catandbeats posts
Wouter Feedback
It's a relative simple fix to get focus back. And that is a "mix box or send" aka dry wet control with side chain back in to itself on the wet channel. Also, try to keep leads not auto panning.
La Giang and his mix
Please keep mixing your own tracks, you are doing absolutely brilliant. Your own sound is very nice. In comparison to the norm it's a bit scoopy and always wide.It doesn't matter though as it is your sound. It sounds good on a big system. Try a/bing without these two niggles and see how you ...
A little help and a new perk for patreon
Link to devices:IHNY-2 remake (TURN OFF UTTER NUTTER IF TOP END IS DISAPPEARING)https://we.tl/t-49W4RLxOIrTrackspacer remake:https://we.tl/t-2Y1N8BY1iHBootsandcats LFO remake:https://we.tl/t-4qQn2NCHZF
Looking to make another mixing series
Hey everyone,Haven't made a series in a while and would like to take one of your projects and showcase it! Please send in your tracks via a SoundCloud link. Any genre is fine, the idea is the most important I do not care what the mix sounds like. As long as the arrangement is relatively done. So...
Balcer with a ton of questions in one
Well, just a ton of questions :)
Kris's techno talk and feedback
A few little things to do such as sends for smoother transitions, check mono compatibility and for the drop try to move everything up to +7st. Drop back down to the 1 when you feel it. (might work, might not) Up to you :).Does anybody else have tips for him?
Wouter leaning towards breakbeat
Mix wise try to cut about 140 ish out of the kick. Add a sub (that plays an octave lower than the current bass line).. please put that snare back to center :D.
Fabian's track
Creativity with boundaries or "criterea" are a lot easier and less frustrating to do. The more goal orientated you are before you produce the easier you will get out of the questioning yourself part. As you can answer all the questions with a set of criteria.Mix wise it's not too shabby....
La Giang and Kurkuri
So, It was very confusing for me to give a straight answer as I am not sure how "la giang" is in it with the Euro ish lead. for mixing I would embrace the euro lead and go as cliche as you can. Reverby lead, trancy break, focus on kick, snare, hat (groove elements almost disappearing). And o...
Matt's new track
Little alter boy goes in and out of phase.. Which is a little annoying. I do not know any work around right now. But will keep you posted as the only one I know is melodyne (which is silly expensive).Overall, epic job as always. Loved the distortion on the vocals. What did you use?
Earcandy for Yuubelong
Overall, a bit of faffing around is needed but it's vibes as always
Shure SM58 for home recording?
Nope, get a condenser mic instead. You will also need, a xlr cable in to your soundcard with "Phantom power +48v/p48".Next a pop filter, stand, and set up a closet in your house or make a makeshift corner with blankets. Cut low, de ess, compress. Time based effects should be added later but ...
Flume Low end remake
A kick and a reverse kick is pretty much all it is. But also remade this with Serum which you can download below :).I am also not 100% sure you wanted just that boom woomp sound but that would be the "bass line" of this track as there is just nothing else playing down there
Matt's new collab
Little distortion issues caused by a random plugin. Distortion happens on the sides more than the mid. So have a double check what plugin is doing that.Next, music lives in the mids so try to see if your sub bass is actually working in that mid range. If it doesn't consider a duplicate and using...
Fake Blood Lead Remake
Surprisingly easy to do. Looking forward to more challenges Lead attached with a few little extra's in the macro control
I am off on Holiday for a week
Hey guys,I am off on Holiday in France will be in Biarritz. Driving there so if any of you are on the route or in the south west let me know and let's have a beer.See you next week
Nasir and his vibes for days
It's just the act of making it wetter and paying attention to little details like the bass going a little dissonant. Nothing to freak out about. Just keep being awesome really, and enjoy the project plus all the footage so next time you can incorporate a few of those techniques! you go this
Matt to use a little melodyne trick
Use that little trick and his voice should be come more "even" with the remix
Wouter's got vibes
So, it's perfectly fine. You managed to balance "shit" kick with the rest perfectly. Tap in to the person listening and slowly get more creative with mixing. from static mixing to connection mixing?
Piet's African Vibes
I like that you are starting to work with Vocals more. It has way more potential this way. I suggest digging a little deeper in african rhythms and adding that to your track (remember rhythms can be played in notes or harmonies too that do not all have to line up)Add a sub and volume automate that l...
David August Snare Delay trick
It's as simple as a little time automation in repitch mode :)
dBora with the same hat thing but a fat ass track
The hats are out of whack in the beginning. So Automate it.. simple volume automation is fineMusic is art in motion so just let it flow so people continue listening.Really like the dubby vibe! Good job
Are the HD 650 working or should you keep with the HD25?
Well, no they are not working for you at the moment. The playback system that you are used to most should be used to figure out issues. That being said, absolutely nothing wrong with switching it up! Just give it a double check and make the new pair your new listening headphones (critical listening)...
How do you know if it's too much compression? (kulpa queston)
If you have to do a good amount volume automate too much, most likely you are giving it too much sauce. Try parallel compression and have a look at your limiter. That might be getting too much for it to handle
Loudness Rambling
Well, if you start using 3 different measurements types I can see why it's confusing. At the end of the day, it's not a strict rule. Just something to take into consideration
Deniz feedback
Stop panning please. (this is only for Deniz). So, just start thinking in mid side vs panning. Once you have mid side mixed your song (side always being less loud than mid) start thinking of maybe panning a little again of elements no one cares about.Make a mental note of the mid/side elements in yo...
Julien's Techno Feeback
Bit of balancing needed through single tracks to get the final master to be Thicc :)
Matt's Indie work
Great work, back off the limiter so you do not have a distortion triggered by the kick and automate the kick for the verse/pre chorus :)
Kulpa Gypsy Woman
Put in the vocals of the Gypsy track and you are on your way
Guys! I'm off till the 15th
Hey everyone, I'm off to New York till the 15th. See you after! And thanks for being abdolute legends


























