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7 Tips for a Balanced Static Mix
by Nick Messitte, iZotope Contributor June 17, 2019
If you’ve strolled along the forums, checked out engineering podcasts, or watched YouTube videos, you’ve probably heard of the static mix—yet the static mix is hard to put into words: every engineer seems to have their own definition.
Creating Space in Your Mixes — Produce Like A Pro
MAX MCALLISTER
JUNE 2, 2019One of the hallmarks of a great mix is separation between every instrument. Most mix elements have wide frequency spectrums—even a kick drum can extend well into the high mids and above. When so much information exists in every instrument, it’s easy for things to sound cluttered and messy. Creating space in your mixes is a must for a clear, defined sound!
5 Tips for Mixing Your Own Music
by Daniel Dixon, iZotope Contributor June 3, 2019
In today’s musical landscape, more artists and producers are adding “mix engineer” to their credits. While this level of creative control is great, there are challenges that come with being a jack of all trades. It’s hard to let go of ideas you spent a lot of time on and listen from a new perspective.
For those who wear many hats in the studio, here are five tips on how to mix your own music.
How to Make Your Kick Drum Go Boom
by DJ Pangburn, iZotope Contributor May 28, 2019
Learning how to give a kick drum a greater depth and boom takes time and effort. It’s just not something that comes right away, unless one happens to be a naturally born electronic music or hip hop producer.
I like learning how to get different sounds with step-by-step exposition of what is going on and how things affect the sound.
I recently purchased
Sasquatch Kick Machine 2 | Boz Digital Labs
Sasquatch 2 is a CPU-friendly kick drum enhancement plug-in that enables you to custom-tailor the sound of any kick drum, acoustic or electronic, with exhaustive creative possibilities, ranging from subtle to extreme and beyond.
which gets to booming kick drums (and then some) in short order. Great fun working on interesting sounds.
Logic Pro X keyboard command of the day. #LogicProX @StudioIntern1
Sends on Faders - Previous Send
New in Logic Pro X version 10.4 (or very close to it). I was first exposed to ‘Sends on Faders’ using my Behringer XR18 mixer. I had no clue about what it was, and it took a few tries to get it right in my brain. Totally useful.
When ‘Sends on Faders’ is enabled the faders on the mixer are used to adjust the level of the currently selected send, as opposed to adjusting the level of the track. This makes creating cue mixes almost child’s play.
I use this to move elements of a mix closer or further away using reverb. The higher the fader is the further away it should be in the sound stage.
Previous and Next Send are circular. When the last send is selected Next circles around to the first, and vice versa.
Control sends on faders in Logic Pro X — Apple Support
In the mixer, use channel faders to control send level, and use channel pan controls to pan sends.
⇧ SHIFT – ⌃ CONTROL – ⌥ OPTION – ⌘ COMMAND
- Mixer
Sends on Faders - On/Off
Sends on Faders - Next Send
Sends on Faders - Previous Send
Sends on Faders - Cycle Through Sends
Sends on Faders - Cycle Through Returns