Mr. Afternoon
Mixing Engineer & Artist
Hi, friendly neighborhood music addict here, what's up?
Anyway, as some of you may know, I also make music. Wow, shocking, huh?
So basically here's what's been on my mind the past couple of days.
Autotune:
I used to think Autotune was cool. Then I thought it was stupid. Now I see it as a valid production/artistic tool. However, I don't usually use it and I'm not keen on using it, as I don't like how it changes the sound of my voice. Unless when I do, which happens 20% of the time. Anyway, staying robotically in tune like everyone else is hard. Before I didn't think many people used Autotune. Now equipped with a keen ear and something that isn't 10 dollar cheapo earbuds that you'd find in a grocery shop, I find it shocking how many songs are actually using Autotune, including those from singers who "supposedly" don't use Autotune. So, do I Autotune (which is noticeable to my ear because I'm working with isolated vocals that isn't buried in a mix) or do I not Autotune. That is the question. High standards for my first vocal release.
Noise Floors:
So I've also been obsessing over noise floors on certain elements (like vocals discussed above) and turns out that was all for naught because apparently after processing I'm getting better results than some major commercially released songs. Some of them have noise floors of -40 dBfs which is wild while I've been obsessing over my -60 dBfs noise floors.
Anyway, just wanted to get that out of my system. Till we meet again!
Moral of the story: if you can bury it in the mix like everyone else, you're good.
Anyway, as some of you may know, I also make music. Wow, shocking, huh?
So basically here's what's been on my mind the past couple of days.
Autotune:
I used to think Autotune was cool. Then I thought it was stupid. Now I see it as a valid production/artistic tool. However, I don't usually use it and I'm not keen on using it, as I don't like how it changes the sound of my voice. Unless when I do, which happens 20% of the time. Anyway, staying robotically in tune like everyone else is hard. Before I didn't think many people used Autotune. Now equipped with a keen ear and something that isn't 10 dollar cheapo earbuds that you'd find in a grocery shop, I find it shocking how many songs are actually using Autotune, including those from singers who "supposedly" don't use Autotune. So, do I Autotune (which is noticeable to my ear because I'm working with isolated vocals that isn't buried in a mix) or do I not Autotune. That is the question. High standards for my first vocal release.
Noise Floors:
So I've also been obsessing over noise floors on certain elements (like vocals discussed above) and turns out that was all for naught because apparently after processing I'm getting better results than some major commercially released songs. Some of them have noise floors of -40 dBfs which is wild while I've been obsessing over my -60 dBfs noise floors.
Anyway, just wanted to get that out of my system. Till we meet again!