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MIME Unit is a sound production cum recording studio based in the east of Singapore. It focuses on the niche market of budget recording for bands and musical artists who need quality sounding recordings without the substantially high budget that it takes to fund for such a project.
It does not pretend to be the best there is, neither does it humble itself by claiming to be the worst. It offers what it offers: using good yet affordable equipment, and a decade of sound experience to produce good quality sound recordings that bands and artists can be proud of, yet at a price that is almost as affordable as going to a few weeks of jamming sessions.
If you and/or your bands are students, in full-time national service, folks who earn enough to feed a family but not feed a passion, or just someone who is looking for a cheaper alternative in general, MIME Unit is for you.
- recording
- mixing
- producing
- web/print design
- music video production
- audio advice/training
Armen Rizal Rahman interest in music caught fire when he first dabbled with audio editing and sound producing during his studies at Ngee Ann Polytechnic. The idea of being able to manipulate sound was fascinating to him, and soon begins the journey that took him further and deeper into the arts of audio. Armed with a minimally equipped personal desktop computer, and a karaoke microphone, he produced two demos in the space of two years (Orbital Nocturne and A Prologue to Genre), under a pseudo identity, Ubermensch... More
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You have a PC, you have a mic, you have a guitar, and you have Audacity. But try as you might, you can't seem to make your recording sound how you think it should sound. Sound familiar? Maybe a bit of sound education might do the trick. This page consists of tips and tutorial on how to make the best of your set up... by getting the basics right.
For further queries, please contact us at mime-unit@hotmail.com
Tuesday, May 26, 2009
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| The essentials that I learned over the years. | | 4:47 PM |
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I never had the privilege of a mentor or a tutor to teach me the ropes of producing.For some reason, they are either too selfish with their knowledge or they are just too busy and impatient to help. So I never got someone who can tolerate me beyond three questions with regards to a producing.
So I am mostly self taught. It was an excruciating process, and a time consuming one, but I can safely attest to you that experience is the best tutor/teacher. However, that doesn't mean that a little help is not necessary. Really, if somebody had pointed to me the stuff I now know I would have made 2-3 albums by now. But I didn't, and I rather not have someone else go through what I did. And these are in essence the stuff I learned.. the hard way:
1) The most important equipment of the signal chain is at the beginning and at the end.
I've gone from using a karaoke mic and my desktop's stock speakers to a better karaoke mic to a better 2.1 speaker to a Shure sm58 and a set of Sennheiser monitor headphones. I can attest that the difference in the quality of my mix is astounding.
A good sound input and a good sound out put basically makes your mix sound good. You can't fix a bad sound and you can't fix any sound with bad speakers.
2) Clipping is not necessarily bad.
Clipping is perhaps a necessary evil in some cases. Clipping basically makes makes sounds more upfront... but less dynamic. It also introduces distortion, which may not be a bad thing all the time. The trick to using clipping comes when volume is needed. But it is to be applied discretely, and NEVER during recording or sound capture. Clipping should be done in a controlled setting via mixing stage.
3) To make things loud, everything else should be softer.
This is perhaps the most common mistake that a lot of us do. When things aren't loud enough, we tend to push for more. Our ears can only hear can only hold so much, so when everything becomes to loud, the sonic dynamics of a mix gets compromised. Best to drop back the unwanted extras, and just boost everything up as a whole in the final mix.
4) Understand EQ
After understanding what EQ is and how it can be applied, I have never done a mix without any EQ tweaks. It can help to put more dynamics and space to the mix. Talking about dynamics and space...
5) Think 3D sound with volume, pan, and EQ
In summary: Sound distance would depend on volume, sound position would depend on panning, and sound depth would depend on EQ. Think of sound like a 3d box and you will be a ble to mix well.
6) Compression/Limiting is a friend
Compression/Limiting is the much needed aid when it comes to boosting sound without clipping. As with clipping, to be used with caution
7) Experience is the best educator
I cannot emphasize this enough. Talk to the people who know, cos these are the people who matter.Labels: general, tips and tricks
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Thanks a thousand for being patient with us, and sacrificing your time to help produced, mix and master our songs to perfection.
Looking forward to more songs with u man!
With Great Love,
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