What do you all think about this mix. The overall sound...warmth, whatever. What do you think about the sound. This is one of the last tracks that I did. I used Reason and Logic to complete it all.
http://www.zshare.net/audio/8965479da0ddee/
be more specific with what you are asking...it may be simple, but I don't really understand what you want.Hey, why don't you upload all your tracks separately at about 1 minute (or less) each and we can all have a little mixing competition!
What do you all think about this mix. The overall sound...warmth, whatever. What do you think about the sound. This is one of the last tracks that I did. I used Reason and Logic to complete it all.
http://www.zshare.net/audio/8965479da0ddee/
It means analogue. It gives you a warmer sound, which is why many people prefer tapes and records.
I occasionally use an old analogue computer when I'm craving a warmer computing experience.
be more specific with what you are asking...it may be simple, but I don't really understand what you want.
Err...... Okay,
1. Bounce each track at 0:60 each, no eq, no comp.
2. Zip the folder with all the files in them,
3. Upload.
4. See what professionals/different amateurs do differently to get a better idea of mixes. WHat better way than to see the difference on your own music.
5. I was trying to be helpful
6. But if help is not needed, forget it.
6. Still confused?
You could try using this piano.......
i get what you are saying...that a great idea, but it would take along time wouldn't it? and also there is not a certain track that i have in mind...this was a general question.
What do you all think about this mix. The overall sound...warmth, whatever. What do you think about the sound. This is one of the last tracks that I did. I used Reason and Logic to complete it all.
http://www.zshare.net/audio/8965479da0ddee/
If you have, say 20 tracks at 0:30 sec each, the process should take you 20 minutes max to bounce and zip. Upload depends on your connection.
We do it all the time, especially with composers from abroad, though that's usually done with every channel bounced as stereo (for pan) and all the levels and effects in place, so that only tweaking is necessary on our side.
And yeah, it might have been slightly off topic, but I thought your sound needed a bit of help, and I was very bored yesterday.
Back on topic:
Would people on this forum consider Jack Johnson records to be 'warm'?
it is crazy how absolute foreign some of this terminology is. but i'm learning. but one thing is really crazy. all the talk about compressors and limiters. how do you even know where to start as far as effects are on tracks. is there a tutorial or faq somewhere that actually tells you what the intended purpose of each type of effect is?
There is the actual meaning of warm, and there is what most people seem to think it means.
Warmth actually means a pleasant, slightly soft aspect of the sound, with pleasing overtones and harmonics.
However, in all my years of working professionally, most non-engineers use it simply to mean "nice". So if people ask for something to be warm, and they are not an experienced engineer/producer what they usually mean is "make it better".
Warmth actually means a pleasant, slightly soft aspect of the sound, with pleasing overtones and harmonics.
Heh, in all my years in the profession, I've never had anyone using the word 'warmth' to simply mean 'nice'. Makes zero sense.
Plus, 'warmth' is precisely the word used predominantly by non-engineers. I've never heard an engineer saying 'listen to the warmth I produced!' or 'yeah, the mix will be done as soon as I give it some warmth'.
It's ALWAYS the clients that use the word, but that's just from my experience so I'll take your word for it.
so, as an engineer, what exactly do i do to my signal(s) to achieve "warmth"?
A snare drum hit gently will usually be much warmer than one hit hard
Vintage mics are often particularly warm, as modern mics are often made to sound bright
when a snare is hit lightly, i expect lower level (obviously) and less rattling of the snares, so the frequency response will be different. is it the lower volume or the missing frequencies which make it 'warmer'? or something else?
are you saying that, in order for me to make my sounds 'warmer', i should roll off the high end? or something else?
can you describe the sonic signature(s) you have in mind without using the word 'warm'?
You can of course EQ something to be warmer
if you want to achieve warmth without muffliness I find it much easier to use non-EQ means.
oh, that's good news. what frequencies, specifically? can i simply do it to the entire mix, or must i do it to each track?
most of the songs i mix, i haven't recorded. so i'm looking for techniques post-recording to make things 'warm'. are there additional non-EQ and post-recording things i can do? i have compressors, delays and reverbs, if that helps.