More REMIX Tips....
If you havent read my previous post, read it first, the full article in REMIX Magazine is a great read and all of the engineers tips are spot on. When REMIX asked me to contribute, I submitted a bunch of tips, at the bottom are the ones that didn't get printed in the magazine. I thought some of you might benefit from them.
........Oh, just one thing before I say anything else. In the spirit of staying humble and keeping my head from completely over inflating, I merely want to point out that the REMIX article's title was "Secrets From 5 Top Mixing Pro's". It was NOT titled "From THE 5 Top Mixers". I'm just happy to be "in the club". There are so many amazing mix engineers out there (well, relatively speaking there are very few, but there are so many that i admire), here's a short list of some of the other R&B/Hip Hop mixers i thought could have easily contributed to the REMIX article, this is not by any means a comprehensive list of my favorite guys, but here's a few mixer's who's work is really top notch.....
Rich Travali, Jon Gass, KD, Serban, Charles Alexander, Mike Dean, Duro, Young Guru, Ryan West, Jimmy Douglass, Phil Tan, Jean Marie Horvat, Dave Way, Bob Power, Dexter Simmons, man this list could go on and on, and I'm sure I'm forgetting alot of great guys.
Anyway, on with the show...........
Here's a link to a Word Doc with my additional tips they didn't have room to print. Please keep in mind, that the intangible, one of the most important reasons i'm considered a "Top Mixer" is experience. 15 years of major label mixing experience. There are alot of you artists and producers trying to mix stuff yourselves, and it's not sounding like one of my mixes, or one of those guys above. I'm in the studio 7 days a week, roughly 330 days a year, every year. There are things that i know about mixing that most people reading this will never know, because of my extensive experience, so just keep in mind that while tips can be helpful, nothing but nothing can replace the time spent developing and perfecting your craft, whatever that craft may be. If your an artist or a producer, and you want a major label level mix, you might wanna consider hiring one of us to do it. Ok, on with the tips..... ENJOY!
Ken%20Lewis%20Mixing%20Tips.doc
-Ken Lewis
........Oh, just one thing before I say anything else. In the spirit of staying humble and keeping my head from completely over inflating, I merely want to point out that the REMIX article's title was "Secrets From 5 Top Mixing Pro's". It was NOT titled "From THE 5 Top Mixers". I'm just happy to be "in the club". There are so many amazing mix engineers out there (well, relatively speaking there are very few, but there are so many that i admire), here's a short list of some of the other R&B/Hip Hop mixers i thought could have easily contributed to the REMIX article, this is not by any means a comprehensive list of my favorite guys, but here's a few mixer's who's work is really top notch.....
Rich Travali, Jon Gass, KD, Serban, Charles Alexander, Mike Dean, Duro, Young Guru, Ryan West, Jimmy Douglass, Phil Tan, Jean Marie Horvat, Dave Way, Bob Power, Dexter Simmons, man this list could go on and on, and I'm sure I'm forgetting alot of great guys.
Anyway, on with the show...........
Here's a link to a Word Doc with my additional tips they didn't have room to print. Please keep in mind, that the intangible, one of the most important reasons i'm considered a "Top Mixer" is experience. 15 years of major label mixing experience. There are alot of you artists and producers trying to mix stuff yourselves, and it's not sounding like one of my mixes, or one of those guys above. I'm in the studio 7 days a week, roughly 330 days a year, every year. There are things that i know about mixing that most people reading this will never know, because of my extensive experience, so just keep in mind that while tips can be helpful, nothing but nothing can replace the time spent developing and perfecting your craft, whatever that craft may be. If your an artist or a producer, and you want a major label level mix, you might wanna consider hiring one of us to do it. Ok, on with the tips..... ENJOY!
Ken%20Lewis%20Mixing%20Tips.doc
-Ken Lewis
posted by Protools Mixing at 12:44 AM
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This was a big help to me!
Thanks!
P.S. It's too bad you can edit your comments on here.. My typing is sub-par...
Great great post. I think my issue is that I am somewhat of a perfectionist (tinkerer in lay man's terms) which can be either a hinderance or a blessing. I have to learn to do the best mix possible and live with it. I can come back an hour later and find something to tinker, whether its squeezing the best frequencies or finding the right spacing via panning and/or reverb.
Thanks for all the great tips.
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