Comments on: Mixing First Aid For EDM

By: Pilogram Stylze

Pilogram Stylze — Wed, 10 Oct 2018 07:17:51 +0000

Been using you tutorials I think I am getting there now.

By: Sakari

Sakari — Tue, 10 Jan 2017 22:43:23 +0000

Mihin kohtaan laittaisit efektit? Samalle tasolle muiden supporttaavien soundien kanssa?

By: Andrew Balaschak

Andrew Balaschak — Mon, 28 Sep 2015 02:39:05 +0000

What snare sample are you using, and what sample pack is it from?

By: Petri Suhonen

Petri Suhonen — Fri, 31 Jul 2015 02:44:55 +0000

In reply to Daniel G..

Exactly, Daniel!

By: Daniel G.

Daniel G. — Thu, 30 Jul 2015 11:06:24 +0000

It is a valid mixing strategy, but this article assumes that the kick is the rhythmic “home base” of the mix, so to speak. While that is true for most EDM, there are some styles of music that have the bassline or some other rhythmic element loudest, because it is what drives the mix forward. The point is to find the focus of your song, and let everything else compliment it, not compete with it.

By: Petri Suhonen

Petri Suhonen — Sun, 29 Mar 2015 19:16:51 +0000

In reply to chris.

Hey Chris,
And very much thanks for your input!

That -6dB approach on mixing is very common and it works so no problem there at all.

However (and feel free to correct me if I’m wrong!), the risk of clipping in the final mixdown when you’re working on a 32-bit or 64-bit environment is very VERY small. If your bus is clipping, lowering the Master channel level should solve that too.

OR export your mix as 32-bit WAV and normalize it and voila: the clipping is gone.

However, there IS a risk that some plugins (usually those that are badly programmed) can clip INTERNALLY if you send a too hot signal into them.

Cheers!

By: chris

chris — Sat, 28 Mar 2015 17:24:00 +0000

Excellent tutorial!! Only one piece of input…

You mention using your kick drum as the reference point and to set that kick at 0dB before moving faders. You also went on to say that if your master is clipping to just pull down the master fader. Sure, these techniques may help but sometimes you’ll still have clipping on bus mixes. IMO the reference, i.e. kick drum, should start around -6dB or so to insure proper head room at the end. Follow all the same steps but with lower levels so you can pump it up in mastering.

Like I said, nice tutorial. Just wanted to mention my approach in case someone finds it useful.

By: chris

chris — Sat, 28 Mar 2015 17:20:18 +0000

In reply to david.

David- having automated levels is super common in EDM. Best workaround I’ve seen for this is to automate your levels using a plugin with an output control, so your channel levels can be set for mixing.

By: David Scarpitta

David Scarpitta — Sat, 14 Feb 2015 23:36:09 +0000

It’s been quite a while since I started producing stuff, but this tutorial is godly detailed and a big help.

Thanks for being awesome!

By: Kelvin

Kelvin — Tue, 20 Jan 2015 19:21:32 +0000

Petri you’re the best, I use so much of your techniques. And you all do this to help us out. You sir, deserve the Noble price ^^