Unit 48 Brief 4 - Mixing Stick Together

Task 1

Remixing another track from scratch.

Setting up the project

 Firstly, I created an empty track on Cubase 6.

How to import track

Then, I logged onto the VLE where I could access the tracks and saved them into my area on the Mac.

I then dragged to tracks from my files onto the empty Cubase project to create the full song ready to be mixed and mastered.

Limiting

I firstly, colour coded the tracks, labelled them and then I had to solo each individual track, shown on the right. I then had to listen carefully for any additional unwanted sounds. With the cutting tool circled below in red, I would cut any unwanted sounds shown below.

Grouping

I then had to group certain sections using the FX Channel. I then grouped the brass instruments and created a FX Channel for the brass section as shown below.

Brass FX Channel

Putting the trombone into the Brass FX Channel by selecting the ‘e’ circled below. Above shows what appears after clicking the ‘e’.

I then did the following for vocals and guitar.

EQ

I then applied EQ to the tracks. This affects the frequency of the tracks so it can boost individual sounds like the bass.

Dynamic Processor

I then compressed the sound using a compressor. I did this for most tracks individually.

Balanced Track

I panned and balanced the tracks to ensure they sounded efficient to the listener. When using the mixer I ensured the overall track was at 0db for a radio edit.

Effects

I used reverb on multiple tracks and also distortion.  Distortion makes the sound harsher and reverb is the sound of the ambience.

See next blog for the sound cloud track and mastering write up for this assignment.