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  1. thedreampolice

    Thank You

    I want to go in more depth with this, hopefully its not incoherent I have been on the road all damn day. This place helped me hone my beat making ability until it was razor sharp and I could win most battles. I forget the username but Sikderelic?? convinced me to slow down and take my time in...
  2. thedreampolice

    Thank You

    Same, I owe a lot to this place.
  3. thedreampolice

    Have you guys heard of "The internet"

    This band is blowing my mind!
  4. thedreampolice

    Check out this interview I did with Nashville mastering engineer Chris Frasco

    Oh man, I think we have to blame the record labels in the 90's for that. Once you could get past digital zero in a way you could not with analog gear you could just squash forever. So to stay competitive labels for louder and louder and things sound "better" for the first few seconds of a song...
  5. thedreampolice

    Check out this interview I did with Nashville mastering engineer Chris Frasco

    ok @Fade I got your question answered and it is in the interview about half way. https://www.bleedingpeanutbutter.com/interviews/mastering-engineer-chris-frasco-interview What he basically said is " I'd like to think that mastering overall is getting less loud, and allowing the music to...
  6. thedreampolice

    Any advice on how to mix untreated vocals with free/stock plugins?

    Which tutorial is the best?? I like this one Also check out Joe Gilder, he is an old friend of mine an has tons of great advice https://www.youtube.com/user/HomeStudioCorner Man, I have not used a Stereo Enhancer in years. I leave that stuff to the mastering engineers. And I only double parts...
  7. thedreampolice

    Any advice on how to mix untreated vocals with free/stock plugins?

    yea I would NOT do that with a limiter on the master, with herself as a side chain. I don't know that doing that makes sense actually. In theory her vocals could trigger herself kinda. These days I refuse to use a limit on the master and it may be more natural to just automate your volume on her...
  8. thedreampolice

    Any advice on how to mix untreated vocals with free/stock plugins?

    Are you also doing any eq post compression? I find compressors change the tone and I like to do both. How much compression are you using? Another vocal trick I like is to automate the reverb send so that there is next to no reverb on the first part of the sound but automate it so the reverb...
  9. thedreampolice

    BRASS SAMPLES OR EXPANSIONS NEEDED

    This is the future of realistic strings and brass https://audiomodeling.com/swam-brass-preorder/ This tech is amazing. Also do you have any Native Instrument products? You could get upgrade pricing for this https://www.native-instruments.com/en/products/komplete/cinematic/symphony-series-brass/
  10. thedreampolice

    Any advice on how to mix untreated vocals with free/stock plugins?

    Im happy to help, can you be more specific about what you are trying to do and what DAW you are using so we know what stock plugins you have available?
  11. thedreampolice

    Loudness Penalty: Find out how much your track will be lowered or raised in volume on various streaming platforms

    This is pretty interesting.
  12. thedreampolice

    MPC One WOW

    the CV control is huge for me and the only hardware sequencer that I know of that has that feature.
  13. thedreampolice

    Check out this interview I did with Nashville mastering engineer Chris Frasco

    OK, I sent him an email. I will let you know.
  14. thedreampolice

    Streaming royalties are not what you think

    I have a song that's big in like Croatia and I get like $18 for 30k plays lmao. I also just got a w2 for some stock music I made that sold like crazy. $15 total worth.....
  15. thedreampolice

    Check out this interview I did with Nashville mastering engineer Chris Frasco

    I can, whats the specific question? Like what has changed in the last decade with mastering? What do you think @Fade
  16. thedreampolice

    Check out this interview I did with Nashville mastering engineer Chris Frasco

    https://www.bleedingpeanutbutter.com/interviews/mastering-engineer-chris-frasco-interview Let me know what you think!
  17. thedreampolice

    Loudness is not in Mastering: Is all about the MIX! The Secret to Louder Mixes Crest Factor

    Yea I have done both. I think if it’s a proper release a mastering engineer is worth their weight in gold. It can make all the difference. But if it’s not in the budget, get to learning and do it yourself.
  18. thedreampolice

    Loudness is not in Mastering: Is all about the MIX! The Secret to Louder Mixes Crest Factor

    I think these over compressed overloud albums are fatiguing to listen to. Thankfully with streaming music becoming ubiquitous and vinyl making a comeback the loudness war is somewhat dead. Personally I told everyone working on the next Drunk Pedestrians album that I didn’t want it over...
  19. thedreampolice

    Loudness is not in Mastering: Is all about the MIX! The Secret to Louder Mixes Crest Factor

    Yea in going to have to disagree with this guy. If you are mastering things yourself, in your home studio then maybe. But if you are taking them to a proper mastering engineer you want a LOT of headroom. Personally I like dynamic mixes that breath.
  20. thedreampolice

    Showcase - January 13-19, 2020

    Thanks for everyones comments. I am the Bass player In this band and we are always working on production IE: getting the lighting just right with the song etc. This is the end of our fourth one hour set. We play four hours total when we play and it goes 9pm to 1:30am ish depending on the breaks...
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