Definitions by impsick
mix
The state at which a multi track song is blended together, and skillfully "mixed" down to a single stereo track. Taking into account frequency placement, phase, headroom, and distortion. A mix is a pre-final version of a song before it is mastered.
It takes good ears, skills, years of practice, and your own unique style to lay down a good mix. Many things must be taken into account when your squishing 24 or 99 tracks of audio into a single stereo track. Equalization is a key factor.
It takes good ears, skills, years of practice, and your own unique style to lay down a good mix. Many things must be taken into account when your squishing 24 or 99 tracks of audio into a single stereo track. Equalization is a key factor.
mastered
Mastered is a term used in the music and audio industries. It is usually a song that is in or at its final stage before mass production or sells.
A mastered song is a single stereo track that has been finalized by a mastering engineer who uses his skills, technique and gear to bring the life out of a mix. Fatten it up, making it full and thick at the same time bringing out certain parts in the mix. example - vocals.
A mastered song is a single stereo track that has been finalized by a mastering engineer who uses his skills, technique and gear to bring the life out of a mix. Fatten it up, making it full and thick at the same time bringing out certain parts in the mix. example - vocals.
gate
this term is used by convicts from california, refering to it as the last gate you walk through to freedom.