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Re: Let's Mix Things Up - Share And Discuss Mixing Techniques

Posted: Mon Jan 18, 2016 4:58 am
by ssdclickofdeath
tanner wrote:so, this is just a mixing? no arrangement, additions etc. ?
That's right.

Re: Let's Mix Things Up - Share And Discuss Mixing Techniques

Posted: Mon Jan 18, 2016 10:19 am
by caLRo
Gps wrote: I usual use easy Q vst on my projects, but it makes lmms less stable, so for this project I did not.
I just used my ears and the 10 band eq that comes with lmms.
Nice EQ-ing on the master channel. It doesn't sound muddy. I do miss a little emphasis on the snare (laught_and_jelly) however. Also, you could have panned a few instruments here and there to better spread them out in the stereo field. But the overall mix is good.

Re: Let's Mix Things Up - Share And Discuss Mixing Techniques

Posted: Mon Jan 18, 2016 11:18 am
by musikbear

Re: Let's Mix Things Up - Share And Discuss Mixing Techniques

Posted: Mon Jan 18, 2016 12:08 pm
by musikbear
tanner wrote:so, this is just a mixing? no arrangement, additions etc. ?
First
Welcome to the forum!
I like to list all those links that could be of interest to new LMMS-users, so :
Heres the most important LMMS links:
LSP - dedicated site for sharing projects, presets, themes and more https://lmms.io/lsp/
LMMS homepage https://lmms.io/
The Forum - for discussion https://lmms.io/forum/
LMMS Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/makefreemusic
LMMS Soundcloud group https://soundcloud.com/groups/lmms
LMMS Wiki - documentation about the program https://lmms.io/documentation/
LMMS Google+ community http://goo.gl/CxzpNI
LMMS Youtube channel https://www.youtube.com/user/LMMSOfficial
no arrangement, additions etc
afaiu you can use default lmms plugins and make any change you like in mixer, but no changes to the notes in piano-roll, and no exchanges of instruments.

Re: Let's Mix Things Up - Share And Discuss Mixing Techniques

Posted: Mon Jan 18, 2016 12:15 pm
by musikbear
Gps wrote: I also exported the file and uploaded it to soundcloud.
Its already buried under stacks of tracks :p
Please use a direct link to the file, your link is for the whole group :)

Re: Let's Mix Things Up - Share And Discuss Mixing Techniques

Posted: Mon Jan 18, 2016 4:29 pm
by tanner
Here’s my entry - https://lmms.io/lsp/?action=show&file=7967.

I only know what a few of the FX’s do. Also, I’m using a pair of $30 headphones, not sure how accurate they are. Anyway…

Re: Let's Mix Things Up - Share And Discuss Mixing Techniques

Posted: Mon Jan 18, 2016 6:31 pm
by caLRo
ssdclickofdeath wrote:I'm not too experienced at mixing, but here's the results.
https://lmms.io/lsp/?action=show&file=7962
https://soundcloud.com/user-823665011/l ... up-ssd-mix
Advice would be appreciated.
I'd say it has a good emphasis on the low end, with some hats to fill up the higher frequencies. The snares are much more present than Gps' mix. Good usage of volume and panning, though it could have been mixed a little bit louder overall.

By the way, even though the original project was mine, topic participants can still comment on each other's mixes if they want. It's not just between you and me. Like the title said, let's mix things up. :)

Re: Let's Mix Things Up - Share And Discuss Mixing Techniques

Posted: Mon Jan 18, 2016 8:40 pm
by Gps
caLRo wrote:
I'd say it has a good emphasis on the low end, with some hats to fill up the higher frequencies. The snares are much more present than Gps' mix. Good usage of volume and panning, though it could have been mixed a little bit louder overall.
Now this is exactly why I joined, I was hoping for feedback like this. I can only learn from it. :)

Only about two years ago, I did not know what scales and chords are, nor what things like reverb and compressors do, and knew nothing about mixing.

Re: Let's Mix Things Up - Share And Discuss Mixing Techniques

Posted: Mon Jan 18, 2016 9:06 pm
by ssdclickofdeath
caLRo wrote:I'd say it has a good emphasis on the low end, with some hats to fill up the higher frequencies. The snares are much more present than Gps' mix. Good usage of volume and panning, though it could have been mixed a little bit louder overall.
Thank you. :D
I'm not experienced at using LMMS's compressors, so I didn't try mixing it louder that way.

Re: Let's Mix Things Up - Share And Discuss Mixing Techniques

Posted: Wed Jan 20, 2016 8:33 pm
by tanner
So, my entry’s either really good or really bad :) Any input, comments, suggestions? And while we’re at it, Side chaining and compression. I read some posts and I think I understand what it’s supposed to do… can anyone recommend a native FX I can use/play with. I tried one of them and couldn’t get it to do anything.. :/