Any mixing tips for a newbie?

[kingpin478]

FIRST OFF I WORK WITH CUBASE 5 RAN THROUGH M AUDIO FAST TRACK PRO INTERFACE WITH AUDIO TECHNICA AT2020 AND A MXL 2006...

I JUST STARTED MIXING RAP VOCALS I JUST USE SOME PRESETS INSTALLED ALREADY AND I WAS WONDERING:
HOW MANY STACKS SHOULD I DO RECORDING AND HOW TO MAKE THE VOCALS RIDE THE MIX NOT TOO LOW AND NOT TOO HIGH AND GIVE IT THAT PROFESSIONAL EDGE
ALSO WHAT WOULD YALL PREFER OON COMP AND EQ TIPS/.AS I SAID I JUS USE PRESETS

AND ADVICE WILL BE VERY MUCH APPRECIATED

[kingpin478]

FIRST OFF I WORK WITH CUBASE 5 RAN THROUGH M AUDIO FAST TRACK PRO INTERFACE WITH AUDIO TECHNICA AT2020 AND A MXL 2006...

I JUST STARTED MIXING RAP VOCALS I JUST USE SOME PRESETS INSTALLED ALREADY AND I WAS WONDERING:
HOW MANY STACKS SHOULD I DO RECORDING AND HOW TO MAKE THE VOCALS RIDE THE MIX NOT TOO LOW AND NOT TOO HIGH AND GIVE IT THAT PROFESSIONAL EDGE
ALSO WHAT WOULD YALL PREFER OON COMP AND EQ TIPS/.AS I SAID I JUS USE PRESETS

AND ADVICE WILL BE VERY MUCH APPRECIATED

[piccazzo]

DO YOU HAVE A PROBLEM OR DO YOU NOT KNOW ABOUT INTERNET ETIQUETTE ?
CAPS LETTERS MEANS YOUR SCREAMING AND WONT GET ANYBODY`S ATTENTION , PEOPLE WILL ONLY FIND IT OFFENSIVE.

AND WHY START 2 THREADS ON THE SAME SUBJECT ?
tutt

And your questions have been asked and answerd a thousand times so do a SEARCH before you ask stupid questions.
IT`S CALLED MIXING AND TAKES TIME TO LEARN.

[kingpin478]

lol sorry hahaha and yea when i clicked submit it did twice i and i cant delete when i goto edit

[Id Ridden]

Originally Posted by kingpin478

AND ADVICE WILL BE VERY MUCH APPRECIATED

Big breath in...

Grind hard, read much, experiment lots, practice, practice, practice, watch videos....wait 2-5 years....and then....you MIGHT have a clue and you MIGHT be able to obtain professional results.

Mainly just dive in and go at it, read the manual, search and continue on...unfortunately a few questions will not provide solutions and the answers you receive will be hard to implement and understand correctly.

Biggest tip I would give you....there are very few rules and set ways, mainly its about ears...you gotta be all ears man, all ears...

good luck!

p.s. to fast track ability, go to a professional!

[frans]

A) don't mix in capital letters
B) lowcut on everything. EVERYTHING. It's like in the old world, gear had transformers that kept the signal from having stupid subsonics. But softsynths and other shyte still has tons of lowend muck.
Cut the kick at maybe 20Hz. It all happens in registers your playback system will not be able to reproduce truthfully.
C) hicut on a lot of things.

[Jonkr]

Get used to automation instead of just compressing the dog snot out of everything. And don't use a plugin just because you think you are supposed to. If it sound good in the mix, leave it alone.

[phillysoulman]

Originally Posted by kingpin478

FIRST OFF I WORK WITH CUBASE 5 RAN THROUGH M AUDIO FAST TRACK PRO INTERFACE WITH AUDIO TECHNICA AT2020 AND A MXL 2006...

I JUST STARTED MIXING RAP VOCALS I JUST USE SOME PRESETS INSTALLED ALREADY AND I WAS WONDERING:
HOW MANY STACKS SHOULD I DO RECORDING AND HOW TO MAKE THE VOCALS RIDE THE MIX NOT TOO LOW AND NOT TOO HIGH AND GIVE IT THAT PROFESSIONAL EDGE
ALSO WHAT WOULD YALL PREFER OON COMP AND EQ TIPS/.AS I SAID I JUS USE PRESETS

AND ADVICE WILL BE VERY MUCH APPRECIATED

Your mikes are crap.
Get a Shure sm7b and a good pre with lots of gain for your rap stuff.

[phillysoulman]

Originally Posted by kingpin478

FIRST OFF I WORK WITH CUBASE 5 RAN THROUGH M AUDIO FAST TRACK PRO INTERFACE WITH AUDIO TECHNICA AT2020 AND A MXL 2006...

I JUST STARTED MIXING RAP VOCALS I JUST USE SOME PRESETS INSTALLED ALREADY AND I WAS WONDERING:
HOW MANY STACKS SHOULD I DO RECORDING AND HOW TO MAKE THE VOCALS RIDE THE MIX NOT TOO LOW AND NOT TOO HIGH AND GIVE IT THAT PROFESSIONAL EDGE
ALSO WHAT WOULD YALL PREFER OON COMP AND EQ TIPS/.AS I SAID I JUS USE PRESETS

AND ADVICE WILL BE VERY MUCH APPRECIATED

How many times are you gonna post the same ****ing thread??

[Storyville]

Get the clearest sound you can get at the recording stage. Use eq to get rid of unnecessary frequency build ups (check between 200-500 in particular). Use eq to match the presence and brightness of the instrumental track (2k-ish, and 10k-ish). Smack the compressor to get a "thick, full bodied sound" and use a limiter on the vocals so it matches the overall "thickness" of the track. Add a touch of reverb and/or delay to give it a little space.

That's the basic stuff.

[Storyville]

Originally Posted by Jonkr

Get used to automation instead of just compressing the dog snot out of everything. And don't use a plugin just because you think you are supposed to. If it sound good in the mix, leave it alone.

For someone just starting, I don't know. Good advice, but in Hip Hop you'll get what you want more accurately by compressing really hard than trying to do vocal rides if you don't really know what you're doing.

[Storyville]

Originally Posted by frans

A) don't mix in capital letters
B) lowcut on everything. EVERYTHING. It's like in the old world, gear had transformers that kept the signal from having stupid subsonics. But softsynths and other shyte still has tons of lowend muck.
Cut the kick at maybe 20Hz. It all happens in registers your playback system will not be able to reproduce truthfully.
C) hicut on a lot of things.

Again, if you're new, I wouldn't hi-cut much at all. Especially in Hip Hop - on a pro level I don't find myself using too much hi-cut. You'll do more harm than good.

[CJ Mastering]

HOW MANY STACKS SHOULD I DO RECORDING AND HOW TO MAKE THE VOCALS RIDE THE MIX NOT TOO LOW AND NOT TOO HIGH AND GIVE IT THAT PROFESSIONAL EDGE

Well, asking this kind of question means you really have no idea about what mixing involves. Because each song will need its own different processes done to it. There is no do this and then do that to get a pro sound.

The best thing for you to do, is to learn the tools you have and absorb as much info about mixing as you can. Then start mixing and in due time, you'll build up your skills and ears.

Your ears will tell you what needs to be done to a mix, not a forum. Every song is different. Each song will need different things. Your ears and your knowledge and imagination will dictate what you do to your mix

Here some tips I wrote: This are written in very simple terms:

How to get great vocals

All about compressors

All about EQ

All about Reverb

CJ

[phillysoulman]

we really do need a noob section....quick!!!

[api2500]

Originally Posted by CJ Mastering

Well, asking this kind of question means you really have no idea about what mixing involves. Because each song will need its own different processes done to it. There is no do this and then do that to get a pro sound.

The best thing for you to do, is to learn the tools you have and absorb as much info about mixing as you can. Then start mixing and in due time, you'll build up your skills and ears.

Your ears will tell you what needs to be done to a mix, not a forum. Every song is different. Each song will need different things. Your ears and your knowledge and imagination will dictate what you do to your mix

Here some tips I wrote: This are written in very simple terms:

How to get great vocals

All about compressors

All about EQ

All about Reverb

CJ

+1.

And check out the literature threads.

One that immediately springs to mix for a newbie is Mixing Engineer's Handbook.

[thetalkinghead]

go buy some mixing books and then come back with questions

[CJ Mastering]

One that immediately springs to mix for a newbie is Mixing Engineer's Handbook

Thats an awesome must read book for anyone wanting to learn how to mix.