I´ve got some questions depending the production of my first EP.
I´m working on 4 tracks and I wanted to know if you already made some experience with this. When I made a track I usually put it on Soundcloud and Youtube and offered it as free DL. But now I want to make a four track EP with professionel Mixing and Mastering.
Now my question is if I don´t mix my tracks myself, can I put some effects and plug ins to my instruments and all or do I have to tell the mixing engineer how every single part should sound ? For instance I use a piano and want it to sound very vintage and like on an old vinyl plate. If I make the sound myself using some plugins, is that any problem for the following process? Sorry if that´s a stupid question but I´m not experienced at all. I mean I mixed and masterd the tracks myself but I don´t want to destroy my tracks by doing something which could disturb the following process.
And my next and final question is if you know a good mixing/mastering studio I could send my tunes to?! I´ll produce Glitch Hop and Dubstep. Would be awesome if you could help me out litte.
BTW DubstepChannelTv picked up my latest track! Please check it out and rate if you like it
Greetings from Austria and sorry for the bad use of the beautyful english language
Re: Producing my first EP
Posted: Wed Jan 25, 2012 12:47 pm
by Filthzilla
MandorliMusic wrote:can I put some effects and plug ins to my instruments and all or do I have to tell the mixing engineer how every single part should sound ?
Dude of course you can. Just make the track as you would, finish it completely, then send him a wav, or each of the stems [whatever they ask for.]
MandorliMusic wrote:Sorry if that´s a stupid question
Atleast you apologised.
Good luck.
Re: Producing my first EP
Posted: Wed Jan 25, 2012 12:53 pm
by kambian
In reference to your question on mixing/mastering studios - there's a list in the mastering sticky
MandorliMusic wrote:can I put some effects and plug ins to my instruments and all or do I have to tell the mixing engineer how every single part should sound ?
Dude of course you can. Just make the track as you would, finish it completely, then send him a wav, or each of the stems [whatever they ask for.]
MandorliMusic wrote:Sorry if that´s a stupid question
Atleast you apologised.
Good luck.
HEEY! I´m a huge fan!! thank you for the advice man! Appreciate that!
good luck in the future
Re: Producing my first EP
Posted: Wed Jan 25, 2012 1:18 pm
by MandorliMusic
kambian wrote:In reference to your question on mixing/mastering studios - there's a list in the mastering sticky
MandorliMusic wrote:can I put some effects and plug ins to my instruments and all or do I have to tell the mixing engineer how every single part should sound ?
Dude of course you can. Just make the track as you would, finish it completely, then send him a wav, or each of the stems [whatever they ask for.]
MandorliMusic wrote:Sorry if that´s a stupid question
Atleast you apologised.
Good luck.
HEEY! I´m a huge fan!! thank you for the advice man! Appreciate that!
good luck in the future
not another one
Re: Producing my first EP
Posted: Wed Jan 25, 2012 1:30 pm
by Filthzilla
Electric_Head wrote:
MandorliMusic wrote:
Filthzilla wrote:
MandorliMusic wrote:can I put some effects and plug ins to my instruments and all or do I have to tell the mixing engineer how every single part should sound ?
Dude of course you can. Just make the track as you would, finish it completely, then send him a wav, or each of the stems [whatever they ask for.]
MandorliMusic wrote:Sorry if that´s a stupid question
Atleast you apologised.
Good luck.
HEEY! I´m a huge fan!! thank you for the advice man! Appreciate that!
good luck in the future
not another one
Haha thanks a lot man. You're welcome anytime.
Just shoot me a PM or talk to me on Soundcloud, I'll be happy to listen to your stuff.
I'm not a big artist by the way but I still appreciate it.
@Electric, what's wrong with that?
Re: Producing my first EP
Posted: Wed Jan 25, 2012 1:37 pm
by Lectric
Make the song exactly as you would, except DO NOT have a limiter on the master track. take that off, and make sure you have at least 4dB of headroom, unless the engineer asks for more.
Re: Producing my first EP
Posted: Wed Jan 25, 2012 1:42 pm
by Electric_Head
Filthzilla wrote:
@Electric, what's wrong with that?
there`s no sarcasm font, I am however being sarcastic
it`s all good brother
Re: Producing my first EP
Posted: Wed Jan 25, 2012 4:31 pm
by Filthzilla
Ite den.
Re: Producing my first EP
Posted: Wed Jan 25, 2012 6:22 pm
by Augment
That song in your sig is awesome OP, looking forward to hearing the EP
Re: Producing my first EP
Posted: Wed Jan 25, 2012 7:20 pm
by VirtualMark
MandorliMusic wrote: Please check it out and rate if you like it
Mate i fucking loved it, nice tune!
Re: Producing my first EP
Posted: Thu Jan 26, 2012 12:36 pm
by Filthzilla
The drums at the start of your tune are sooo good.
Did they come from the remix pack or did you make them yourself?
Re: Producing my first EP
Posted: Thu Jan 26, 2012 1:00 pm
by apastrat
Lectric wrote:Make the song exactly as you would, except DO NOT have a limiter on the master track. take that off, and make sure you have at least 4dB of headroom, unless the engineer asks for more.
Why? Does the engineer not know how to use gain knob?
Re: Producing my first EP
Posted: Thu Jan 26, 2012 2:44 pm
by Hircine
apastrat wrote:
Lectric wrote:Make the song exactly as you would, except DO NOT have a limiter on the master track. take that off, and make sure you have at least 4dB of headroom, unless the engineer asks for more.
Why? Does the engineer not know how to use gain knob?
So many producers go without even reading the stickies
Re: Producing my first EP
Posted: Fri Jan 27, 2012 12:19 am
by Towany
Yeah i'm pretty lucky, I got my first e.p that I just finished signed and I did everything myself, you would want to watch out about using samples in your tracks tho that could have copyright written all over em.
Re: Producing my first EP
Posted: Sat Jan 28, 2012 4:52 pm
by MandorliMusic
Lectric wrote:Make the song exactly as you would, except DO NOT have a limiter on the master track. take that off, and make sure you have at least 4dB of headroom, unless the engineer asks for more.
Thank you very much for the information bro! yeah I will now use any plug ins on the master channel and I´ll keep the headroom
Thx Martin
Re: Producing my first EP
Posted: Sat Jan 28, 2012 4:53 pm
by MandorliMusic
blinkesko wrote:That song in your sig is awesome OP, looking forward to hearing the EP
thank you very much bro! i appreciate the feedback and I´ll tell you about the release date
THX
Re: Producing my first EP
Posted: Sat Jan 28, 2012 4:55 pm
by MandorliMusic
Filthzilla wrote:The drums at the start of your tune are sooo good.
Did they come from the remix pack or did you make them yourself?
Yeah mate the are sick! They are from the original track (remix pack). Second Relation are very close friends to me and yeah their drummer kicks ass! Check this out:
