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Aug 30, 05
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ARGH. Studio mixes.
Got 55 mins into a studio mix when the power went out. Thanks for that.
Hey as for mixes, how does everyone record? Onto your comp? Straight to CD? Dat? AND who cheats their mixes (ie: does one mix at a time a paste em together?) I try and do full length mixes, but that track by track mixing technique looks sweeter and sweeter everytime I fuck up, or something happens with my mix. 
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I've always just done one pass all the way through when recording.
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I used to be pretty strict about getting it all in one take, but after a while I realized that a CD is meant for listening and little imperfections that would go unnoticed in a live performance are so incredibly noticeable upon repeated listens. And although people complain about the cheese of doing over little mistakes as it's not reflective of a live performance, neither is recording 6 different takes of the same mix and choosing the best one.
However, I'm still not really into the whole pro-tools/acid/computer mixes - I'd rather it be at least 90% live (if not 100%). *note: this is just for studio mixes meant strictly for listening, if you're making a demo to try to get booked, you probably should be doing it 100% live, imperfections and all...
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Aug 31, 05
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I'll usually compile a mix over a few weeks, picking the right tunes and mixes.
then once im happy i'll practice it 3 or 4 times till i get it tight.by this time i'll be sick of the mix and think its shite so i'll go away and have somthing to eat, smoke a joint, play ball, have sex with the mrs. anything that will relax me and reset my brain.then i will return and record the mix ,hopfully in one take but as mentioned before if im passed half way in the set and fuck up i'll pull the tune back do the mix again then cut n paste after the recording. but dont worry about tiny fuck up ,most likely the listner wont notice everything you do. hope this helps good luck dude, cant wait to hear it :)
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There's no right way of making a mix cd.
I've released demo's of Live mixes (from club nights), all the way to mixes done mostly on Protools. They're all good. However, I have found that making software-based mixes takes waaay more time than just live mixes. I don't think live mixes are any more complicated, as you'll have to do all the EQ/FX anyways. It's just that with Softwared mixes, everyone strives to make everything perfect, and that deffinately takes a lotta time and effort. I usually do my mix live, and then go back and edit the fuck out of it. Because to me, your Demo CD should not only reflect on how you can beatmatch/scratch (cause who are we kidding? everyone can do those). I like to add introductions/phrases at certain points done by MC's... I've done some chopping, some crazy effects, some fix ups that are nearly impossible to do live. why limit yourself? Sure, you could do your entire mix in one shot... but in the end, your audiences don't give a fuck if it took you 30 minutes in one try or 3 years with a million takes. It's not cheating either. I think showing some skills in the programming along with the mixing can be very impressive. who cares how you do it.. Like Jimi Hendrix said, "If it sounds good, it's good".
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I feel called upon to point out the fact that a studio mix isn't recorded, it's mixed within a program (like Acid Pro or Ableton Live for example)
that being out of the way, I record my mixes straight from the mixer into my sound card using Cubase SX2 then I go into the wave file and correct any volume issues, put some Vintage Warmer on it to give it some ballsy bass, then export it as a wave file again for chopping into tracks and for making an all-the-way-thru mp3 to send peeps online
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^ don't think that neccesarily the case - studio mixes are mixes made in a "studio" (i.e. at home) which can either be done via computer programs or mixed live or a live mix with some edits and/or overdubs.
Mixes were being called "studio mixes" loooong before Ableton or Acid or Protools even existed.
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i find if i just set a good level and do one take straight into my soundcard into cool edit it works great!
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