mixing doubt

[maxit]

friends, now that i produce a little more myself, I find it difficult to understand how much 'bass' is bass enough. I mean if I mix with the normal small earphone I have to raise the level of bass instrument to just hear it, but if I happen to listen with the studio earphones  i hear nothing but the bass. Is there a magic formula that is a trade off between the 2 situations? how do you mix bass frequencies? thanks

[alfstone]

My magic formula is: never mix with headphones.

Also spracht Zarathustra

[Farrell Jackson]

Use nearfield monitors to mix. They will give you better feel for the bass levels.

[Flash Harry]

My magic formula is: never mix with headphones.

Also spracht Zarathustra

I'm with Alfredo 100%, almost...

I use headphones to position detail rather than provide an overall mix.

Mix on speakers, get a pair of nearfield monitors if you can. Learn their idiosyncrasies and listen to the mixes you produce on other speaker systems.

[alfstone]

My magic formula is: never mix with headphones.

Also spracht Zarathustra

I'm with Alfredo 100%, almost...

I use headphones to position detail rather than provide an overall mix.

Mix on speakers, get a pair of nearfield monitors if you can. Learn their idiosyncrasies and listen to the mixes you produce on other speaker systems.

Exact!

And the final verdict usually is my car audio system. If it's Ok there, it will be OK everywhere! 

Alfredo

[maxit]

Like 'new york new york' lol. I just see myself going upandown from the garage

[kenny mac]

Zz top use the car stereo technique.
After you mix it play it on your car stereo.
If it sounds good there it will sound good anywhere.

[alfstone]

Zz top use the car stereo technique.
After you mix it play it on your car stereo.
If it sounds good there it will sound good anywhere.

Lo vedi, Max, lo vedi, che ci ho ragione?....

 

Alfredo

[maxit]

iu nun haju mai dubitato chi avissi raggiuni manco pi 'n minutu frati e poi quel zz surciu suona propriu beni..  allura vaiu a la machina che si je giusto ddrocu a nuova yorke je giusto a tutti banni ;-9 
... chi poi a mia i cuffie mi fannu puri cavuru

[alfstone]

iu nun haju mai dubitato chi avissi raggiuni manco pi 'n minutu frati e poi quel zz surciu suona propriu beni..  allura vaiu a la machina che si je giusto ddrocu a nuova yorke je giusto a tutti banni ;-9 
... chi poi a mia i cuffie mi fannu puri cavuru

...minchia, apposto, compà... 

...cavuru?...iu staiu squarannu ru cavuru...
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...and this was the reason why we both were banned from SC....