Comments on: Getting Ready To Mix – Part 2

By: famouspatrick

famouspatrick — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 17:46:12 +0000

I subscribe to the blog and listen to the podcast, and sometimes I forget to say thanks for the time and effort you put into helping us struggling recordists. I’d like to rectify that.

The other night, I was participating in a Webinar at the HSC Production Club, and Joe asked about the biggest obstacles that we face when getting ready to record. I mentioned that mine is inertia due to the fact that my studio is cluttered with mail, tools and crap that just seems to end up there, and, since I heard this article on the Home Recording Show, I just throw it all into a crate and get to work.

This one tip has increased my time in my studio 10x.

Thanks for sharing your tips; almost makes me wish I was a Mac/PT user … almost. (smiling)

Thanks,

famouspatrick
Homemade PC/Sonar

By: Khaliq Glover

Khaliq Glover — Fri, 15 Jan 2010 06:45:34 +0000

I often do something similar like that or take a shower or do something to get the blood going.

I guess we probably should add “clean our ear” to the list – LOL

Grammy Winning Engineer
Khaliq Glover aka Khaliq-O-Vision

By: Tom

Tom — Sat, 14 Nov 2009 16:57:58 +0000

Well done!

I think I read somewhere in some mix magazine that brushing your teeth helps give it that ‘polished’ sound!

Haha, great article man!

By: Joe Gilder

Joe Gilder — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 13:32:32 +0000

You’re totally right, Jon. Just like you have to use all sorts of psychology tricks to make the musicians comfortable, you’ve gotta do the same thing for yourself.

I will be hiring a masseuse to give me a message before each session…

Wait…no I won’t. Dang…

By: 16s

16s — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 08:18:43 +0000

I think it is proven that the stimulation of your gums through teeth brushing actually “wakes you up”.

By: tarnationsauce2

tarnationsauce2 — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 18:06:51 +0000

What I do to trigger my brain into knowing it’s “mixing time” is every time I sit down to mix I turn on my Lava Lamp and light a Nag Champa incense.
It’s all true about removing distractions. Sometimes I find after a 12-hr mixing session I have a stack of random notes and Post-its everywhere. Not to mention about 4 empty cups, and food wrappers. I have to continuously clean my mixing area or else it becomes too cluttered.
One of the biggest productivity boosters I have found is to completely disable internet from my DAW. Otherwise I’d jump on to check forums and email etc.. My biggest time suckers and distractions.