Re: X32 Input Map thoughts
Thanks for your nice words, I really appreciate that!
I find it quite hard, to give some serious tips concernig mixing. I won't consider myself as a "pro". Altthough I can make a living with mixing music live and in the studio, I'm not good enough to do something else than regional bands and events. But I'm fine with that, gives me even more freedom to mix
What I do different than other foh soundguys, is maybe the fact, that I like to translate mixing technique from the studio into live mixing. So I use tons of EQ, Compression and FX, if I think the mix demands this. Two years ago I made a mixing tutorial with my SAC rig, showing some not so usual ways of mixing. Maybe look into it. The tutorial is in German, but it is quite clear, what I'm doing with EQ, FX and so on. Here is an multitrack session of a live mix I made with my SAC rig. It has all tweaking in it, that I used during the acutall gig. The only thing, that is different, is the mastering limiter on the mains, which I added later for the video-->
DIE RAKEDE "Live 2011" - YouTube
And below there is the tutorial, that hopefully shows, how I mixed the song:
This part one (staring with drums..skip the first four minutes).
SAC MixingTutorial in German, Part 1 - YouTube
As you can see, I can't wait for the X32 firmware update, that let's you use VST Plugins as digital inserts!!
In addition, I strongly recommend any Tips&Tricks tutorials from the FabFilter company! Sure, they want to promote their Plugins, but most of the tricks can be done with the X32 or any other desk too.
There is lot to learn from that. I use some of these tricks in nearly every show. For example to create room for every instrument in a mix.
Maybe start with this one:
FabFilter Pro-Q - EQ Tips & Tricks - YouTube
These one has lot's of tipps concerning compression:
Introduction to FabFilter Pro-C compressor - YouTube
FabFilter Pro-C - Expert mode controls - YouTube
When I started mixing, there was no internet or youtube around, nor even useful books covering this topic. So I taught myself the old school way. Whenever I was at a gig and I liked the sound of something specific (drums, fx e.g.), I went over to the sound guy and bombard him with question in a break or after the gig. Than I tried it on my own gigs, sometimes it worked for me sometimes it didn't. The good thing is, that over the years you collect different solutions to common mixing problems and sometimes it is quite convenient to have one or two alternatives in your book of mixing techniques, when it won't work with the first approach.
Christian
