https://guitarnoise.forum/in-the-studio-in-the-studio/all-of-the-above-laz-mix/ Guitar Noise Discussion Board en-US Fri, 05 Jun 2026 07:46:57 +0000 wpForo 60 https://guitarnoise.forum/in-the-studio-in-the-studio/all-of-the-above-laz-mix/paged/4/#post-378518 Wed, 03 Oct 2012 08:07:29 +0000 In The Studio TRGuitar https://guitarnoise.forum/in-the-studio-in-the-studio/all-of-the-above-laz-mix/paged/4/#post-378518 https://guitarnoise.forum/in-the-studio-in-the-studio/all-of-the-above-laz-mix/paged/4/#post-378517 Wed, 03 Oct 2012 07:31:01 +0000
http://www.reaper.fm/

Also, Kenny Gioia has done an excellent tutorial series on getting the most out of Reaper. Joined the Reaper club about 4 years ago and finally bought the license a little over 2 years ago. I tried Cubase and Audacity before and Reaper is way more powerful than Audacity and way easier to work with and more intuitive than Cubase.]]> In The Studio jwmartin https://guitarnoise.forum/in-the-studio-in-the-studio/all-of-the-above-laz-mix/paged/4/#post-378517 https://guitarnoise.forum/in-the-studio-in-the-studio/all-of-the-above-laz-mix/paged/4/#post-378515 Wed, 03 Oct 2012 07:05:09 +0000
http://www.reaper.fm/

Also, Kenny Gioia has done an excellent tutorial series on getting the most out of Reaper.]]> In The Studio Moonrider https://guitarnoise.forum/in-the-studio-in-the-studio/all-of-the-above-laz-mix/paged/4/#post-378515 https://guitarnoise.forum/in-the-studio-in-the-studio/all-of-the-above-laz-mix/paged/4/#post-378509 Wed, 03 Oct 2012 01:00:15 +0000
RMS/Peak: -10 Range is 0 to 1db.
Threshold: -20
Ratio: 3
Makeup Gain: 2db

What you do here is add some GENTLE, soft knee, compression to bring the peaks of the file down a smidge so that Soundcloud's limiter doesn't trigger. You won't notice it playing back the mp3, and Soundcloud won't smash the snot out of it when it's streamed." I've been using the standard Compressor in Audacity to level out our practice recordings. I use the following settings:

Threshold: -12
Noise Floor: -40
Ratio: 3.0
Attack: 0.2s
Release: 2.0

Make up gain (check)
Compress on Peaks (no check - this causes pumping)

After that, I apply the Hard Limiter at -2db, and then Amplify by 1.8db to get the level up.

Moonrider: How do you compare the Compressor with SC-4? Ah - note on the peak value for the SC4 that negative values must be entered manually. 0db is WAY to high for peak value unless you're using brick wall limiting, and even then you don't really want it much higher than -10db. Using a soft knee with a 0db peak will allow the track to clip.

SC4 allows you more control over the different parameters than the standard. It can be used to dramatic effect. Try abusing attack and release times, ratios and hard knee vs. soft knee on a drum track.]]> In The Studio Moonrider https://guitarnoise.forum/in-the-studio-in-the-studio/all-of-the-above-laz-mix/paged/4/#post-378509 https://guitarnoise.forum/in-the-studio-in-the-studio/all-of-the-above-laz-mix/paged/4/#post-378370 Wed, 26 Sep 2012 23:15:43 +0000
http://www.soundclick.com/bands/default.cfm?bandID=476208&content=songinfo&songID=11912486 That was fun. Here are my notes:

- Using Audacity 2.0. Each of the adjustments were made on the entire track - no regional tweaks.
- I didn't mess with the drum/bass track (this is the old one)
- Converted the guitar tracks to Mono, and then used the pan control for stereo
- Duplicated the vocal track and added reverb, then mixed them together. Note I used a "tighter" reverb, with a room size of 10m.
- Duplicated guitar1 track and added similar reverb.
- Added 6db of bass boost to the non-reverb guitar1 track. Now the two guitars don't sound so similar.
- Balanced and mixed down to stereo.
- Did my version of mastering, which is compression 3:1 (threshold -12db), hard limiter at -2db, amplify by 1.8db.

It took me about an hour, maybe 90-minutes.

FYI - your headphones were bleeding into your vocal mic. Not a problem this time,but it could cause trouble on a different song.]]> In The Studio Dan Lasley https://guitarnoise.forum/in-the-studio-in-the-studio/all-of-the-above-laz-mix/paged/4/#post-378370 https://guitarnoise.forum/in-the-studio-in-the-studio/all-of-the-above-laz-mix/paged/4/#post-378358 Wed, 26 Sep 2012 20:35:53 +0000
http://www.soundclick.com/bands/default.cfm?bandID=476208&content=songinfo&songID=11912486]]> In The Studio TRGuitar https://guitarnoise.forum/in-the-studio-in-the-studio/all-of-the-above-laz-mix/paged/4/#post-378358 https://guitarnoise.forum/in-the-studio-in-the-studio/all-of-the-above-laz-mix/paged/4/#post-378333 Wed, 26 Sep 2012 04:10:30 +0000 That, and it does help to hear others' experiences, thoughts, tips, techniques, etc, etc.]]> In The Studio rparker https://guitarnoise.forum/in-the-studio-in-the-studio/all-of-the-above-laz-mix/paged/4/#post-378333 https://guitarnoise.forum/in-the-studio-in-the-studio/all-of-the-above-laz-mix/paged/4/#post-378330 Wed, 26 Sep 2012 02:09:45 +0000 In The Studio TRGuitar https://guitarnoise.forum/in-the-studio-in-the-studio/all-of-the-above-laz-mix/paged/4/#post-378330 https://guitarnoise.forum/in-the-studio-in-the-studio/all-of-the-above-laz-mix/paged/4/#post-378326 Wed, 26 Sep 2012 01:10:38 +0000
After final mix-down, where I've got all the levels balanced and it sounds good to me (don't add extra reverb here), then I apply an overall compression (as described above) so it sounds better online. This would be called "mastering" if I was a Master at it.

So yeah, I've tinkered a bit with Audacity, and I know what I like, but don't think of me as an expert. :shock:]]> In The Studio Dan Lasley https://guitarnoise.forum/in-the-studio-in-the-studio/all-of-the-above-laz-mix/paged/4/#post-378326 https://guitarnoise.forum/in-the-studio-in-the-studio/all-of-the-above-laz-mix/paged/4/#post-378325 Wed, 26 Sep 2012 00:49:11 +0000 (obove edited for spelling and a lot of other offenses to the only language I speak.)

Seriously, if you have the time, I'd love to hear. It's over my head still.
I tried using the compression on the entire song and didn't like it as well as with out. I wonder if it was a technique used only for track leveling and that entire mix adjustments would be a separate mastering process? That, my digital friend, is a wild guess and nothing more.]]> In The Studio rparker https://guitarnoise.forum/in-the-studio-in-the-studio/all-of-the-above-laz-mix/paged/4/#post-378325