https://www.tjhewer.com/blog daily 0.75 2023-10-30 https://www.tjhewer.com/blog/2023/10/30/the-chord-progressions-of-inception monthly 0.5 2023-10-30 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5681afc8d8af1011fc0831fa/d10b1f99-38b5-4b72-9512-5de872acd767/time.png Blog - The Chord Progressions of Inception - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5681afc8d8af1011fc0831fa/75369a72-20e1-4da8-86d9-845ec9106e03/dream.png Blog - The Chord Progressions of Inception - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.tjhewer.com/blog/2020/5/11/may-11-2020-mix-meeting monthly 0.5 2020-05-11 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5681afc8d8af1011fc0831fa/1589221383449-UI0EBY7BWJEHD7T4H5X8/image-asset.png Blog - May 11 2020 Mix Meeting Slot 5. SSL-style buss compression, here from Slate Digital. Notice the setting of the HPF, that this compressor unit is looking at frequencies above those in the previous step, since the lows were already dealt with. Brainworx also has a similar plugin with the added HPF (the original hardware didn’t). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5681afc8d8af1011fc0831fa/1589222922466-9FFTUR0T4YFN9M6BYINL/image-asset.png Blog - May 11 2020 Mix Meeting The ‘side’ settings of the previous. Thresholds seem to be a bit more aggressive, but now operating at around 50% wetness (Zac said it tended to widen the stereo image further.) The lows have also been rolled off from the side channel. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5681afc8d8af1011fc0831fa/1589220523152-9N3NNUMLAOMLXWFKY41K/Screen+Shot+2020-05-11+at+11.13.17+AM.png Blog - May 11 2020 Mix Meeting Here is a 9-track album with overlapping segues, and a reference at the bottom. You can see volume adjustments made to each track, to have the album peak at the right point (track 7 was the loudest). Each track has the same chain of plugins (but with different settings). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5681afc8d8af1011fc0831fa/1589222195984-MJF9NN4L8WWIFEH6MXXJ/image-asset.png Blog - May 11 2020 Mix Meeting …then by another Pultec-style EQ (cutting a bit at 2k, which Zac noticed was boosted from the MixCentric), then followed by an aggressive (1176-style?) compressor, operating at 6% (!) wet, to add a bit of weight to the in-between material. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5681afc8d8af1011fc0831fa/1589222640638-GL0MGEMB887KUU3FZPFL/image-asset.png Blog - May 11 2020 Mix Meeting Slot 1. Izotope’s Ozone 7 multiband compressor in mid-side mode. This is why we hire mastering engineers. Notice the gentle ratios and slow releases. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5681afc8d8af1011fc0831fa/1589221173014-FSNPHKYV1WBYQ3C6GFF0/image-asset.png Blog - May 11 2020 Mix Meeting Slot 3. Subtle shaping with Pro-Q. A slight lift in the bass, which was about to be controlled in the next step. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5681afc8d8af1011fc0831fa/1589223200513-01JQY7OMUWPC9JAOH3RS/image-asset.png Blog - May 11 2020 Mix Meeting Slot 2. The Pro-Q to do a final low rolloff and top end lift. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5681afc8d8af1011fc0831fa/1589220834153-6ZINCCZLDP0FVAFQK3ZK/Screen+Shot+2020-05-11+at+11.13.35+AM.png Blog - May 11 2020 Mix Meeting The first two slots were occupied by Pultec EQs, here the Waves emulation. Pultecs are extremely transparent and musical sounding. Here is a slight dip at 500 Hz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5681afc8d8af1011fc0831fa/1589221291229-5CHDOVF32YQJBTE4GJ0D/Screen+Shot+2020-05-11+at+11.17.39+AM.png Blog - May 11 2020 Mix Meeting Slot 4. Multiband compression, specifically targeted to control the low dynamics. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5681afc8d8af1011fc0831fa/1589221577463-48ERT49RAUJEQC2JR237/image-asset.png Blog - May 11 2020 Mix Meeting Slot 6. Zac’s favourite tape emulator, which in this case added a bit of width. Pro Tools only. Zac also mentioned the MStereoExpander as a free alternative. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5681afc8d8af1011fc0831fa/1589223324347-V305QXFV01K3S3Z1QF4H/image-asset.png Blog - May 11 2020 Mix Meeting Slot 3. Finally, Ozone 8 to do some dynamic EQ (relaxing of some boomy frequencies), and the maximizer for level. The mode (“IRC IV Classic”) and Threshold was set specifically for the character of the music, to not be too aggressive, but still to add excitement. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5681afc8d8af1011fc0831fa/1589221842970-MYA7E6AAR1L519B45B6O/image-asset.png Blog - May 11 2020 Mix Meeting Slot 7. MixCentric from Waves. A bit of magic? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5681afc8d8af1011fc0831fa/1589221031433-ER5M8SLIUO4I3C7HA48P/Screen+Shot+2020-05-11+at+11.13.36+AM.png Blog - May 11 2020 Mix Meeting Slot 2. Here a very slight lift at 10 kHz. A note that, even when dry, these units still colour the sound passing through it, giving it an analog tone. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5681afc8d8af1011fc0831fa/1589222382404-K2YFWCU6AWYPIYYL3R4T/image-asset.png Blog - May 11 2020 Mix Meeting Slot 9. Finally, the popular Soothe plugin, which took care of some whistling frequencies in the upper range, caused by the strings and vocals. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5681afc8d8af1011fc0831fa/1589222058862-6ZSKJ9YWWCH6B4H6F662/Screen+Shot+2020-05-11+at+11.45.04+AM.png Blog - May 11 2020 Mix Meeting Slot 8. The ‘secret sauce.’ Here in the form of a few plugins in a Slate Virtual Mix Rack. The first is console-style saturation, followed by some gain staging… https://www.tjhewer.com/blog/2017/5/27/tim-jones-reqiuem monthly 0.5 2018-10-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5681afc8d8af1011fc0831fa/1496086015895-68AV4FYP3NNGU45WQVE1/Section+2.png Blog - Tim Jones: "Requiem" Observe how the music abruptly shifts character. Delicate, falling suspensions have been replaced with powerful, triumphant rises. A few chord changes a tritone apart give it an epic, 'space' sound. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5681afc8d8af1011fc0831fa/1496087582761-2B9KFJWQRUZACQJSVIGK/Section+3.png Blog - Tim Jones: "Requiem" As the pilot is recovered, and extracted from his ship by a series of inanimate robots, the wordless vocals return in a soothing, reassuring guise, bringing warmth and emotion to an otherwise lifeless scene. Here, in my opinion, is where the music really shines, because this is where the visual content needs the most supporting. Jones does well to capture the wonder and hope as we piece together and anticipate the next chapter in the pilot's story. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5681afc8d8af1011fc0831fa/1496085419715-8NCMXF3A5YLHLXMJ1O7I/Section+1.png Blog - Tim Jones: "Requiem" A haunting female voice and electronic synth pads capture well the feeling of lamentful drifting in space. 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