51m0n 348 Posted February 19 Damn it, this guy is giving all the good stuff away! I'm not sure whether to be thrilled at the detail and brilliant information, or a little peeved. I've spent years working like this, it is the one true way. If you want your mixes to continue to suck ignore all his advice. Enjoy! 1 4 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Al Krow 5,015 Posted February 19 You're really piling up my "watch later" YT list 😁 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dad3353 8,203 Posted February 19 1 hour ago, 51m0n said: Damn it, this guy is giving all the good stuff away!... The bloke really knows what he's talking about. Great Stuff. 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
51m0n 348 Posted February 19 If this carries on you'll all be ace mixologists! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dad3353 8,203 Posted February 19 22 minutes ago, 51m0n said: If this carries on you'll all be ace mixologists! Don't they collect mushrooms or something..? 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
xgsjx 2,518 Posted February 23 Just stumbled upon this chap's youtube stuff last week. Never saw this one though. Cheers. 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Beedster 3,222 Posted February 23 Thanks 51m0n 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
WinterMute 118 Posted February 24 The only issue I've found with referencing mixes in mono is that you can overdo the separation in the EQ a little bit and end up with your instruments not meshing together and blending to form the overall mix. Frequency masking is a problem, but EQ isn't the only way to deal with it, panning works well, which you can't do in a mono mix obvs..! I prefer mixes to be dense and integrated, and I'll sacrifice a bit of separation to get that integration if I have to particularly in the low mid area. Some good advice though, and great delivery. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
51m0n 348 Posted February 25 23 hours ago, WinterMute said: The only issue I've found with referencing mixes in mono is that you can overdo the separation in the EQ a little bit and end up with your instruments not meshing together and blending to form the overall mix. Frequency masking is a problem, but EQ isn't the only way to deal with it, panning works well, which you can't do in a mono mix obvs..! I prefer mixes to be dense and integrated, and I'll sacrifice a bit of separation to get that integration if I have to particularly in the low mid area. Some good advice though, and great delivery. The whole point of this video is that panning doesnt solve the problem well. In fact panning stops you being able to hear the problem properly at all in some cases. The issue still exists though. A very well constructed mix done this way won't fall apart when you spread it out IME. But the clarity you get is really cool. Each to their own though! 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
WinterMute 118 Posted February 25 2 hours ago, 51m0n said: The whole point of this video is that panning doesnt solve the problem well. In fact panning stops you being able to hear the problem properly at all in some cases. The issue still exists though. A very well constructed mix done this way won't fall apart when you spread it out IME. But the clarity you get is really cool. Each to their own though! Most engineers I've known work in mono and stereo all the way through the mix process, some more than others, John Leckie does a lot of stuff in mono for instance. I switch between the two modes as and when required, it's a tool or technique to solve specific problems just like EQ or compression, but the idea of staying in mono for most of the mix process doesn't appeal. As you say each to their own. 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
