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PREPARING MIXING

Reminder: we are working on the song Life, an original composition:


(mp3 file)

What software and hardware do we need to produce this song? What is the instrumentation? How is the project organized?

Here is the list of everything I used to record and mix Life:

- A reasonably powerful computer
- An audio interface
- A preamp (optional if the audio interface already has decent built-in preamps)
- A vocal microphone
- A mic stand
- A pop filter
- Monitoring speakers
- Headphones
- A MIDI controller (master keyboard)
- A guitar
- A bass guitar
- All necessary cables

- A sequencer (DAW)
- Effect plugins (EQ, reverb, compression, saturation, etc.)
- Amp simulation plugins
- Impulse loaders (IR loaders)
- Impulses (IRs)
- Software synths (VSTi)
- Drum software

THE TRACKS

- 4 synth tracks
- 2 clean rhythm electric guitar tracks
- 2 distorted lead electric guitar tracks
- 1 bass track
- 1 vocal track
- 2 backing vocal tracks
- 2 sampled choir tracks (orchestral and choral sound plugin)
- Drums

Each instrument track contains its own plugins. Previously, I used to create buses for every track and place the plugins on those buses, but despite the organizational logic, it made tasks more complicated and significantly slowed down the projects. I now opt for a simpler method.

Don't hesitate to create a blank template containing all the tracks and buses you need; this saves you from rebuilding everything for every new project. I describe the template I use on this page.

One last point: the song has a tempo of 75 BPM.

THE BUSES

For the drums
- Each element will have its own bus (kick, snare, hi-hat, ride, etc.), on which various sound processing plugins will be placed (EQ, compression).
- These buses will be routed to a main drum bus.
Life - Drum bus
Drums
Main group buses
- Each type of instrument is routed to a main bus: the rhythm guitars (2 in this case) are routed to a "Rhythm Guitars" main bus, all synths to a "Synths" main bus, etc.
- Each of these main buses is then routed to the Master bus.
Life - Main buses
Main buses

The Master Bus
- The "main" buses for each instrument group are routed here: the rhythm guitar bus, the lead guitar bus, the synth bus, the vocal bus, the bass bus, and the drum bus.
- The mastering plugins are placed on the Master bus: a multi-band EQ and a limiter to achieve the final sound.
Life - Master bus
Master bus

Don't worry if this all seems a bit messy or complicated at first; we'll go through the details step by step—it’s not rocket science at all.

Mixing in practice : Preparing the session | Bass | Drums | Rhythm guitars | Lead guitars | Synths | Vocals | Mastering
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Wyv3rN
le 25/11/2011 à 10h53

J'étais sur Guitar Rig 4 avant, ben depuis que j'ai découvert ces simus d'amplis et de cabs gratuits, je l'ai presque mis à la poubelle (sauf pour les effets). Le X30 couplé avec 2 cabs de Mesa, c'est peu de dire que ça envoie le pâté !!! Bravo pour le site clair, avec aperçus visuels et sonores, c'est du tout bon !!!

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<em>Oui, tout n'est pas à jeter dans les simulations payantes, loin de là, et elles ont l'avantage de proposer beaucoup de choix, mais quand on n'a pas un rond de côté pour s'acheter des plugins en plus du séquenceur, c'est quand même génial de pouvoir disposer d'alternatives gratuites et d'excellente qualité.

Grebz</em>



Yannedge
le 29/10/2011 à 01h40

Félicitations...
Très beau site, complet...

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<em>Merci beaucoup !

Grebz</em>



Ogre
le 25/10/2011 à 09h47

Thank you for the plugins.

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<em>You're welcome!

Grebz</em>



Allstage
le 15/09/2011 à 06h41

Très très beau travail, bonne rédaction : assez complet et très compréhensible.
+1

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<em>Merci beaucoup !

Grebz</em>



Mike
le 04/09/2011 à 22h33

Bonjour,

Excellent Travail, merci !

Mike

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<em>De rien, mais merci d'éviter les liens commerciaux.
Pas de problème pour des liens vers des créations musicales personnelles ou des sites en rapport direct avec les trucs et astuces musicaux gratuits, mais pas de liens vers des services payants, d'autant plus s'il ne s'agit pas de musique.

Grebz</em>

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OK, le site n'est pas payant, c'est le mien, et ce sont ce sont mes démos de compositions et d'arrangements...

Mike

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<em>Alors désolé, renvoyez-moi le lien...

Grebz</em>

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