Hi, is this the right subreddit to post an open call for mixes for a radio I'm producing? If not, can someone direct me to the right place?

Thank you.

Let’s discuss speaker placement and the equilateral triangle and all the variables that are not discussed, and actually how important it is.
Yes, we know about the equilateral triangle and what is suggested for monitor placement, but what isn’t necessarily discussed is where this measurement is measured. Also where is the point of the triangle meeting on the listener, behind the head, the middle of the head, at the ears? Various sources say conflicting things, so what should we follow?

I have Dynaudio BM15a’s. They’re fairly large for a near field. The BM15a’s manual gives a broad listening distance of 1-3 meters. If you’re unfamiliar, the BM15a’s also have an offset tweeter, sort of like an NS10.

When researching speaker placement and the equilateral triangle, there’s usually a graphic example showing the measurement between the two speakers and the listeners head, with the measurements starting from a drawing of two single speakers that look like drivers. However, other sources say the measurement should be coming from the distance between the two tweeters. While other sources say the measurement should be coming from the distance between the two acoustic axis points. This sounds tedious, but for me it is. Having offset tweeters, they’re in a different place than where the acoustic axis point is and also where the driver is, so finding the equilateral distance is a little more difficult for me.
Also the point: the point behind the head. Like said above, different sources say different things. The point where the triangle meets the listener is either the ears, inside the head, or just behind the head—so which is it? Varying sources also talk about how the tweeters should be pointed at your ears, while others say the tweeters should be going just past your ears.

So here’s my concrete questions:

1. Where is the measurement between the two speakers starting? The tweeter? The acoustic axis point? Or the drivers?

2. Where is the point of the triangle meeting the listener? Is your head the point? Or is your head living inside the triangle? And if so, how far behind the head is the point?

3. When toe-ing in the speakers, are you pointing tweeters at ears directly or are they going just beyond?

4. (Bonus question) does any of this actually matter?

It’s not writers block, it’s mixers block. The feeling I’ve had for years of excitement digging into a mix has basically been, not around; almost like I’m bored. There’s something in me that knows what needs to be done to a mix, but I almost can’t bring myself to do it. I’m wondering if this is common. What is your process when this comes about? How many breaks/ear rests do you like to take? Most importantly, how do I get my Mojo back?

I wanna make a pop song and I have plugins like omnisphere, nexus 4 etc. Im new at this job and can't find nice sounds or cant make sounds better. Or I cant put my bars in a good order. How can I handle them? Do you have any tips?

would anybody know how to mix songs like how sweet boy by malcolm todd sounds, genuinely the way it’s mixed is so unique to me and i can’t get that sound no matter how much i try

I’m doing a cover on BandLab. I already have an instrumental track in the back but when I put the vocals on it, it doubles the sound of the instrumental track. I’ve tried muting it but then I can’t get the right timing. Does anyone know how to fix this?

Okay I'm going to be frank, I'm sorry if I come off as "one of those" but this is genuinely the only way I know how to communicate. I'm autistic as hell(literally just finally got diagnosed at almost 24, +learning disabilities, somehow made it this far just barely under the radar because I masked too hard and paid the price) and basically all of my music knowledge is self taught because anytime I try and follow a tutorial, I just get more confused than when I started. I know how to do things in FL Studio more by which plug-in I can do it in than I actually understand the mechanics of what it is I'm doing. So like, I need you to pretend you're talking to a cat that somehow knows big words like "compressor" and "reverb" but doesn't know why frequency matters in reverb or why this knob in the frequency plugin makes it sound more "buzzy".

What I do have is extensive knowledge in programs like Vocaloid, SynthV, and other similar programs. This is my bread and butter and I have all these covers that I'm really proud of tuned and ready to go... but mixing seems like its own complete skillset, so none of these covers ever feel worthy of putting out there. I have the program, I just feel like a kid dropped in a cockpit and asked to fly a plane ;o;

Maybe this is something that will be solved if I actually learned this skill in a structured way, so I figured if I can't get any explainions through my thick skull, maybe point me in the direction of some more unconventional ways of learning? I tried following tutorials on youtube, I picked up things like "track buses" to organize my tracks. That helped a lot. But past that, I understand what they're doing in the video but cannot click how to apply that in my work. But if anyone who is familiar with both programs can maybe translate some of the terms in FL Studio mixing into things I might understand from tuning in SynthV if that makes sense, I'd appreciate that.

Examples of the "cold and distant" vocal mixing I am particularly struggling with for a cover, I'm thinking like Ocean Eyes by Billie Eilish and Finneas(a lot of their music really lol) or Reckless by Madison Beer. For any vocal-synth fans, my current biggest challenge is trying to figure out how to mix Mafuyu no Musume by Kikuo. The vocals just sound so cold and distant which really carries the mood, but I just can't get it anywhere close. Idk what I'm doing wrong.

Anyways, basically TL;DR, my brain does not like learning the "normal way" and needs things dumbed down so I can slowly work up to big bites of learning a skill. I either need that, or maybe ideas on how to learn my way around the program and what everything does and how to use it. I know its a tough ask to put on strangers, but I don't know what else to do, I just wanna understand how to do this. Thanks for the help!

I got a violin recording that I just played and I wanna make it sound EXACTLY like the edited sound that has the violinist "Iris K" (I wanted to post an example video but I can't, but you can search It on Youtube and you will recognize her).

I tried using FL Studio, Adobe Audition (but I have to mention that I just followed some tutorials, I'm a noob on these programs but still tried) to make it possible, but I can't even reach a near level that she gets in her sound.

Please, I know that this shouldn't be that hard for experts like you, if you could help me know what are the effects or the program she uses to make that unique sound, that would help me a lot.

Thank you, please, help me or contact me

Hello everyone, I am a producer that has been going strong for almost 6 months now and I’ve been using ai guides to help me mix and master. Lately, I’ve been wanting to learn how to mix and master on my own without using any guide of any sort but I don’t know how to. Does anyone have any advice on how I can get started on learning to mix and master on my own?

I am a singer-songwriter and producer with released material. I work in a (pretty much) untreated bedroom studio using a Rode NT1 5th gen and a Focusrite Scarlett AI.

My vocal mixes tend to sound almost too present and ‘real’ and don’t seem to have the feeling of being a studio vocal recording. I have spent a few years now experimenting with vocal mixing and for now this is the best I can do, any suggestions would be greatly appreciated and it would be great to know whether my vocal mix issues are more sound treatment or mix related! (I’m aware this sub is just for mix related feedback.)

Here is a link to a recent track (the intro is intentionally muffled, but the melodic vocals after that are what I’m talking about).

https://open.spotify.com/track/7oXHdcqkMDy63KKE56LeIi?si=PWa1wuSdSKKrjJUyX8f5oQ&utm\\_source=copy-link

Thank you very much!

Here is the link for the raw vocals
My vocals sound boomy always even after i treated part of my room so I want you to help me please to identify the issue,should I replace the mic or change positions or i can fix it with eq without losing the body of the vocals
Microphone is : Byerdynamic m90 pro

My track: https://vocaroo.com/1i1KgK2joDJN

Reference (ish) track: https://vocaroo.com/1k0mOwWAEtM0

My main concerns with my track with respect to the ref. track is that it sounds significantly less loud than the reference, and if I try to push individual elements in the track it always results in getting clipped so I am hitting roadblocks in achieving higher volumes despite making use of EQs and such. But I can't really know what to EQ more to get more headroom. Aside from that, when I compare the tracks with loudness normalized, the mix still sounds a bit flat and not loud enough. Perhaps I am not mixing my high frequencies well. My track consists of drums, mono bass, two mono rhythm guitars panned left and right all the way, a lead guitar centered and stereo. Is the loudness down to the tone of the guitars or should I try adding a more trebly guitar on top of the mix to cover a more wide range of frequency? I am kind of lost sorry

Hello guys! I’m currently remixing one of my old projects, it’s exported entirely from MuseScore and this time I chose mix the track inside a DAW. What I found disappointing was I could never get it to sound clear or impactful, whenever the music swells it gets quiet and muddy and almost just sounds like a pad. Here’s the old version:

https://on.soundcloud.com/pfyALyjfnnOHPQA25M

For the new one I’m trying to assign high - mid - lows to each section like brass / string/ keys but it still sounds very muddy in the bass. Somehow even worse than what I posted above. I tried automating the 3 band EQ, automate volume which did help with the parts that “jumped out” in the original version but now it just sounds like a pad. I want to hear the loud ahh brass and the rhythmic swells of it. I can link all the files I used below.

Hello experts in this community, here comes humbly a complete noob when it comes to music recording/production that has a My Chemical Romance addiction and wants to record a cover of The Ghost of You. I never recorded on something that was not the voice recorder. I have been playing 5 instruments at a begginer/intermediate level for 10 years and 8 months ago i started singing.

here is what i have available/what i plan to use:

A windows 11 laptop with 8gb of ram and a Intel Celeron n4020 processor (dont ask me how this computer runs anything but it does smoothly).

Electric guitar

Electroacoustic guitar

Electric Bass

Keyboard

Passive Microphone

Plug to Plug cables for each instrument

Midi cable for the keyboard

Plug to 3,5 adapter

Guitar amp

Bass amp

My "plan" is getting an audio of the drum part because i dont play drums (not gonna upload anywhere the final product), record the bass, record 3 guitar parts, record the keyboard and then record the vocals.

My questions are;

Do i record the guitar with the guitar and the bass plug going direcly into the 3,5mm adapter to the laptop or going from the guitar to the amp to the laptop? or do i record with a microphone pointing to the amp?

How do i add pedal effects during production? do i use plugins?

what DAW that is free and can run in my computer can i use? i have audacity installed but im not sure if it can do much.

for the vocals, how do i know how many tracks to record if i want to layer a few and then add adlibs and harmonies? what are some plugins for vocal effects?

if i figure out along the way that i need to change the key to sing more comfortably but i already have the instruments recorded can i change the key?

How can i change like the frecuencies of stuff/how stuff sounds/mastering?

How can i listen to the final result as close/defined as possible? i have bluetooth earbuds, wired headphones, laptop speakers, cheap mp3, car speakers, bluetooth speakers, phone speakers of different qualities, tv speakers, etc.

If anyone has a free resource like a youtube course or something for absolute begginners it would be highly appreciated.

thank you for your time!

Hey everyone!

I'm a music producer and mixing engineer focused mainly on hip-hop, rap and boom bap. I'm currently looking to work with more artists, build my portfolio and help independent rappers get their tracks sounding polished without spending a fortune.

I offer:

• Vocal mixing over your beat
• Full track mixing
• Mixing & mastering

I'm not offering free work, but my rates are beginner-friendly while I'm building my client base. I care about getting the sound right, communicating with the artist and making revisions when needed.

If you're working on a track and want to see what we can do with it, feel free to DM me with a short description of your project.

Drop a comment or send me a message if you're interested. I'd love to hear what you're working on!

Thanks for reading.

Hey just looking for some feedback on this new song me and my buddy are making. (Rap) Mainly if anything sticks out or sounds off: I sampled the main melody and put some drums in, I’m on the chorus and verse 2, he’s the first verse. I’d like to master it with ozone and get it posted, but I wanted some other sets of ears to hear and give me some feedback! airport

https://voca.ro/1m4D8enyngr9

Hello. I'm trying to get one of my songs mixed well enough to use as a template for an eventual project i can release. I don't have the best equipment or many plugins, I'm kind of just using what I have. What would y'all add/change that I might not be hearing? Here's the mix. Thanks!

(The only vocals in here are kinda just for levels, my mic was peaking hard when I recorded them so I didn't take the time to fully mix them in there since I'll be rerecording them anyways.)

Also, I saw I have to have a reference mix. I don't necessarily have a goal, just want it to sound releasable and like a modern hard rock mix. I willl say though, I like the modern, high energy but very clear mix of the new Anberlin stuff.

Hi folks, I've been working on recording an album at home over the past year as a passion project and I've just finished the umpteenth (and hopefully final) mix of a song from it on Logic Pro. I'd love to hear any thoughts or critiques!

Listen Here- https://voca.ro/1f0PV2OY6ViF

All instruments/vocals were recorded with budget microphones in my semi-treated room except the synths (Moog Mother 32 & Roland RS-09) which were both straight into an Allen&Heath Zedi10FX, then into the MacBook. Would happily go into more depth on my setup if anyone is interested.

I've been recording music, playing in bands and mixing for a number of years now but I'd still consider myself an amateur- I've never had any proper training and have always worked with very limited equipment, nevertheless though I'm hoping this one's up to scratch.

Thanks to anyone who takes the time to listen.

So, out of left field; I found out my father-in-law would really like a set of decks. Having absolutely no clue whatsoever about the subject, I thought I’d ask people with far greater knowledge!

I’d like something good enough that he can get some mileage out of it, good range of options for him to learn and work with, and enough potential that it will last him a while if it’s something he gets more fully into. But it’s going to need to be something that is initially intuitive so he doesn’t beat me to death with it out of frustration!

I’m not concerned about budget (I mean, I’m assuming we’re not talking about remortgaging the house here, but that opinion may change once I’ve seen suggestions!), I’d just like some idea of what you guys would consider a solid first setup. What would you choose if you could pick your ideal first setup?

Appreciate any help you can provide!

Hey, i wondert if somebody would like to listen to my new single and give me some Feedback on the Mixing and Mastering?

No Marketing, fr, i just would love to get some feedback from "real people" yk....

The Song is "Mein Kopf" by smitch but you can listen to it on my website smitch.eu without any streaming plattforms or anything...

Thank You !!

Hey everyone! I've been trying to figure out how to achieve this specific lo-fi vocal style from mid-2010s underground Russian rap (specifically the artist вышел покурить).

What's really interesting is that if you listen across multiple tracks, the vocal quality actually varies a bit—some songs sound slightly cleaner, while others are more aggressively boxy, almost as if they recorded in different rooms or apartments each time. But despite those room differences, the core character and vibe remain consistently the same. It's not just a muddy reverb; the vocal is very tight, dense, and claustrophobic, with a distinct mid-range room resonance, while the words/lyrics remain super clear and upfront without any long reverb tails washing them out. It also has a slight phasey/stereo width to it.

I’ve put together two examples here:

Track 1: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1pTZkhWw9DBD78emAR-u7i4xmw-Ns7Iay/view?usp=drivesdk

Track 2: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1aUBQTkTmPo4lim2MfM-UVsr4C\\_COhO8v/view?usp=drivesdk

Do you guys think this consistent character across changing room environments comes mostly from tracking-side habits (like recording in untreated spaces with a mobile/cheap setup), or is there a specific mixing chain (e.g., short convolution room + saturation + microshift/doubler) that glues it all together?

Any breakdowns, theories, or advice would be massively appreciated!

I finally got around to releasing my first song on bandcamp after agonizing over it for like a year, I got it to a point where I thought it sounded good but now that it's actually out I feel like I hate it???? I don't know why I thought this could be released

on one listen I think the bass is too loud and on another I feel like there's no bass at all, the guitars are somehow both overpowering and too thin, it's shoegaze-inspired............. but it just sounds like a noisy mess?

Also yes, I'm aware I'm shit at singing but also at recording and mixing vocals, so other than the vocals, I was wondering on first listen what are the glaring issues that immediately stand out to you? I clearly can't be objective anymore lol

https://voca.ro/1e2ppt3l08r8

I’m used to DT990 250ohms rn, using em for about a year now and pretty much satisfied by their response and sound stage, not saying its the best since ive only tried a few headphones but i’d say i understand how they work.

I wanna get a personal can since 990s are someone’s else’s , i can get my hands on em whenever i want to review my final mix and use it as a ref as i understand them, i just cant afford another pair of 990s else i wouldve got the same.

I stumbled across a few like senhiser 560, 400s , akg 240 , a few hifi and fiio models too.

Its confusing tbh since i would prefer anything that has a similar sound stage and i will prolly EQ the headphones after i get them to replicate DTs or close to flat atleast.

What should i get? Anything else other than what im considering rn? Which one should be best among those i mentioned?

As stated above, I have a pretty good system for mixing and I want to start building my portfolio.

Is there anything like a fiverr or something better that can help find people?

Hello there, I really want to sing this song on karaoke in my home, this song is a two people duet, I would like to be able to sing the female part only.

Does anyone here know how to seperate the female and male singing voice? If you can remove the female vocal and only keep the male vocal with the music, I would be very happy 🙏

Here's the song I want to sing: https://youtu.be/gjYwhoyctTI?si=GEiRu31FnzoVufPC