Moe45673
01-31-2010, 12:04 AM
I know about books like The Mixing Engineers Handbook, but what I want is a book (not a website, but something I can hold in my hand) that not only gives you tips and tricks (which I will need), but various other things for the blank slate that I am.
Generic things that any mixing person needs to know, regardless of console/DAW. For example, what steps do all of these need before you can hit the record button? I want checklists like "make sure to arm the track". I'd also like some tips as to why you'd record one guitar line amongst 3 separate tracks rather than do it all in one track.
And if anyone can answer me a slightly off-topic question.... I was doing some experimenting with autotune so I decided to sing the main "Boom boom boom" part of the Black Eyed Peas song "Boom Boom Pow". What I did was I recorded myself singing those words twice, then T-Pain'ed the hell outta them (I was experimenting, people, I'd never actually do that!). Then I copied that track to another track to start on tempo, but used autotune to pitch shift the vocals down 3 half-steps. Did the same thing again one more time, except 2 whole steps down.
Here's my attempt after about 20 minutes (I've learned way more about auto-tune since then and a newer attempt would be much cleaner), if you're curious
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jt1juPwW2sU
Is this more or less what the producer did in the studio or did I make the whole thing needlessly complicated? Basically, what I ask is is it possible to have different plugin settings on different parts of a track (I use Reaper), or do you need a new track for any different knob twiddle in a plugin?
But yeah, book is way more important info and I'd appreciate it! The less obtuse and more engaging/fun to read, the better! I mainly want demystifying the console, not so much the hardware (like mic pres)
Generic things that any mixing person needs to know, regardless of console/DAW. For example, what steps do all of these need before you can hit the record button? I want checklists like "make sure to arm the track". I'd also like some tips as to why you'd record one guitar line amongst 3 separate tracks rather than do it all in one track.
And if anyone can answer me a slightly off-topic question.... I was doing some experimenting with autotune so I decided to sing the main "Boom boom boom" part of the Black Eyed Peas song "Boom Boom Pow". What I did was I recorded myself singing those words twice, then T-Pain'ed the hell outta them (I was experimenting, people, I'd never actually do that!). Then I copied that track to another track to start on tempo, but used autotune to pitch shift the vocals down 3 half-steps. Did the same thing again one more time, except 2 whole steps down.
Here's my attempt after about 20 minutes (I've learned way more about auto-tune since then and a newer attempt would be much cleaner), if you're curious
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jt1juPwW2sU
Is this more or less what the producer did in the studio or did I make the whole thing needlessly complicated? Basically, what I ask is is it possible to have different plugin settings on different parts of a track (I use Reaper), or do you need a new track for any different knob twiddle in a plugin?
But yeah, book is way more important info and I'd appreciate it! The less obtuse and more engaging/fun to read, the better! I mainly want demystifying the console, not so much the hardware (like mic pres)