If you’re unfamiliar, bussing is when you change the output of each recording of a certain instrument to the same “bus.” All of the recordings are then directed to a single aux track that you can use as a “master fader” for your instrument.Ī school bus picks up each of the students at their houses and then takes them to a single place – the school.
Once your mics are recorded, you’re going to need to route them to a bus.īussing’s an incredible thing. It’s cliché advice, but if it doesn’t sound good once it’s been recorded, then it’s not going to sound good once it’s been mixed. Take your time to find the places where the mics sound best.ĭo your research, but more importantly, use your ears. That’s a topic for another post.ĭon’t just throw a few mics up and start banging away at the piano. I’m not going to go into the proper way to record piano here. If the piano is recorded badly, then even the greatest mixer in the world will only get a so-so sound.īut if the piano is recorded really well, then even a novice mixer can make it shine! The “quality potential” for any track is dictated by how well was recorded. Mixing is a powerful step in the production process, but without building a foundation of good recordings, you will not get good mixes.
“You can polish a turd until it sparkles, but at the end of the day… you’re still holding a turd.” There’s a famous saying in the music world: This isn’t even a mixing step.īut it’s the most important step nonetheless! Step 1: GIRATS! (or Get It Right at the Source)īefore any mixing begins, the first thing you have to do is…
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