| The mixing of an audio recording can be an art, | | | | usually be central. Many times you will have a strong |
| sometimes as important as writing the song itself. The | | | | voice, centered between each of the other sounds. A |
| results of mixing can often be strange and beautiful, | | | | good practice, most of the time, is to merge more than |
| with the addition of reverb, delay effects for guitar, | | | | one instrument / voice. Pan stereo tracks on both |
| ping-pong, a doubling of voice and so on. Changing the | | | | sides, in juxtaposition. Tweak the sounds, then, to your |
| EQ can give a feel from a certain time or space. Your | | | | pleasure. |
| imagination is the only limit of what kind of mixing | | | | Pitch changing has become far more prevalant lately. It |
| heights can be reached. | | | | may salvage a song with an otherwise weak vocal |
| The first and easiest effect is the Hall effect. If you | | | | recording If an artist has a voice is sick or stressful |
| sing in the bathroom, call out in a church, you can hear | | | | night on tour, the band mixing and changing of keys |
| this kind of echo. In reality, this is called reverberation. | | | | can be a person under stress important choice. Still, it |
| The game with the wet / dry, and others, is to | | | | raises the question of pitch-shifting being an artificial |
| determine how reverbed the tones should be. | | | | means to achieve a good sound. |
| Reverbration opens a world of brilliant and dynamic | | | | The compression is as simple and as difficult as it |
| voicing. You can set the tone in 1960 psychedelic guitar | | | | seems. You can change the wave form's height for a |
| rock. | | | | sweet smooth guitar sound. However, too much |
| Getting levels right can be very difficult. Not all songs | | | | compression can be a "boxy" sound. Natural voice, not |
| are the same. Some parts may be drowning in other | | | | a ratio of 1.5:1 to 3:1. This is not the rule, but it is a good |
| tracks. Editing capabilities allow you to "automate" parts | | | | basis for the adjustments. Percussion can be used for |
| of the process. In different areas you can adjust the | | | | the compressed recording only to avoid take the red, |
| volume, or move the cursor down, while playing for | | | | and dynamic voice. More compression may be |
| automation, and recording real-time changes. Also | | | | followed, while the mix. |
| mixing is an art itself and depends on the sound in | | | | Each configuration of hardware and software in |
| mind. | | | | general can be done in the same facility. A great piece |
| Mixture has to do with a lot more than volume. This | | | | of equipment to invest in Pro Tools on a workstation |
| includes the position in the stereo field in which the | | | | at home. The program is expandable with plug-ins. It is |
| original instrument should be placed. Voice should | | | | compatible with PC and Mac. |