KarteBlanche
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I have been making instrumentals and producing hiphop music for like 15 years, but I want to upgrade to my equipment. Software wise I always used cool edit/adobe audition 2.5 for producing songs and mixing. I know that's laughable to most of you, but I had all my vocal effects set the way I liked them and I was comfortable with it. All these years I was using a windows computer, and this also was the only program that didn't lag or have a vocal lag. I recently just purchased a brand new iMac and I figure this computer deserves to have better software. For instrumental making I have always used Propellerhead reason and Recycle. My beat making is 'ok sounding', but I feel like it would be better if I knew how to mix and master better. To do this I need a better multitrack mixing program. I have messed around with Cubase and the newest Audition, but they are complicated and there is a bit of learning curve from what I was using.
I have a few questions...
1. What program do you feel is best for mixing instrumentals? Singers / Rappers?
2. Is there some kind of guide or tutorial that can show me how to mix / master / engineer a song with professional quality?
I find that when I watch a video on youtube of someone making a beat with reason that it sounds mediocre usually, and then at the end when they give a clip of the finished product it sounds great. My problem is that I will make a beat that might sound decent on the program, but it never really sounds finalized. Basically what I do is I take it from reason, put it in Adobe Audition, add some amplification or sometimes effects and then load it on my page. I really don't have a clue how to master but I would like to learn. What are some of the things that should be done to master a instrumental/song? Or what procedure do you guys follow? I really appreciate and help that you guys are willing to give. Thanks
To get an idea of some of my mediocre work you can check soundcloud.com/karteblanche914
I have a few questions...
1. What program do you feel is best for mixing instrumentals? Singers / Rappers?
2. Is there some kind of guide or tutorial that can show me how to mix / master / engineer a song with professional quality?
I find that when I watch a video on youtube of someone making a beat with reason that it sounds mediocre usually, and then at the end when they give a clip of the finished product it sounds great. My problem is that I will make a beat that might sound decent on the program, but it never really sounds finalized. Basically what I do is I take it from reason, put it in Adobe Audition, add some amplification or sometimes effects and then load it on my page. I really don't have a clue how to master but I would like to learn. What are some of the things that should be done to master a instrumental/song? Or what procedure do you guys follow? I really appreciate and help that you guys are willing to give. Thanks
To get an idea of some of my mediocre work you can check soundcloud.com/karteblanche914