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Balancing the rest of the instruments with the rhythm section - Pro Tools Tutorial
From the course: Audio Mixing Bootcamp
Balancing the rest of the instruments with the rhythm section
After the rhythm section is balanced, it's time to add the rest of the instruments. The order in which that happens will depend upon the song and the arrangement, so let's look at our sample song as an example. So the idea here is we're going to bring the instruments in just at a level that we can hear them, so we don't overpower the rhythm section. The first thing we're going to bring in is the organ, because I like to bring the keyboards in first if there are keyboards in the song. You can start with any other instrument that you'd like, but for me, the keyboards seems to work because a lot of times they work as a pad, so they're kind of a bed instrument in a song. (music playing) Next instrument I am going to bring in is guitar number one. In this case, it just says GUITAR. So we're going to bring this in, once again, to the point that we can hear it but it doesn't overpower the rhythm section. (music playing) Now, we are going to bring in guitar number two. Same thing. We're going…
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Learning the principles of building a mix1m 1s
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Assigning the drums to a subgroup3m 55s
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Building the mix from the kick10m 8s
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Building the mix from the snare8m 46s
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Building the mix from the toms5m 25s
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Building the mix from the overhead mics3m 53s
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Checking the drum phase4m 44s
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Balancing direct and miked bass channels3m 36s
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Building the mix from the bass3m 26s
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Building the mix from the vocals4m 19s
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Balancing the rhythm section2m 44s
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Balancing the rest of the instruments with the rhythm section5m 22s
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Making a mix without building it4m 20s
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Balancing the harmony vocals2m 35s
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