This time we’re looking at a short track, because “On The News” is just a piece of source music. The music starts like a news broadcast with a bass drum pulse, fast hi-hats,[…]
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Author: Alexander S.
Easy Mixing Advice: Mind the low end and the high end
I told you these tipps were going to be very basic and this one is particularly obvious, but perhaps not for everybody: Not every thing you do wrong at the mixing stage will actually hurt[…]
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Easy Mixing Advice: Fix the “Trouble Range”
One of the main issues with mixes based on samples and convolution reverb is a lack of definition and/or muddiness. I will not say it’s necessary for every mix, but chances are you can improve[…]
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Easy Mixing Advice: Mix in MIDI
This is probably the most important advice I will ever give you: Don’t rely on mixing audio, get it right in MIDI first. It’s hard to admit, because your composition is so well-crafted and sounds[…]
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Track-by-Track: Dark Guardian 03 – Guilty As Charged
This is probably one of the most diverse and psychological tracks I ever composed. Listen, read along and enjoy! http://www.xanderscores.com/resources/DarkGuardian_tr03.mp3 The music starts slowly with the strings. Delicacy is brought to the chords[…]
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Easy Mixing Advice: First EQ then Reverb
It took me surprisingly long to realize that reverb not only puts early reflections and reverb tail onto your material, but actually alters the sound as a whole! You might have known that already, but[…]
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Track by Track: Dark Guardian 02 – Gala Robbery
Today we get some Oscar music and Batman’s theme for the first time in this score. Listen, read along and enjoy! http://www.xanderscores.com/resources/DarkGuardian_tr02.mp3 It all starts with Oscar/Golden Globes-source music. I wrote such music[…]
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Easy Mixing Advice: Introduction & Distrust What You Hear
This new blog series is for you, if you’re a sample composer of orchestral works who (as I do) wants to compose and not spend your time mixing and mastering. If you haven’t got the[…]
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Track by Track: Dark Guardian 01 – How it all started
Now that I’m officially provider to Spotify & Co I decided to make a short series about the tracks I composed and released recently. I think there may be a few creative decisions that you’ll[…]
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