Monday, September 19, 2011

Properly Done Professional Audio Mixing

By Bridgett Molina


Professional audio mixing is where the overall sounds come together and are shaped for their preparation of finished product. It is very important to have this work done correctly for the best quality. Nothing less than the performance itself will make as much difference as how this is done.

Having all the tracks and different sounds ready for the mastering will amplify them to be clearly heard. This process can add the dimension and ambiance to the total sound adding effect can also be done at this time. Re-verbs, delays and of course chorus, any unwanted noise will be cleaned up.

Many times the frequencies of the singer is obliterated by the over powering guitars or drums. Mastering can do a couple of things: one boost the voices and try to get it clear enough to be heard, or cut the frequency of the instrument that is drowning them out. The second option would give a more balanced influence in the whole.

When looking to have the best result for the music and vocals, having room acoustic and quality monitors is a necessity. The blending in from a room with high quality will give a true result for what is being mixed. A pro mixer will monitor at more of a medium level than a beginner that might try to have it very loud to feel the mix.

Professionals would use less reverb and thus giving an amazing sound for the finished product. Where a beginner might be tempted to use more trying to make it sound more finished. The opposite is actually the best. More sounds being done professionally are with very small amounts of re-verb.

Lastly recommendations for having a better sound is to make sure that the voices can be heard, and not overpowered by the instruments and drums. A polished and skillful job can be done without hacking up the quality by making it louder, but instead blending and using less can result in more. Professional audio mixing is a necessary step in the process.




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