Mixing for Ambient Music

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Let's discuss some of the basic tools and techniques for mixing ambient music. Topics covered in this video include mixing with pink noise, mixing in mono, textural elements, use of panning and tons more.
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Пікірлер: 36

@the_astro_garden 6 күн бұрын

Great video! Besides adjusting levels for a ghost track, I would also send the ghost track out directly to external speakers, and avoid going through your master track where you may already have mastering plugins. That will avoid hearing your master bus plugins on an already mastered ghost track.

@user-km1tu9yl3q 9 ай бұрын

Just used this trick in tandem with my knowledge of mixing and it greatly improved my tracks to the next level like you said! Appreciate your knowledge.

@ezequielmusaime9314 2 жыл бұрын

amazing content, thank you! lots of love from argentina

@MelleLouiseMusic 2 жыл бұрын

Nice video. It is really cool how different genres have their own sort of mix start/standard. I like your tips and the way your describe each element living in it's own space. :)

@vincentsky 2 жыл бұрын

Nice! Love the pink noise tip. Have used that for gain staging and speaker calibration, but should add that to mix strategy as well!!

@jimnoonan6426 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for this video.

@StefanSchlott 2 жыл бұрын

This deserves so many thumbs up!

@FadingCanvas 2 жыл бұрын

I tried this, I was amazed by the nice result it gave

@rickrandlett7597 2 жыл бұрын

Have to go teach a few lessons. Looking forward to watching this whole video later!

@grainyday 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you Chris

@clivecarter7913 6 ай бұрын

Thank you for sharing 🎉

@phone2160 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you chris

@TheBabayaga321 5 ай бұрын

I need to test this technique out on my latest track...it needs decluttering and I think this might help. Thanks Chris!

@meme-mx4eq Жыл бұрын

C is amazing!!

@Oneiromaster 6 ай бұрын

This is the video I've needed for at least 10 years. You don't get in depth on application, but at least you give me multiple solid gold pathways which I can go down to try to improve my mixing. My music isn't ambient necessarily, but it is electronic and dreamy, which uses multiple undefinable sounds. It's so hard to find advice on these things because 99% of all the advice out there is for traditional band instruments.

@mr.justice3220 2 жыл бұрын

Great stuff as always, ambient definitely has its unique mixing challenges!

@Xtianu Ай бұрын

Thanks for the video. Do you add any reverb to the bass?

@subbasebroken-form3821 2 жыл бұрын

so you use the pink noise sample to set the levels of all individual elements before mixing?

@LoVeAmBiEnT 2 жыл бұрын

Sold my blofeld kept my hydrasynth and my Microfreak sold a few pedals off my board as well stripping things down a bit because I was just having too many options. I didn’t even know where to start. anyway I love your videos. your channel is growing so fast, and of course it is ! you have great content! joining Patreon soon.. I could use some lessons from you, actually some lessons with the ambient guitar stuff you were doing

@s1gns0fl1fe 2 жыл бұрын

Great timing! Hop on the Patreon when you're ready. Thank you for the positive feedback!

@LoVeAmBiEnT 2 жыл бұрын

Also I’m the king of run on sentences 😆

@tearperth 2 жыл бұрын

Hey Chris, just wondering why you're using a limiter in your mixing stage when the volume during mixing is nowhere near the ceiling? I use one when writing and doing sound design because sometimes stuff can get super loud as you destroy sounds, but I've never used one when mixing.

@Oneiromaster 6 ай бұрын

I would love to get some guidance on what to do about multiple sounds that potentially occupy the same frequency space. Artistically I often need to do this and will take a muddy mix over sacrificing the composition (a bad idea I know). I also can't always tell what ranges certain sounds are occupying most, or how to tell. Do I need to slap an EQ on EVERY TRACK and micromanage their frequency ranges? I would greatly appreciate any advice on this!

@s1gns0fl1fe 6 ай бұрын

To be honest it sounds like you need some lessons lol! If I were you I'd just use a SPAN (free plugin) on the master fader to pick out where and how your frequencies are overlapping. You don't need to micromanage, but being thoughtful about it definitely helps. If you want more info, feel free to check out my Patreon or schedule a coaching call on my website.

@Oneiromaster 6 ай бұрын

@@s1gns0fl1fe I absolutely do need lessons! I've been at the production side of music for 15 years and it's my greatest weakness. The creative side is my strength, so it would benefit me greatly to get my production side up to par. I'm embarrassed to admit this but I have both Ozone 6 and Neutron 4, but I'm a far cry from being able to use them intelligently. I will check out the SPAN plugin when I have a chance. I would be very interested in coaching. I checked out your Patreon, and could you tell me if during the coaching, I could share my screen to show you my process? That would be most beneficial to me to be able to show someone who knows their stuff what I'm trying to accomplish. I truly appreciate you taking the time to reply and give tips.

@Gred079 Жыл бұрын

Good tip, Why not white noise?

@s1gns0fl1fe Жыл бұрын

Pink noise is octave boosted, similar to the way our ears perceive sounds. White noise on the other hand is not. Use pink noise!

@LoVeAmBiEnT 2 жыл бұрын

Starting to realize that vital sounds as good as the hydra. Hmm 🤔. Someone please change my mind

@dreamcity7514 8 ай бұрын

dude, i will pay you to teach me how to mix for my sounds

@s1gns0fl1fe 8 ай бұрын

Check out my Patreon! I also offer coaching

@Oneiromaster 6 ай бұрын

Ok, a total noob question, but why are all your tracks audio instead of MIDI tracks when you're creating electronic music?

@s1gns0fl1fe 6 ай бұрын

I never mix in MIDI because there's a chance it won't sound the same way twice. Velocity, modulation, etc can always change. I bounce everything to audio once I'm ready to mix. Hope that helps!

@Oneiromaster 6 ай бұрын

@@s1gns0fl1fe This actually makes a lot of sense, because of all the factors going on with the MIDI info. I really appreciate your reply, and you've made a new fan.

@GrootsieTheDog 9 ай бұрын

Many of the greatest producers never use stereo at all. They see it as a novelty and a cheat and worse, stretching the sound by concentrating too much on width. Once i read sn article on the history of mono, i stopped using stereo. Im always thinking depth instead of width. Because wuth great depth, width becomes an afterthought and redundant.

@subbasebroken-form3821 2 жыл бұрын

so you use the pink noise sample to set the levels of all individual elements before mixing?

@s1gns0fl1fe 2 жыл бұрын

Yes, correct!