Unlike the MIXING process, the RECORDING process is the easiest and most non-demanding - well ... for the engineer anyway! If an engineer has his settings right, has the proper gear and even a basic understanding of the RECORDING process, it's a no-brainer.
For some artists, however, it is the most demanding and sometimes the most excruciatingly painful part of the project. It does not and should not have to be this way. Preparation is key. If you are well rehearsed, then your time in the 'booth' should be fairly effortless. Of course there are times when one cannot be as rehearsed as one would like or possibly you are an artist that creates on the fly. Then your time in the studio would necessarily be increased, but with the help of your engineer at INSANE SOUNDS, you should be able to maintain focus and work efficiently to get you through your project and have it reach its maximum potential.
MIXING is the most important part of your project. no matter how great your song is and no matter how awesome your lyrics are, without a great sounding mix you are at a major disadvantage. Your song needs to be turned into a "RECORD." It needs to meet or exceed the sonic quality, the volume, and the clarity of your competition.
The process of MIXING is where the artist, producer, engineer works with the individual elements of your song:
1. The vocals - their tuning and sonic quality.
2. The instruments - if stems are present, individually these need to be tweaked so they cater to enhance your song and not just be an instrumental/beat that a producer composed without regard to the song you eventually created over it. Of course instrumentals/beats that are provided as what is called a "two-track" (just a stereo file) can also be sweetened massaged to cater to your song, albeit with obvious limitations.
3. If recording live instruments, much of the same tweaks and evaluations also need to be considered like tightening up performances, adding effects (reverbs, delays, filters, phasers, chops, stutters, breakdowns) - whether subtle or something super creative that really enhances your song.
For some artists, however, it is the most demanding and sometimes the most excruciatingly painful part of the project. It does not and should not have to be this way. Preparation is key. If you are well rehearsed, then your time in the 'booth' should be fairly effortless. Of course there are times when one cannot be as rehearsed as one would like or possibly you are an artist that creates on the fly. Then your time in the studio would necessarily be increased, but with the help of your engineer at INSANE SOUNDS, you should be able to maintain focus and work efficiently to get you through your project and have it reach its maximum potential.
MIXING is the most important part of your project. no matter how great your song is and no matter how awesome your lyrics are, without a great sounding mix you are at a major disadvantage. Your song needs to be turned into a "RECORD." It needs to meet or exceed the sonic quality, the volume, and the clarity of your competition.
The process of MIXING is where the artist, producer, engineer works with the individual elements of your song:
1. The vocals - their tuning and sonic quality.
2. The instruments - if stems are present, individually these need to be tweaked so they cater to enhance your song and not just be an instrumental/beat that a producer composed without regard to the song you eventually created over it. Of course instrumentals/beats that are provided as what is called a "two-track" (just a stereo file) can also be sweetened massaged to cater to your song, albeit with obvious limitations.
3. If recording live instruments, much of the same tweaks and evaluations also need to be considered like tightening up performances, adding effects (reverbs, delays, filters, phasers, chops, stutters, breakdowns) - whether subtle or something super creative that really enhances your song.