Hi,, I posted this one on one thread pero i decided to post it also dito (i hope its not too self indulgent on my part heheh) so here it goes... here's my take... when mixing, I have everything that I use sa mastering stage already engaged while doing the mix. The most prominent would be the Vintage Warmer which is a multiband compressor... I will simply add it to the master buss and and go....Set it to a preset I developed and start mixing from there. That way, meron na ako idea how it sounds, frequency wise and level wise, when i actually master it... Doing so, eliminates the tinkering part of how to eq and compress etc during mastering, kasi you might correct an area of the piece but in effect compromise another... And when i finally master every songs in the project, everything seems to sound cohesive without having to apply eq..... Which by the way, is the best compliment Ive gotten so far... I did the fantasy album by regine , all different arangers and singers, and she had a real kick out of it because she loves the fact that everything sounded cohesive... Hindi tunog na obviously iba iba ang arrangers, musicians and sound palettes na ginamit.... The same goes for noel's Byahe album... The reverb, eq and compressor is next to nothing during the mix, very organic (ironic since we're in the digital age d ba???) ..... Again i mixed them with mastering in mind so i dont have to tinker around with what and how much of this and that stuff i have to apply to get sound Im after during mastering.... It works for me, but there are no guarantees it will work for everybody. The bottomline is, this craft, there are no rules, only guidelines which are considered time honored practices so, start there... Start with what you know, what you've learned, and later impart little by little some stuffs you meant to do na talagang ikaw un, no rules.. Magkakamali ka along the way, so what, learn from it and move on....
