EZ Mix Questions – Help please!

[Syrtis Major]

Hi!

I’ve recently started using EZ Mix and so far I definitely dig it.
My songs contain about 25 tracks per song, and admittedly I’m not too confident when it comes to traditional mix down, even though I’m fully aware and can pin point what kind of sound I’m aiming to achieve.

I’d just like to see if there’s any presets you could recommend for me, in a bid to save a little time and experiment with…

Synth: I’m looking for presets that can brighten up and polish ALL synth work, including pads, leads and melodies.

Hats: I’m looking for hat presets that fit nicely with electronic music

Drums: (This is the hardest part for me). I like my drums big, punchy and thick. So far I can’t find the right presets to use, they’re either too much or too muddy.

If there’s anybody out there that could offer a few tips based on these requirements, I’d be grateful!
Thanks!

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[BigJguitar]

honestly why arent there any posts to this? 110 veiws and nothing? We are better then this guys!

Sy, please understand Im not a pro engineer working for the music industry, but I can tell you what works for me. First off you cant rely on presets to just be amazing. As awesome as ezmix is, your going to have to use some eq, compression and dynamics
to at least get your sounds as close as possible to where you want them to be THEN add the ezmix presets to them for that extra kick. As for the drums, what are running your tracks on, Pro tools, sonar, cubase? I use sonar X1 for my editing/recording and for my drum tracks I break down each drum to its own track so I can have total control over its sound. Building the kit this way allows me more control over the whole kit in the end and allows me to push something if its lacking like the snare or kick without messing with the whole kit.
listen to my track http://www.reverbnation.com/play_now/song_11734722 the drums for me are just slammin!
Presets are well…. preset and thats the dirty truth of it and while ezmix is great you dont have total control over the effect. Make your own presets with what ever production software your using and save them for futur use. The more you have to choose from the better it gets.
I cant tell you how many times I’ve thought to myself”omg the drum track in this song was insane, I wanna use that for this new song with some tweeks!” , or the bass line was slammin or the guitar was awesome. Making these effect presets for yourself is the best way.
As for mastering, I would never use ezmix for that, I use http://youtu.be/m5gYm–nhZk, best mastering VST addon IMHO!
If you wanna get into more tech spit just let me know!

http://www.reverbnation.com/jasonhanerfeld

[VOLiTiAN]

Y’see this is what kinda bugs me about these questions or about the product – it’s a whole chicken/egg situation….

Anyone who’s *anyone* would not expect to get a perfect sound with presets, that’s just fact, there are far too many subtle nuances, variations etc a plus music is organic always changing, for there to ever be a “one-fits-all” solution…

Now is it EZmix’s fault that the mindset above starts to become more prevalent? Of course not, it’s just another tool to be used however we see fit, but when you post on a forum that you’re already using upwards of 20 tracks and you can “pin point” the sound you’re looking for, then why on earth are you using presets? Or even asking subjective questions about which presets to use based on genres?

Surely you can add more of a descriptive, “i’m looking for extra sizzle in my hi-hats but not too bright” or “my kick drum is lacking some bottom end punch” anything at all….

The above just comes across as looking for others to do work to save time. Time, that funnily enough no-one will be able to save you, because when you actually take someone’s advice on a preset it’s going to be complete luck if it’s perfect due to the fact no-one has heard your mix yet/levels, fx chain etc etc (ad infinitum)

Best advice, put a mix up on the ‘net somewhere, allow people to listen to it, express what it is you’re looking to specifically change (and be detailed), and whilst you’re waiting for a plethora of replies, get some demo’s of EQ’s, compressors etc and start learning how to use them, by the looks of it, that’s your next step and you’re half way there anyway….

Sorry for the rant

D.

www.myspace.com/VOLiTiAN www.soundclick.com/VOLiTiAN www.reverbnation.com/VOLiTiAN www.soundcloud.com/VOLiTiAN

[BigJguitar]

Agreed! I think I saw he was a newbie forum member and felt I would “help” with the info I gave. I used to be the same way. If we can land a man on the moon why isnt there a VST that just makes everything sound like its fresh off the press from Sony Music ?!?!?!?
In the past year I have learned more about mixing / mastering by watching vids and READING, yes reading online info boards and actually applying what Ive seen and read to what Im listening to!

http://www.reverbnation.com/jasonhanerfeld

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