Mixing for vinyl ain t your everyday walk in the park.
Eq vinyl with mixer before sampling.
All mixers have at least two channels one for each sound source with dedicated strips to control individual track level and eq.
I just eq to where i feel like it sounds best on it s own with no consideration for other elements.
You even can run the turntable through some hardware effects like delay reverb and filters all before recording.
Once i get my eq right i record the sample chop it up etc.
The truth is that in most such cases there were problems with the premaster that prevented it from being cut as it is.
A short note before counting down.
Arguably the mixer is the dj s principle piece of equipment especially in a live environment.
This may sound like a bad idea but after doing it for a long time i still feel this is a critical part of my process.
The mixer though is all important.
Looks like i ve got a bit of explaining to do while you glimpse at the mirror.
Remember that you can use the eq and filter on your dj mixer to get the samples sounding awesome before they even hit the computer.
Since the resurgence of vinyl in the mid 2000s vinyl sales have shown no signs of slowing down but with its return comes a new set of challenges for the aging medium new genres with increasingly complex production styles the major paradigm shift from analog to digital production and evolving audio mastering standards just to name a few.
This tutorial has been requested a lot by my blog readers so today i ll finally show you guys how to eq vocals might not work for vocal samples and effects you ll learn how to find problem frequencies and remove them to help the vocals sound more clean profession and sit well in a mix.
Of course you need a method of playing your music in the first place you live and die by your practised set and if you haven t got the music to hook the bopping crowds then you might as well go home.
Over cleaning can damage vinyl so the best practice for sampling is to clean a record just before making a sample then leave it until it is sampled again.
I like to use my mixer s eq first and foremost.
That changes if the lp is in your regular listening rotation of course.
Also if you are planning to release the material on vinyl this can be very vinyl un friendly and for the most part uncorrectable in the mastering stage.
I can t tell you how many times i have attempted to communicate this ahead of time to a mixing engineer and or client only to receive mixes that are heavily peak limited and or clipped.
