You Need to Use Reference Tracks (3 REASONS)

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Maybe you've heard about using reference tracks for your mixdowns? This is only scratching the surface...
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Reference tracks can be used in so many awesome ways, it's very intuitive and stylistically focussed towards your own music, and will help develop your own unique sound.
This video is dedicated to how you can use them in 3 ways to guide you on the path towards reference track mastery.
0:00 Intro
0:14 Arrangement Mapping
2:57 Sound Design
7:07 Reference Mixing
12:28 Summary & Recap
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@scrillahands 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks heaps for the video! That reference track is 🔥

@chimichurripapi3327 2 жыл бұрын

Great content im enjoying the creative techniques youre offering keep it up 🙏🏻

@EDMProd 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you 🙌

@MikeH_PR 2 жыл бұрын

Stupid as this sounds, but I never thought to import an arrangement reference into my DAW like this. So thank you. Subbed 👍🏻

@EDMProd 2 жыл бұрын

Glad we could help! :)

@andrewetzel8044 2 ай бұрын

What was the reference track being used? Really like that track.

@danielribeiro4618 2 жыл бұрын

Nice vid man, could you please make a video how to analyse a reference track (i.e were the kick hits, level matching or stereo field analysis and so on...) it is more to know how to make my track sound more professional using professional reference tracks, I hope you know what I mean. Btw are you using the DT880 or 990? cheers Daniel

@EDMProd 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching man! Sometimes it can also get dangerous when 'analyzing' reference tracks visually, with SPAN or a spectrum analyser. Personally, I prefer to use my ears and try to hear how much the kick is punching. Remember we don't want to COMPARE to our reference we are merely using it as a guide. This is something that is sometimes difficult to teach over a video because the skill is developed in practise. However I do know what you mean! Stereo field analysis and level matching reference tracks is another video I could consider also, so good idea on those ones :) I use the DT880 250ohm headphones, they're quite bright (which you do get used to) but sonarworks reference 4 flattens them out nicely when I need them to be flat!

@danielribeiro4618 2 жыл бұрын

@@EDMProd thanks, keep the good work going on👍