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SteveWZ · Post by **SteveWZ** » Fri Jun 19, 2020 2:39 pm

Depends on the song, usually between 1-3 hours.

fese · Post by **fese** » Fri Jun 19, 2020 2:43 pm

Oh, not long, only three to five years.

jancivil · Post by **jancivil** » Fri Jun 19, 2020 2:57 pm

energydrink wrote: Thu Jun 18, 2020 12:24 am Too long. It’s never done lol!

Friend of mine related this aphorism to me: There are no finished mixes, only abandoned mixes.

Mushy Mushy · Post by **Mushy Mushy** » Fri Jun 19, 2020 3:00 pm

jancivil wrote: Fri Jun 19, 2020 2:57 pm
energydrink wrote: Thu Jun 18, 2020 12:24 am Too long. It’s never done lol!
Friend of mine related this aphorism to me: There are no finished mixes, only abandoned mixes.

That's a Da Vinci quote:

CircuitEYE · Post by **CircuitEYE** » Sat Jun 20, 2020 8:47 am

I have worked on projects with clients that used 40+ tracks that take 4-6 hours to mix.
It really also depends on what the client wants.

morelia · Post by **morelia** » Sat Jun 20, 2020 9:06 am

f**king ages. It is a hugely painful process. My studio space sucks, my ears suck. It is only by mixing a song, listening in the car, tweak the mix, listen in the car, over and over and over again. Making the smallest of adjustments like a small consonant that is sticking out or a snare that has too much attack. It's really painful. But in the end it is so worth it because I get a song that is maybe 20% of the way to a decent mix. And to really add to the joy if I post it on youtube I might get 30 people checking it out. Yep, its a long and rewarding process.

cleverr1 · Post by **cleverr1** » Sat Jun 20, 2020 3:08 pm

These days if you're mixing your own stuff on your DAW the only real constraint is when you need to finish it. Back in the 90s to get a decent sound you needed to hire a good studio, mix engineer and tape op. That lot cost around £1k per day plus a reel of 2" Ampex. A day for the standard 3 mixes was all we had the budget for, so it had to work.
By contrast I'm sat looking at an as yet unfinished piece that has everything running simultaneously, whereas before I'd mix say the orchestral sections and add them as finished elements into the main mix. This gives massive flexibility, but also is hugely complex as there are so many variables. Until I'm given a deadline I'll keep tweaking. I too consider the mix when building the track. I expect weeks though as it's a dance track that won't be released for months, especially when there aren't any clubs open.
Its a historical issue when given unlimited resources. For example it's well know that Michael Jackson's Billy Jean was mixed 91 times, and for the release they chose mix #2.

thecontrolcentre · Post by **thecontrolcentre** » Sat Jun 20, 2020 3:19 pm

How long is a piece of string?

vurt · Post by **vurt** » Sat Jun 20, 2020 3:45 pm

four foot one sir!

thecontrolcentre · Post by **thecontrolcentre** » Sat Jun 20, 2020 7:27 pm

vurt wrote: Sat Jun 20, 2020 3:45 pm four foot one sir!

Indeed ... but how long in time is it?

morelia · Post by **morelia** » Sat Jun 20, 2020 9:53 pm

Mushy Mushy wrote: Fri Jun 19, 2020 3:00 pm There are no finished mixes, only abandoned mixes.That's a Da Vinci quote:

That is, for me, so true. I am never happy with a mix but I know my abilities. And it is such a long and difficult process I always just get to a point and think, that'll do me.

Cruba · Post by **Cruba** » Tue Jun 23, 2020 7:55 pm

As long as I need to do a song, because I mix on the fly, not a finished song. The only thing I do, when a song is done is adjusting volumes based on different monitors. I would not call it mixing so...

Mushy Mushy · Post by **Mushy Mushy** » Tue Jun 23, 2020 7:58 pm

Cruba wrote: Tue Jun 23, 2020 7:55 pm I mix on the fly

Don’t the wings get distracting?

vurt · Post by **vurt** » Tue Jun 23, 2020 8:11 pm

thecontrolcentre wrote: Sat Jun 20, 2020 7:27 pm
vurt wrote: Sat Jun 20, 2020 3:45 pm four foot one sir!
Indeed ... but how long in time is it?

40 secs

vurt · Post by **vurt** » Tue Jun 23, 2020 8:13 pm

Mushy Mushy wrote: Tue Jun 23, 2020 7:58 pm
Cruba wrote: Tue Jun 23, 2020 7:55 pm I mix on the fly
Don’t the wings get distracting?

i have no idea what you look like, so i just had to imagine kicking steve irwin in the stones

How much time do you take to mix a song?