Music Production
This is Music Production. A place to share anything and everything you want about your music making journey! Learning is the goal, so discussion is encouraged!
RIP Waveform.
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- Don't share other people's music without commentary, analysis or questions. This is not a music discovery community.
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I will update rules as necessary, but I promise we'll stay light on them and only add new ones after discussion!
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(in no particular order)
- Stuff you made/are making. Get valuable feedback and criticism!
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- Questions and general advice about music production.
- Essays on your favorite productions. Inspirations and insights!
- Your physical analog gear! Let us know how it performs!
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I suggest you first think about what your sources are? What microphones? Does it match the voice? How’s the proximity? How does the room sound? Can you hear the room? Not saying this is your case and it sounds harsher than what it means, but the old saying of “shit in, shit out” is always a good place to start. Check your sources.
It also sounds like compression might be needed on the vocal to level it. That way, whether you duck the BG music to the vocal, or have just vocals alone, things are even. EQ also plays a part in where stuff fits in the whole spectrum of sound.
Keep in mind that if the dynamics and equalization is off on each individual track, it’s trickier to balance stuff out bc it’s kinda untamed.
Seconding track leveling and compression, especially if the parts are recorded separately or you're not used to live performance.
(This isn't to say that track level dynamics aren't important, especially in non-pop music)