[Pete]

(06-05-2014 03:03 PM)YoungDominican Wrote:  

(06-05-2014 11:18 AM)Pete Wrote:  

(06-05-2014 09:36 AM)YoungDominican Wrote:  

Pete how much do you charge to mix and master recorded songs and do you have your stuff set up so that people can pay you online to mix and master for them?

For mixing I normally charge about $100 - 200. Which is about $25/hr for mixing which normally takes me no more than 4 hours. Mastering about $75.

I can show you a few songs I've worked if you're interested.

Ah ok I just wanted to compare prices. I would still like to hear your mixes, and I would like to show you some songs so you can tell me if you think they are properly mixed. PM me.

Sure, that'd be good. I'll PM you.

(06-06-2014 05:35 PM)Rigsby Wrote:  

(06-05-2014 11:18 AM)Pete Wrote:  

Yeah. I love them. I start my mix on them and when I'm comfortable I switch to my other monitors and by then I only have to make minor tweaks.

The thing about the NS-10's is that if you get the mid freqs right it will sound beautiful in any other speakers.

Nothing polarises opinion more than the NS-10s with their mid-frequency dip that makes people compensate by doing a Fletcher-Munson curve, basically the happy smile that mimics human hearing.

EDIT:
Sorry, it's not a dip, it's a boost:
http://media.soundonsound.com/sos/sep08/...fig4_l.jpg

Hence why people compensate by cutting out the mid-frequency which mimics the Fletcher-Munson Curve.

I know great producers that swear by them, and I know crappy producers that swear by them. I know great producers that hate them, and I know crappy producers that hate them. Some say they are best paired with a Bryston amp, but good luck with finding that these days.

Their look alikes - the HS80Ms and 50s are nothing like the originals. Do not let the white cone fool you. The HS's are an overly bright monitor and fatiguing in the high range. But for its price - hard to beat. And they are LOUD. I have KRK 8" and some Tannoy 6", plus a cheap set of Logitech computer monitors that are a good reference too.

I've been in long and hard debates about these monitors for years, so forgive me if I don't want to tread that well worn road again. I'm happy to give advice though to people starting out, that don't know it all. I don't know that much either, but maybe a bit more than some.

Whatever fits.

I'm a pretty average audio engineer. I know my way around a parametric equaliser. I beta test stuff for developers (VST). I buy my software. I don't crack. Though I know the crackers too. Everything I use, I have paid for.

I'm really more of a producer than an engineer. I really respect the engineer's skill. I've been signed, had chart success, etc.. but don't want to big it up here too much. I was surprised at finding this thread, but thought I'd dive in anyway.

I've got a fairly modest studio now based around some vintage bits of kit. But high end software is where I'm at. I own about half a dozen DAWs (Digital Audio Workstations).

It goes without saying that I would be interested in working with any one talented from starting out to full on accomplished. I work mainly with Hip-Hop, Drum and Bass, Pop, Reggae (Dub), Electronica.

I'm UK based, but have contacts in Europe.

But who needs that anyway when we have email and websites with our stuff on, eh?

The music world is more brutal now than it has ever been. A lot of the younger kids don't realise the insanity they are letting themselves in for. But us older heads, know the 'game'. You need to be doing this for the right reasons.

Like anything else in life.

Yeah. I have the ns10s and some KRKs. The KRK sound good, but they never translate when I listen to mixes on other systems. I often have to keep changing things, kinda like guessing.

The Yamaha HS suck. They sound like crap. I prefer to mix with headphones, and that really sucks. Thing is they overemphasize hi feqs too much, and IMO they have a very cheap sound. IMO they sound like some beats by dre headphones but bigger. They sound nothing like the ns10.

What DAWs do you use the most? I use PT10 to mix and track and FL for production. I'm saving so in a few months I'll try and buy Logic.

Good to know there's more people here interested in this stuff.