Mixing without a reference can be like going down an endless tunnel so always be sure to have one or two similar tracks in your project! This is crucial as it can prevent you from getting too carried away while mixing!įinally, we’ve loaded up a snippet of Kapote’s ‘Temptation,’ because it has a similar driving beat with a minimal number of elements.
We grouped all of the drum elements, including the percussion stem, while also grouping the two return effects stems.Īt the very bottom, we placed the original full bounce provided so we can go back and forth between the producer’s version and our mix.
It’s always good to colour code your tracks and group similar elements into sub-groups to make it easier to find your way around and apply group processing. Return Effects: Milam bounced his return Reverb and Delay effects separately but they’re combined below:.Vocal Samples: Two hard panned spoken word samples, which we’ve combined:.Harmonic Elements: Lead Synth, Tremolo Keys.Drums: Kick, Hat & Clap Loop, Two Hat Loops, Percussion Loop.Here are shortened versions of each individual stem: We’ve been provided with twelve stems for this beat. Here’s the unmixed beat we were provided:Īnd here’s our final mix: Step 1 – Preparation His aim is to spread the gospel of house and techno throughout Hong Kong, China and beyond. He started off as a classical pianist then gradually moved into producing electronic music, performing all over the world in places such as UK, India, the US and Hong Kong. This installment’s stems have been provided by Hong Kong-based producer Milam, who produces dreamy Deep House & Techno inspired by East Asian elements such as Buddhism and anime. Note that by sending in your music, you consent to allow Attack to electronically distribute your music and stems in the form of non-commercial downloads for the purposes of the article. You can send your submission to and make sure to also include a short artist bio, a few photos of you in your studio, and a SoundCloud link.
If you have included any samples, please let us know what they are. We will not accept stems that already sound like a finished and mixed track. If you’re interested in submitting a beat, we are looking for 8-16 bars of 24-bit bounces with the loudness level at no more than -15rms. Mixing is a new series in which we mix tracks of various genres using stems provided to us by readers. In this new instalment of our mixing series, we mix a deep house-style beat using Waves plug-ins in Ableton Live.