Hi ! As I have some hearing loss and mild hypersensitivity, I decided to hire a mixing engineer for my EDM productions.
This way I can 100% focus on composing music, and all the mixing steps Will be made by a Professional.
However, I have a question :
I am doing my own sound design. I am doing dance music so the sounds are not really complex.
As my hearing loss Is in the high end, I may put too Much treble in some sounds.
I mean, I would try to be neutral on the sounds I create and I would not use any Compressor or EQ etc.
But in Sound design You often use filters to create the main tone of your sounds.
So, if I make a mistake, and one supersaw I made have too Much treble, can the mixing engineer correct it without issues ?
About my hearing : I am not deaf at all, but I have a bad hearing over 10khz.
Asking a sound engineer for mixing my EDM tracks ?
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thecontrolcentre thecontrolcentre https://www.kvraudio.com/forum/memberlist.php?mode=viewprofile&u=76240 - KVRAF
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No I am asking about mixing here. I decided to work with a mixing engineer now, previously it was Just about a mastering engineer.
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- KVRAF
- 16840 posts since 8 Mar, 2005 from Utrecht, Holland
This is exactly what mixing is about: EQing the tracks so they can coexist in the song happy without fighting each other for the same space in the spectrum.
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- KVRAF
- 4589 posts since 7 Jun, 2012 from Warsaw
I could do a track for you.
And yes, correct EQ can make a night and day difference, especially in EDM where there is no one expected "standard" sound. Last time I did it for a friend, it was 90% EQ.
And yes, correct EQ can make a night and day difference, especially in EDM where there is no one expected "standard" sound. Last time I did it for a friend, it was 90% EQ.
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do_androids_dream do_androids_dream https://www.kvraudio.com/forum/memberlist.php?mode=viewprofile&u=164034 - KVRAF
- 2908 posts since 26 Oct, 2007 from Kent, UK
Um.. Shouldn't you be asking whoever you're working with these questions?? As a pro mix engineer myself I appreciate direct communication rather than filtering through a forum.. Eq is 80 to 90% of what mixing is.. of course a mix engineer can correct too much high end on a signal!
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- 69 posts since 7 Jun, 2018 from Ukraine. Kharkiv.
You can fix everything with the engineer. I had to correct and mix different material. There are changes that are time consuming. I work in three specialized programs so that the frequency balance is built. If a person has Harbal, he is not required 100% hearing. There are references and technologies.
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Thanks.OllyAudio wrote: Tue Nov 27, 2018 4:57 am You can fix everything with the engineer. I had to correct and mix different material. There are changes that are time consuming. I work in three specialized programs so that the frequency balance is built. If a person has Harbal, he is not required 100% hearing. There are references and technologies.
Why would I need Harbal ? I am not into mixing my music, neither mastering