is the initial attack of the handclap and the loudest part of it. What then follows is the decay or "tail" of the handclap which is lower in volume and therefor gives us a "valley". A sort of mountain slope down until the sound is silent.
sedduardo
Ok...i have this question: Why the waveform sometimes isnt symetrical? I mean when sometimes ist more high or more down in the waveform PD sorry about my bad english, is not my language :)
Joakim PFX
Anyone have any thoughts on mixing in general or ideas you want to discuss?
Joakim PFX
@BackBonez Nice one :)
Xephyr
Sorry, with my speaker setup it gives off a surround kind of feel.
Joakim PFX
@Xephyr I wouldn't call it surround :) But yeah, you get both the stereo and mono mixed together. Though it sounds a bit more phasy/combfilter like I think