+1 Would definitely like to see a tutorial on this.
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One more up for this:) I know some tips that we should make room for other sounds with bringing the kick up to -6 or for better mix down and space.But still a tutorial will be worth it…
Yeah this is the thing, we all know bits and bobs, but then we all know bits and bobs about every other SA tutorial before it was made. But when we’ve had a video on SA, it’s helped us learn more, plus it adds to the growing database of useful videos needed for production.
We have everything else, including mastering… just no mixing tuts yet.
Could just use the stems from a previous tutorial, or even, kill two birds with one stone by making the mixing tutorial include big vocal arrangements as they kinda tie into each other.
+1
yeah this is my biggest weakness at the moment, when i start off a track its fine but later down the stage, on some tracks i seem to make it worse with eq etc.
Yh, i feel like this is where my tracks are dragged down, +1.
It’s a huge subject to try and do in tutorials. Maybe it needs to be broken down. Eq, Level setting, bussing and return tracks and referencing.
I was lucky enough to spend a day in the Sonic Studio mixing a track down and the difference it made to work with someone else with a wealth of experience and have questions asked to me and by me really helped push my sound forward, tightening everything up and getting a sound that I had been looking for for the last few years. So just watching someone else work was absolutely priceless.
i’m in!!! good idea!!
[quote]Stuart Braybrooke (11/07/2010)[hr]
I was lucky enough to spend a day in the Sonic Studio mixing a track down and the difference it made to work with someone else with a wealth of experience and have questions asked to me and by me really helped push my sound forward, tightening everything up and getting a sound that I had been looking for for the last few years. So just watching someone else work was absolutely priceless.[/quote]
Yeah of course this way of learning is the best, but the second best way is obviously by video tutorial and using the forums as a point for any questions you may have 
I’m hoping I get the opportunity to do what you did when i start my Digital Musician course in sept actually!
what is a professional mix down ?
Most would say that it’s when a track is mixed to be a unified sound with all sounds well balanced giving depth, width, clarity
even if someone showed you how to do it would you really benefit from it ?
No!!! in most cases every track will be different and only practice will make you better at mixing.
in a tutorial on mixing what do you think someone will show you ?
how to pan, set levels, eq, compress limit !!! these have all been covered in many of the tutorials already.
i would love to know how to get a great mixdown but i also know that having a video tutorial will only help me if i was to replicate the track being mixed down and in reality the only thing i can do to get better is to practice or get someone else to mix my tracks down. you’ll find that many pro’s have some kind of studio partner, maybe someone that helps with creating sounds or structure, mixdowns or masters. maybe its time to get into a studio with someone and see how they work on mixing down your material instead of watching a video of someone mixing their own material, i’ve watched many videos of people mixing a track down and not one of them really help all that much when it came to my own tracks.
if you want to get better at mixdowns and don’t really want someone else to do it for you then practice practice practice is the only answer imo
[quote]f you want to get better at mixdowns and don’t really want someone else to do it for you then practice practice practice is the only answer imo
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Yeah like everything no short cuts
Still the ebay gods looked at me favourably today and bought howies reccomendation for a bargain of £3 infact the postage is going to cost me more
[quote]slender (12/07/2010)[hr][quote]f you want to get better at mixdowns and don’t really want someone else to do it for you then practice practice practice is the only answer imo
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Yeah like everything no short cuts
Still the ebay gods looked at me favourably today and bought howies reccomendation for a bargain of £3 infact the postage is going to cost me more[/quote]
What did you buy?
Was there a tut for that?
[quote]howiegroove (02/07/2010)[hr] I always have a chain on my master bus for loudness so that I can hear what it will sound like after mastering. It gives it a good idea.[/quote]
You didn’t buy a chain did you?
[quote]slender (12/07/2010)[hr][quote]f you want to get better at mixdowns and don’t really want someone else to do it for you then practice practice practice is the only answer imo
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Yeah like everything no short cuts
Still the ebay gods looked at me favourably today and bought howies reccomendation for a bargain of £3 infact the postage is going to cost me more[/quote]
…and yes its called how to keep your cool on an online auction
[quote]roben (12/07/2010)[hr][quote]slender (12/07/2010)[hr][quote]f you want to get better at mixdowns and don’t really want someone else to do it for you then practice practice practice is the only answer imo
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Yeah like everything no short cuts
Still the ebay gods looked at me favourably today and bought howies reccomendation for a bargain of £3 infact the postage is going to cost me more[/quote]
What did you buy?
Was there a tut for that?[/quote]
No tut - Just a Howie Book App… 
also available as part of the Amazon Kindle reader
In theory, if you’ve put the elements of your track together well, the mix down should be fairly simple.
Far more important to trim the fat off elements that might conflict with other sounds first, and with tedius and solid attention to detail, than to try and repair it in the mix later.
If you do that from the ground up, you should have loads more room in your mix and the mixdown should almost take care of itself
[quote]slender (12/07/2010)[hr][quote]slender (12/07/2010)[hr][quote]f you want to get better at mixdowns and don’t really want someone else to do it for you then practice practice practice is the only answer imo
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Yeah like everything no short cuts
Still the ebay gods looked at me favourably today and bought howies reccomendation for a bargain of £3 infact the postage is going to cost me more[/quote]
…and yes its called how to keep your cool on an online auction :)[/quote]
£3??
I just looked and it’s £25 on ebay?!
It was on auction