Mixing
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Mixing Madness!
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In a fit of what can only be described as ‘free time’, I managed to completely mix the new album . . . in one day! Well, when I say mix, I mean I created a static mix of each song – so, nothing but panning and basic volume levels applied: no effects or automation. […]
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Kicking the Olive Branch: Drums All Done
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In the absence, so far, this month of a newsletter, I thought I should let you know that all the drum tracks for the new album have now been recorded! The final track – all 20 minutes of it – turned out particularly spiffing and I can’t wait for you to hear it. So now […]
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Mixing / Mastering Update 3: It’s Nearly There!
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Following the last post, I had to redo the mixes. There was nothing intrinsically wrong with them: I just knew I could make them better. And I have. They are now fully mixed and raring to go. No more changes. This is it. At the moment, I am at the mastering stage. I expect that […]
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Unforgiving Mirror – Done, Dusted!
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Finally . . . . . finally . . . . . finally, I am pleased (and a little bit proud) to announce that Unforgiving Mirror, our new studio album, is now 100% complete and is at the pressing plant! It will be a couple of weeks or so after that before I take delivery […]
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Mixing Complete!
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Unforgiving Mirror . . . . I finally completed the mixing of the new album yesterday tea-time! I ended up mixing the 18 minute title track twice until I got it right: it’s hard going doing an epic! Today and the rest of the week will be spent mastering and checking the sound on a multitude […]
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Unforgiving Mirror – Title Track Mixing
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Been working solidly on the monster title track of the new album Unforgiving Mirror. Rest of the album is now completed, and when this track is done, it’s a few days resting of the ears and then straight onto mastering and then straight to the pressing plant! The title track is around 25 minutes long, […]
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New Album(s) Update
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It’s been a while since I posted an update regarding the new albums! As of now, though, I’m very pleased to report that I have completed the mixing of 80% of the songs and they are sounding fantastic. I always find mixing the most troublesome part of the whole recording process as you need to […]