Online Mixing Service.
Mixing Service.
My audio mixing offer is different to that of many mixing engineers. I am a successful musician and songwriter, and this means I approach the mix in a creative fashion. To me, it is not just a case of balance, EQ or making instruments sound professional. We are telling a story here when the song is playing out to the listener. Some mix choices are arrangement choices themselves i .e. making one specific effect more extreme in the 2nd verse so the song feels as if it’s progressing (that really is an arrangement choice as opposed to technical expertise). Maybe we need to make the catchiest guitar the loudest coming out of the speakers, or perhaps it needs to be quieter because it gets far too sickly by Chorus number 2. These are choices I make carefully throughout the mix process. I know and understand how important a mix is to the artist being one myself.
A mix can make the song more exciting, allow the track to breathe, and it is an important process making the music sound like a record. Most importantly, a mix is something you get to cherish forever. I am here to help you the artist to set out what you aim to achieve.
Mix Process Explained.
Send your audio.
You send WAV or AIFF files (44.1, 48, 88.2 or 96KHz) via a file transfer cloud service (dropbox, wetransfer, hightail etc).
These stems should be supplied dry (without FX), bounced from bar one, all be the same length and all with the same sample rate.
If there are creative effects applied to certain tracks which are deemed detrimental to the song (i.e. delays, filter sweeps etc) then please supply ‘dry’ and ‘with FX’ files separately.
Send a rough bounce so I have reference to the song in it’s most recent state.
Pre-mix notes.
Provide me with detailed mix notes in regards to the production, effects, and reference links to tracks you'd like the mix to emulate.
The aim is to get off to a flying start and for you to be happy as possible with this first mix. If you are unsure on direction do not be embarrassed to say so!
I mix!
I prep/organise the stems in Pro Tools. The mix begins using high quality conversion, professional monitoring, an acoustically treated environment and carefully selected audio effects.
Oh and my ears!
I send you the mix and you listen.
Next you will receive a high quality mix. Have a listen to the mix on different sets of speakers, and take the time to process it. You’re happy? Great. You want changes? That’s also OK and normal. Make detailed notes of what you would like changing and provide time references - mm:ss.
Revisions.
It’s your song, and I want you to be happy with the end result. This makes me happy. So, I provide multiple revisions until you are 100% satisfied.
Sign off.
When you are completely happy with the mix and we sign it off, I print the mix in WAV 44.1KHz 16 bit or AIFF format. I also provide an instrumental version when requested.
Contact Me.
To have an informal chat or to get a specific quote, whatever the project size or budget may be, whether you’re an independent or major act, please don’t hesitate to drop me a line here.