[ddots-l] Re: feedback on music project
- From: <ivanlopez@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: ddots-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Sun, 26 Jun 2011 12:14:59 -0700
Thanks for your feedback Chris,
I think you were thoughtful, thorough, and concise in answering my
question.
Some of the things you said I am aware of, (e.g. visualizing the band in
front of me etc), but I still struggled with deciding...—regardless
your feedback should help.
I liked your perspective and what you said regarding emphasis.
I’ll keep your comments and views in mind as I reedit the settings for
the project.
Iván
> -------- Original Message --------
> Subject: [ddots-l] Re: feedback on music project
> From: Chris Smart <csmart8@xxxxxxxxx>
> Date: Sun, June 26, 2011 10:38 am
> To: ddots-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>
>
> Just about every commercial recording out there is a model, or
> something you can learn from simply by listening.
> Personally, when I was a kid, I discovered panning - although I
> didn't know that particular term then - when I heard Queen's
> Bohemian Rapsody for the first time. That blew my mind.
>
> 100% left means a part is coming all from the left speaker or
> earphone, with none from the right. As you lower the percentage,
> more of the right is mixed in, and the sound seems to come from
> closer to center or middle position, the lower the percentage gets
> to zero.
>
> Using a control surface in Sonar helps with this, since you can
> just turn a knob left to move the sound left, right to move it to
> the right etc.
>
> So, -100% left is entirely left. C or 0% is center or middle,
> equidistant between your speakers or earphones. 100% right is as
> you guess by now, entirely from the right speaker or earphone.
>
> >If you are not sitting in the right spot between your speakers,
> >you cannot accurately determine where center left and right are.
>
> Ask yourself, which is the most important part of my song? If the
> lyrics are important and you are trying to communicate a message,
> tell a story, whatever, then the vocals need to be prominent. If
> they are in the middle, center, they will likely be the focus of
> your listener's attention, assuming they are also as loud or
> slightly louder than the rest of your mix. Bass and drums often
> are in the center as well, for similar reasons. You could argue
> that with most current popular styles, lyrics and rhythm are most
> important, with melody and harmony often taking less important
> positions.
>
> So, ask yourself which are the most important elements in your mix.
> Maybe rank things in your mind from most to least important:
> vocals, harmony instruments, bass, rhythm section, solos etc. Then
> decide where you want them placed, in terms of both volume level
> and position in the stereo field. Imagine the group arranged in
> front of you.
>
> Like I said at the beginning, every song you hear is an example you
> can evaluate for your own use. Do you like where things are placed?
> Yes? No? Try to emulate what you like or change what you don't like
> in anybody else's approach to this.
>
> You also want a nice balance with some things in the middle, some
> things to the sides; you don't want one side seeming more prominent
> than the other. Think of a tree ... straight, tall, healthy, but
> with lots of branches and leaves stretching in all directions out
> from that main trunk.
>
> Chris
>
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