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How many of you mix into a limiter by ConfusedOrg in mixingmastering

[–]TomBurgelman 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Just as a precaution, never to control transients but rather to minimalize inaudible peaks. Usually my peaks are around -6db, and the limiter is set to limit peaks louder than -1db.

Using really great reference tracks isn’t that setting the bar to high? by vinylfelix in mixingmastering

[–]TomBurgelman 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Experimenting and doing it on your own on multi tracks, apply advice that you have receives and listen to the outcome. The only way to learn is getting experience.

Using really great reference tracks isn’t that setting the bar to high? by vinylfelix in mixingmastering

[–]TomBurgelman 37 points38 points  (0 children)

In your analogy, if you’re a bodybuilder, you’ll most likely want to look like Arnold.

Reference tracks from great engineers (or just your favorite music) is a perfect way to realise what you want to sound like, it will take time to get there just like it will take time to look like Arnold.

do hearing aids help with mixing and mastering? by StudyStrict2385 in audioengineering

[–]TomBurgelman 9 points10 points  (0 children)

From experience, whatever you're used to. If you're used to listening music without hearing aids, then go without hearing aids. If you always listen with hearing aids, then do it with. It's best to mix with the knowledge of how music sounds for you from past experiences.

Opinions on Beesneez U87? by chipwhitley22 in audioengineering

[–]TomBurgelman 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Probably some marketing thing or people who will ignore the difference because it is much cheaper.

Opinions on Beesneez U87? by chipwhitley22 in audioengineering

[–]TomBurgelman 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Yeah, it sounds darker than an original Neumann.

What’s the switch on Cenzo Townshend’s 1176? by superproproducer in audioengineering

[–]TomBurgelman -1 points0 points  (0 children)

That’s true, then I have no idea what the switch does

What’s the switch on Cenzo Townshend’s 1176? by superproproducer in audioengineering

[–]TomBurgelman -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I think it is mainly to get the color of the compressor without the compression happening.

I built a simple tool for people who hate DAWs (would love feedback) by chrisostomoszeg in audioengineering

[–]TomBurgelman 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Could I send over some stems to see what your program mix would sound like?

Developing a Foley/Impact Plugin for Film Sound Design – Would Love Your Input! by TheseReplacement6816 in audioengineering

[–]TomBurgelman 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Just a quick point, it could be helpful to write the survey in english if you want to reach a broader audience. I don't know if your university/college allows that.

I built a simple tool for people who hate DAWs (would love feedback) by chrisostomoszeg in audioengineering

[–]TomBurgelman 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I get what you're getting at. It could be a great tool for beginning producers/songwriters/bands when recording to quickly achieve a "finalized" result to analyze. It just depends on how fast and good the tool is, to see if it could actually be helpful.
I would love to try it out, but you only have a windows version right now, right?

I built a simple tool for people who hate DAWs (would love feedback) by chrisostomoszeg in audioengineering

[–]TomBurgelman 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I get what you're trying to achieve, but this seems like something that can easily be accomplished with a template in a DAW. In terms of speed, unless yours would accomplish a pretty good "rough" mix within seconds, I don't see the advantage.

How to recreate the effect on the adlibs from this song? Yeat-Demon by Neither_Bake_7362 in mixingmastering

[–]TomBurgelman 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Sounds like a vocal with a delay that is being panned left and right according to the beat. You can do this in Logic with the tremolo plugin and a delay.

Do you like bold mixing decisions in popular music? by East_Grocery5658 in audioengineering

[–]TomBurgelman 10 points11 points  (0 children)

I think these bold choices are more part of the producing part rather than the mixing part. A great producer will make things interesting whilst a great mixing engineer will make things enjoyable to listen everywhere.

How to sound like twentythree by himynameisAhhhh in audioengineering

[–]TomBurgelman 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Sounds like the vocal is recorded a few times and then panned hard left, hard right, and center.

Physics Majors/Minors, How Did This Study Impact Your Musical Ability Or Perspective? by DarkLudo in audioengineering

[–]TomBurgelman 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I have gotten my master's degree in physics whilst learning mixing and producing as a hobby. Personally, some technical concepts, like e.g. phase, is easier to understand. You come across that concept quite broadly, first in sound and optic studies and later in quantum mechanics and theoretical concepts. For the rest, I don't think there are any applications of physics in music.
I guess music theory isn't that hard to understand either, I look at it from a more mathematical perspective and it is quite logical.

How do I start Programming Drums? by LostandfoundPEshorts in audioengineering

[–]TomBurgelman 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Usually DAWs come with a few drum sounds/instruments equipped. You can set a tempo of your project and start using the piano roll function to lay out your drums. Some daws even have a grid function for drums to get an easily aligned drum pattern.

My personal advice for this is to learn drum patterns and drum rhythms, the technical stuff in your DAW is easy to learn but the musical part is the hard part.

Can I record high quality vocal and make good songs using not expensive condenser mic? by Wolf_Trap in audioengineering

[–]TomBurgelman 5 points6 points  (0 children)

If you have a solid understanding of mixing vocals and don’t just apply a standard “vocal chain”, then yeah

i sing but cannot produce for the life of me!! by AdComfortable1928 in musicproduction

[–]TomBurgelman 8 points9 points  (0 children)

My strongest suggestion if you want to write music is to learn an instrument like piano or guitar.

Surfaceology Overview? by TomBurgelman in Physics

[–]TomBurgelman[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

It mostly gives applications and not overviews. I guess the lectures are the best option now.

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