Here are a few valuable tips I have used over the last few of music production I figured I’d share. Do what suits you and find your own style, but this is what works for me and I’ll be sure to keep posting various things that I think may benefit aspiring amateurs and home-studioers alike.
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Don’t add too much of anything
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Listen to your mixes on as many systems as possible (use fancy headphones / crap ones / use your car stereo / even use your TV)
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Mono your bass
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Expand your mids
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Leave the faders alone. Mix with Pan and EQ.
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Never overmix your drums.
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If within 45 minutes your mix isn’t progressing, remove parts or change the arrangement.
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The key of the song definitely does matter. Don’t be lazy and decide to do it in E standard tuning just because. Experiment with half-step or full-step tuning.
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Turn off your computer and leave your mix for a few days, come back with a fresh mind
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Record vocals in stereo
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Try a low-pass filter on a delay
