Can someone Please do a
MIX BREAKDOWN of how
Janelle Monae does her mixes ??
Janelle Monae - "Tightrope"(2010)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pwnefUaKCbc
Janelle Monae - "Make Me Feel"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tGRzz0oqgUE
Janelle Monae - "Queenl"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tEddixS-UoU
Her mixes are so BALANCED.
Instruments have their own pocket
and separation.
also , i think the person who mixed these
used alot of Saturation to separate instruments,
I have very little experience in using saturation to
do that , can someone break that down in a
way everyone can jump on. The Jack of all trades
Free Saturation plugin Distroyer -
http://www.vst4free.com/free_vst.php?id=551
Can do that, we can jump on it using that
or anything else anyone suggests.
Heri Mkocha
Janelle Monae ....HER MIXES! Breakdown please....
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- KVRist
- Topic Starter
- 57 posts since 17 Sep, 2007 from london
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- KVRist
- 479 posts since 6 Nov, 2010
I think you overestimate the mixing and saturation part.
First of all they sound great because great musicians recorded their instrument parts so they sound awesome in the context.
This means that the different elements don't overlap too much in time and frequency range. Guitars and synths set accents, but don't flood the whole thing.
When mixing though, saturation is a great tool to keep the level of an instrument steady. Also you can reduce the peak level of an instrument while making it sound louder at the same time. In contrast to compressors there is no pumping effect involved here. While pushing the signal into the saturator ceiling, overtones are produced as a result and your signal is more and more turned into a recangle. On some elements it sounds awesome, on others horrible.
First of all they sound great because great musicians recorded their instrument parts so they sound awesome in the context.
This means that the different elements don't overlap too much in time and frequency range. Guitars and synths set accents, but don't flood the whole thing.
When mixing though, saturation is a great tool to keep the level of an instrument steady. Also you can reduce the peak level of an instrument while making it sound louder at the same time. In contrast to compressors there is no pumping effect involved here. While pushing the signal into the saturator ceiling, overtones are produced as a result and your signal is more and more turned into a recangle. On some elements it sounds awesome, on others horrible.
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- KVRist
- Topic Starter
- 57 posts since 17 Sep, 2007 from london
I understand panning, delay tricks,
EQing ,prevention of frequency masking
time based separation due to playing...etc
I just liked her mixes , they seem drenched
in warmth and saturation, the guitars are toasty,
the vocals quite dry at times and warm,the drums full.
There is quite a bit of information and vsts
on getting that analogue warmth, I just felt
I needed someone to go in detail and tell
me how they would use saturation as a
separation tool, as a way to balance the mix.
Heri Mkocha
EQing ,prevention of frequency masking
time based separation due to playing...etc
I just liked her mixes , they seem drenched
in warmth and saturation, the guitars are toasty,
the vocals quite dry at times and warm,the drums full.
There is quite a bit of information and vsts
on getting that analogue warmth, I just felt
I needed someone to go in detail and tell
me how they would use saturation as a
separation tool, as a way to balance the mix.
Heri Mkocha
