InspirationV1 - Set file Name=Zen Strategies for Mixing; Description=An advice set about how to mix, and how to think how to mix. Inspired a lot by the writings of Mixerman.; Author=-musicalentropy, Mixerman (2012); Language=1; Colour=0,112,255; Item=A great mix is one that brings a production of a song to its fullest potential, by effectively manipulating the listener's emotions and focus, thereby forcing an appropriate and desired physical reaction while simultaneously causing the listener to sing; Tags=1,101,102,413,; Item=A mix can be great and not have great sound; Tags=1,101,102,413,; Item=A mix without automation is a static mix. Create dynamic ones.; Tags=1,413,; Item=Add suspense with dissonance; Tags=2,100,101,102,402,405,406,; Item=Anticipation with suspended fourth chords; Tags=2,100,101,102,402,405,; Item=Be aggressive; Tags=1,2,100,101,102,401,402,405,406,407,408,409,410,411,412,413,414,; Item=Create the most idiotic mix creatively; Tags=1,2,100,101,102,413,; Item=Cut, not boost !; Tags=2,101,413,416,; Item=Editing manually the sound vs noise gates; Tags=2,101,413,416,417,; Item=Equalizers are technical and creative tools; Tags=1,2,101,413,416,; Item=Feeling of mystery with diminished chords; Tags=2,100,101,102,402,405,406,; Item=Five basic planes of space replicated by two speakers : panning (left to right), frequency (low to high), balance (front to back), reflectivity (far to near) and contrasts / dynamics (sparse to dense); Tags=1,101,413,; Item=Gear are tools in a mix that make life either easier or more difficult, they are not what makes a mix good or bad; Tags=1,101,413,416,417,; Item=Good monitors are the first thing you should get to mix the right way; Tags=2,100,101,102,413,; Item=Guitars hard panned; Tags=2,101,200,412,413,; Item=If the mix doesn't somehow, and in some way, annoy someone in the room, the mix likely isn't done; Tags=1,101,102,413,; Item=If the song sucks, the mix is irrelevant; Tags=1,102,402,413,; Item=Increase the excitement with higher notes relative to the overall melody; Tags=2,101,102,402,403,404,406,; Item=It's your ability to manipulate emotional impact as it relates to sound that will make you a great artist, producer, mixer; Tags=1,101,102,402,408,409,410,411,412,413,414,; Item=Just because it was recorded doesn't mean it needs to be in the mix; Tags=2,101,411,412,413,; Item=Less high-end frequency information is darker; Tags=2,100,101,102,402,416,; Item=Limit yourself; Tags=1,100,101,102,104,400,401,402,403,404,405,406,407,408,409,410,411,412,413,416,417,; Item=Low-end space wars : bass vs kick sound; Tags=1,100,101,102,413,; Item=Major chords will make you feel happy; Tags=2,100,101,102,402,405,406,; Item=Make the listener feel uncomfortable with an enormous frequency gap between two elements; Tags=2,100,101,102,402,413,; Item=Make the mix sing, pop and gel; Tags=1,100,101,102,413,416,; Item=Minor chords will make you sad; Tags=2,100,101,102,402,405,406,; Item=Mixing and mastering is not at all the same job; Tags=1,102,413,414,; Item=Mixing can not be taught, it can only be learned; Tags=1,100,101,102,104,413,; Item=Mixing is an attitude; Tags=1,101,400,413,; Item=Mixing well needs the ability to work fast; Tags=1,100,101,102,104,401,412,413,; Item=Music fills time whereas a painting fills space; Tags=1,101,402,407,409,410,411,; Item=Never pan the lead vocal; Tags=2,100,101,102,211,413,416,417,; Item=Optimize your physical workspace; Tags=2,100,102,400,401,; Item=Overdo the effects first, and then give them the right parameters; Tags=2,100,101,102,402,409,410,411,412,413,416,; Item=Parallel compression; Tags=2,101,102,413,416,; Item=Play with the consistency between lyrics and music; Tags=2,100,101,102,211,315,402,406,408,409,410,411,; Item=Putting everything proportional in a mix is going to make a shitty mix; Tags=1,2,101,102,413,; Item=Switching between monitors; Tags=2,101,102,413,; Item=The best ways to improve your mixing are to actually mix, and to write about it; Tags=2,100,101,102,104,413,414,; Item=The overall vibe of the track is much more important than any individual element; Tags=1,2,101,102,412,413,; Item=There are five basic functions in any given arrangement : melody, harmony, rhythm, response, and countermelody; Tags=1,100,101,102,402,404,405,406,407,; Item=There are four principal objectives for most mixes : mood, balance, definition and interest; Tags=1,101,413,; Item=Train your ears; Tags=2,100,102,409,410,411,412,413,; Item=Transient shapers are underrated; Tags=2,100,101,102,413,416,; Item=Translate what you hear into something you see; Tags=1,100,102,409,410,413,; Item=Listen to your mix in mono; Tags=2,100,101,102,413,; Item=Use dynamics to elicit an emotional response; Tags=2,100,101,102,402,404,405,407,409,410,413,416,; Item=Use mono sound sources; Tags=2,100,101,412,413,; Item=Use reference tracks; Tags=2,100,101,413,; Item=Various uses for distortion; Tags=2,100,101,102,402,413,416,; Item=What instruments should be all the time in the center ?; Tags=1,2,100,101,413,; Item=When in doubt, pan hard or don't pan at all. Over time, you'll figure out when to use the internal panning positions.; Tags=2,100,101,413,; Item=When you let a little fate into your life, good things happen. Some people call them happy accidents.; Tags=1,100,101,102,402,405,406,407,408,409,410,411,412,413,414,; Item=Work on the killer section of your song; Tags=2,101,102,401,402,403,404,412,413,414,; Item=Working the room, keeping people happy and relaxed is half of mixing successfully; Tags=1,101,413,414,; Item=Would mixing with an analog console be faster than mixing with a DAW ?; Tags=1,101,401,413,; Item=You don't have to be always original; Tags=1,101,402,408,409,410,411,412,413,414,;