Re: New to Mixcraft Help an old guy out
Posted: Sun Sep 04, 2016 11:58 am
One thing I noticed, the electric guitar in this country rock song, has the same "chirp" sound, that occurs in the classic rock song kit. (Rythym guitar Riff 1)
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Not at all. I was just pointing out one of the reasons to mix at lower levels and leave some headroom.Brewsir wrote:Was unaware of the pan law. Are you saying that if you have some tracks panned, even if you compensate with the slider, it's still a problem?
Probably not related. I would suspect it is/was other things. Effects on bass can be tricky, and monitoring and setting bass mix levels is notoriously difficult with home studio equipment/environments. I certainly find it to be a challenge.Brewsir wrote:That might explain why that bass I had, never quite fit the song, no matter where I put the slider? Well, actually, it would be the extra effects on the bass part. Is it like, the gain, is way too high, causing distortion, even though through adjustment of the slider, it doesn't "appear", to be clipping, and it's actually having the effect of clipping, even though it may not be as pronounced?
I disagree. Red simply means that the the signal is at (or approaching) 0db. Nothing wrong with that, in fact it's a requirement IMO, otherwise your final export file will be too quiet.Mark Bliss wrote:.... Red is a no go...
That newer version of Span was the first VST I installed Speaking of, any other good free VST's I should know about?Mark Bliss wrote:
*It just occurred to me that the version of SPAN I used is an update from what is included in Mixcraft, so it wont load with the project. You can ignore that and substitute the older version, or if interested, go to Voxengo's website and download the newer version. (Free and recommended.)
OK, good choice.Brewsir wrote:That newer version of Span was the first VST I installed Speaking of, any other good free VST's I should know about?
I just thought maybe there was another plug in or 2 that you would recommend. I get what you're saying.Mark Bliss wrote:OK, good choice.Brewsir wrote:That newer version of Span was the first VST I installed Speaking of, any other good free VST's I should know about?
There's tons and tons of freebies out there, some good, many many mediocre, or even bad. Plenty to be a distraction.
My personal opinion? This situation is a distraction, especially for the beginner. Avert your eyes and use what you have until you discover you really need something else. Good results can be had by learning to use what you already have.
The best discoveries are when you see someone using something and realize it would be helpful because it exposes a limitation you have already discovered from being familiar with what you have. (As opposed to just thinking it must be something you need because you see someone else using it......)
Yes sirMark Bliss wrote:So, you with me on basic mixing with loops so far?
Wait wait wait, you mean, there are more people out there like me?Mark Bliss wrote:Thanks Tom,
And a reminder, it is largely loop user specific.