hi guys,
hope someone can help.
I’ve been working on a few tracks / bootlegs and have got them to sound what I think is spot on through my studio monitors All levels good e.q compression etc.
The problem I’m having is that when I play them out over a club system the mix sounds different to how I had it on my monitors.
I’ve been doing a basic master with ozone and the tracks are loud enough but they sound pretty crap compared to other tracks and not how I had them sounding in the studio.
The main things I notice is the lead sound or vocal is quieter, the low end sounds flabby and everything lacks clarity.
I’ve been using a reference track that I like the sound of in the studio to set levels etc of my tracks but as soon as I play it on a club system it sounds poor.
Could it be my monitors? Tannoy Active Reveal
Could it be the mix is not right although it sounds right to me in the studio?
Is it all about the mastering?
Am I just rubbish?
no one is rubbish… its a constant learning process. everyone started out not knowing what to do… yes even daft punk started out not knowing what to do… (and then his dad took him into his million dollar studio and taught him how to use it… but anyway… lol)
as i as saying, its a constant learning process. youll have to look into the basics at first… your room monitoring environment… then ure DAW… check to make sure its giving you a real representation of the music thats going on inside…
i have a had massive problems making my tracks WIDEEEE for years… at points its brought me to think about quitting music for good (very recently) but i carried on… even last week i was upset with still not being able to get my tracks really wide and it not causing phasing issues, but today i finally nailed it! i now have my way of making a track wide and not have any phasing problems. you have to work at the problems youll face until you find your way of doing things.
by the way, checking your tracks not phasing might be a solution to it being quieter etc club systems are mono, put a mono maker on your DAW output and collapse the track to mono and see how it sounds, shouldnt be much of a difference if its not phasing. if it is then itll sound quieter and sh*t
sorry just a quick question here:
I always here it, but what does actually phasing mean? and how can phasing be controlled?
thanks JP,
I think the first thing i need to sort is the layout of my room and monitoring and then work from there.
Glad to hear your sticking at it, I know the feeling!
making music is one of the most frustrating things at times but also one of the most fun.
r.e phasing
to the best of my knowledge
Phasing is when two sounds that have similar waveforms mess with eachother and in some cases cancel each other out. a good article here all about it
http://emusician.com/tutorials/its_only_phase/
[quote]duko (06/02/2011)[hr]hi guys,
hope someone can help.
I’ve been working on a few tracks / bootlegs and have got them to sound what I think is spot on through my studio monitors All levels good e.q compression etc.
The problem I’m having is that when I play them out over a club system the mix sounds different to how I had it on my monitors.
I’ve been doing a basic master with ozone and the tracks are loud enough but they sound pretty crap compared to other tracks and not how I had them sounding in the studio.
The main things I notice is the lead sound or vocal is quieter, the low end sounds flabby and everything lacks clarity.
I’ve been using a reference track that I like the sound of in the studio to set levels etc of my tracks but as soon as I play it on a club system it sounds poor.
Could it be my monitors? Tannoy Active Reveal
Could it be the mix is not right although it sounds right to me in the studio?
Is it all about the mastering?
Am I just rubbish?
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could well be your room, especially if your track is sounding as good as your reference track.
have a look at room eq wizard, it can be addictive though!