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== Creating Clarity in Music == | == Creating Clarity in Music == | ||
A well-mixed song allows the listener to easily hear the parts that different instruments are playing, without blasting the volume or causing discomfort. | A well-mixed song allows the listener to easily hear the parts that different instruments are playing, without blasting the volume or causing discomfort. | ||
Ideally its good to find the right balance between no reverb vs full reverb. Often times its not about knowing values but using your ears to determine whether or not the mix of the reverb is well used or not. | |||
Panning can be used to separate elements to make the mix a higher quality due to separation of certain elements like the kick and bass which often share frequencies especially low to low mid range. This could cause an effect called masking which should be avoided. This can happen when an instrument like a bass is louder than other instruments around its frequency spectrum and causing the kick to be muddled especially when the volume is louder on the bass. | |||
Ideally keeping instruments below a level where clipping or digital distortion prevents digital distortions that you would not necessarily want in a mix or recording. Use your ears to tell whether or not the instruments are clipping or not. | |||
=== Volume === | === Volume === | ||
Volume is how loud the viewers are listening to the sequence. | Volume is how loud the viewers are listening to the sequence. | ||