CaptainMoto
Blues Voyager
Hey Cowboy Bob,Just a couple of things to chew on a bit:
Mixing in a room that you are familiar with is the best. Use reference tracks to help you familiarize your space. For example a song that you are really familiar with that has a similar vibe as the one you are mixing..
Mixing solely on headphones CAN produce good results, but ya gotta take a few things into consideration, like isolating the stereo strictly left and right. It can let you hear great detail, but in reality we don’t hear that way. We hear with directionally from one side to the other. In other words right channel hits your ear, bounces around your head then is picked up by the left, for example. So if, for whatever reason, I need to mix solely on cans, I set up my session with bleed and delay from left to right an right to left. (Or Waves has NX something or another that uses your webcam and will bleed left to right depending upon your head movement). I have but don’t use it.
It is also a good idea to check you mix in mono, to be sure it translates well. If it does, you typically have your stereo image good.
Good basic info has been offered here with regard to EQ. I like to approach EQ as subtracting offensive, or unneeded frequencies. I try not to boost much at all, and take it easy on makeup gain. Use as many EQs as you need. Nothing wrong with using 2 or 3 on the same track.
Sometimes, a soloed track may sound harsh or thin once EQ has been applied to fit it into a mix. Don’t worry about that.
Moreover, have fun. If it sounds good it is good.
I was hoping you'd join the conversation.
I hadn't heard of that bleed idea with cans. I do use multiple EQs though.