Posts by pietrogirardi

Very interesting and useful, thanks for sharing!

iSMPro said
This is a very good document on mastering (by the same guys who make Ozone). http://downloads.izotope.com/guides/iZotopeMasteringGuide_MasteringWithOzone.pdf

IFT_FILMS said
I can’t point anything wrong with your track! It has cool guitar work, nice mastering and can really move a clip forward (or up). I figure it can go really well with a short promo, like a showreel. Be patient! Some items take long to sell!

Hear4Now said
I’m an American that was raised on blues and rock..and I think you guys are too self conscious about the accent thing..it is truly barely discernible. There is nothing wrong with that track (the vocal track is nominally front and hot, and the guitar solo is slightly hot in the mix) but it’s a great song. The only thing i would say though is it is a “Song”..as in I would expect to hear this on an album..or at a live show..it’s a house rocker. It may lend itself less to a corporate or commercial setting and similar productions. It seems more “soundtrack” material and for this reason may not sell like a hot logo or jingle. Overall, it’s a composition to be proud of though, well done.

Habiru said
Hi,

I’m a listner, so with that goes a critic. I am NOT a musician. First of all, like the song, however the voice is too far in front or forward, and too harsh.

Soften your pronouciation. Mix it back a bit and try again. Here in Canada, one of the draw backs some of our artists have is the hard pronouncition and it comes across harsh. Listen to how the Brits (for the most part) sing, soft, soft, soft. Round off the ends of the words as it were.

Don’t give up!

Thank you Habiru! I may try to re-track vocals and remix it, then check back again in the forum…
Best,
Pietro

soundroll said
When I mix, I already have a reference track on another channel and I listen to this reference during a mix. So, I try to keep on balance, frequencies and overall level like the reference song, during the mix process.i don’t see any reason to separate the “mix” and “mastering” processes in my situation. I think there is no mastering, actually
No specific rules for single channels, really. If I need to eq, I insert eq, if I need compression, I insert compressor, or any other tools.
On a master channel I insert often EQ, or bx_digital V2 (for widening and EQ) then compressor (not always, and usually Waves Renaissance compressor), and at the end L2. All the channels and groups routing to this master channel during a mix from the beginning, and I try to keep on input level of the master channel not too high.
I mix on medium – low volume so I can hear all instruments, and check the mix on high level when I am almost finished.

Waderman said
Hi,

I would like to nominate two tracks of Pietrogirardi

Down the Road: http://audiojungle.net/item/down-the-road/4527173
Fresh Jazzy Groove: http://audiojungle.net/item/fresh-jazzy-groove/3371351

Thanks man! the least I can do is nominate a couple of great tracks from Waderman:

Welcome to Rio: http://audiojungle.net/item/welcome-to-rio/4097173
Happy Little Family: http://audiojungle.net/item/happy-little-family/4310786

Cheers,
Pietro

soundroll said
I try to mix in a way that I won’t have to make much on master bus. I route all channels to one group channel and this is my master bus, that goes to stereo out on the rme. This way I can open stereo audio track and add there some reference tracks, then I just solo one of them and try to compare between the mix and reference.

SchwartzSound said

pietrogirardi said
I’m about to buy my first Ukulele, does anybody have suggestions about brands or models with a good price/quality ratio?

This recent thread has a ton of great advice on what to consider when purchasing your first uke. I know I will be coming back to refer to it when I eventually jump on the bandwagon . The prepared ukes from “mimsukes” as suggested by DanHood sounds very promising/convenient.

http://audiojungle.net/forums/thread/purchasing-a-ukulele-need-advice-/90353?page=1

Thank you JHunger. finally a wise use of this forum (anybody tired of the “red/black/silver paw/50/100/200 sales/congrats threads? Wouldn’t it be nice to create a separate forum for those?).

I’m about to buy my first Ukulele, does anybody have suggestions about brands or models with a good price/quality ratio?

Thank you,
Pietro