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Ableton Forum's top production and mixing tips

Posted: Sun Jun 08, 2014 2:45 pm
by Psychoactive_Music
I'll start, maybe we can do one each?
helpful tips, daft tips, funny tips... whatever you like
No rules,it's just a bit of fun.

#1. Remember to leave headroom in the mixing process. Balance you're levels to taste , but keep peaks below -6db as a general guideline.

Re: Ableton Forum's top production and mixing tips

Posted: Sun Jun 08, 2014 2:57 pm
by Tarekith
- never process your audio unless you hear a need for it, not because your favorite artist said they use a certain technique.

Re: Ableton Forum's top production and mixing tips

Posted: Sun Jun 08, 2014 3:32 pm
by garyd7
- high pass everything that's not bass

Re: Ableton Forum's top production and mixing tips

Posted: Sun Jun 08, 2014 4:51 pm
by 8ball
Maybe a little OT but hey, Clean up your projects! ( File Menu>Manage Project>and delete unused files you don't no longer use.)

Re: Ableton Forum's top production and mixing tips

Posted: Sun Jun 08, 2014 5:12 pm
by Jamoflage
If you use them, set Live's reverb to high quality mode, and EQ's to oversampling.

Re: Ableton Forum's top production and mixing tips

Posted: Sun Jun 08, 2014 9:05 pm
by timothyallan
A/B -everything- at identical volumes.

Re: Ableton Forum's top production and mixing tips

Posted: Tue Jun 10, 2014 2:59 am
by jbw
Make it funky

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