After recording a mix
What do you lot do after you’ve recorded a mix? Like do you load it into a DAW and put some light compression, EQ on it? or sort out the levels if they are uneven?
I did read a good thread about it on here but can’t seem to find it anymore which is why I signed up to ask.
What, if any, are the best things to do with your recorded mix before unleashing it on the public?
was that the thread you were talking about?
I personally don’t master mixes, although I have been considering it more lately. If I was seriously seeking gigs, it wouldn’t be a consideration but a necessity.
Yes! That’s the thread. Thanks a lot.
Tbh as long as your levels are fine throughout the mix (you shouldn’t really be recording a mix if you can’t get levels right) I don’t see the point in mastering a mix much.
I agree that I would give it more thought if I was handing mix CD’s out to promotors/clubs etc.
This definitely for me, I believe it’s part of the basic responsibility of the DJ to get the levels correct through the transitions as well as the overall set. You can’t post process a live set in a club so why when practising/recording demos would you do differently IMHO - it’s not a proper reflection of a DJ’s ability.
[QUOTE]You can’t post process a live set in a club so why when practising/recording demos would you do differently IMHO - it’s not a proper reflection of a DJ’s ability.
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Yes: Because things sound VERY different on the car or home stereo the promoter/fans will listen to your mix on than in a Club enviornment.
I always record a bit under volume to avoid clipping then drop it in Ableton to get it to the right volume, but I just do the whole mix not adjust different track volumes - that should be fine from the mix..
True. My personal view is; recording a mix is still recording a mix at the end of the day, the tracks played have already been mixed, mastered and published, they are the finished article in the ears of the producer and engineer. I agree if we’re talking about production (very important to consider final audio output configs) but mixing already mastered tracks is a different matter. TBH why would anyone try to mix differently at home for demo mixes to that in a club environment (home listening mixes aside) especially if your final objective is to play out in clubs, it doesn’t make any sense to me.