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Lu Zheng sat in a comfortable leather work chair with headphones on his head, carefully listening to every track of music that had been recorded. Ye Zi dragged over another work chair and sat beside Lu Zheng.

After a long time, Lu Zheng listened to all the materials one by one, then took off his headphones and turned to look at Ye Zi.

"Do you know why I have to double-check the footage every time I mix it?"

"Yes."

Ye Zi did know that he did the same in his previous life.

"To make sure that the mixing is done in the best possible condition."

Lu Zheng nodded with satisfaction: "Well, that's good." It's still too late to fix the mistake now, and it's too late to find the mistake when it's done. So you have to remember that before you start any mix, you must double-check all the material you have again, and fix it as soon as it doesn't work. ”

"Don't be sloppy!"

"There is a sentence I want to tell you, the most time-saving way is to do every step as well as possible!"

Lu Zheng's rigor in doing things won Ye Zi's approval.

"Another point, while checking, you also have to keep thinking: Are there any problems with the orchestration and arrangement? When the accompaniment and the lead vocal's voice are combined, what kind of effect should the whole song achieve? And so on and so forth. In fact, these should be considered at the same time as the arrangement. ”

"Yes, Mr. Lu." Ye Zi very much agrees with Lu Zheng's point of view: "When I was making the orchestration of this song, I thought about this problem. ”

Lu Zheng smiled: "Well, I can see it." You leave just the right amount of room for the lead singer. If you don't leave the whole song, it's too full, and it will feel bloated. If you leave too much, the whole song will be empty, and it is useless to add anything later. ”

"You did a really good job with the orchestration, I like it, and it's very comfortable when I'm mixing."

Ye Zi was a little surprised: "Teacher Lu, I'm embarrassed by your praise." ”

"Good is good, what's embarrassing!" Lu Zheng smiled heartily.

Ye Zi smiled and stopped talking.

Lu Zheng continued: "Mixing is actually a bit like a chef. After deciding on the name of the dish, the first thing is to pick the dish, and don't want to meet the requirements. ”

"Some songs don't have the right space for the lead singer, or there are some problems with the orchestration itself. This requires us to make modifications and adjustments when cooking. So Ye Zi, you must remember this, careful inspection before mixing is essential. Lu Zheng's tone was very resolute.

"Yes, I must have it in mind."

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Turning around to face the mixer again, Lu Zheng pointed with his right hand: "Ye Zi, come and see, what is this?" ”

Following Lu Zheng's fingers, there were small notes pasted under the audio tracks of the mixer, with different words written on them.

"Note?"

"Yes, it's a note." Lu Zheng explained: "This is the second point I want to sue you. As the saying goes, a good memory is better than a bad pen! Before you do it, be sure to mark the material for each track. ”

"For example, if this track is your singing track, then put a note on it and write down the lead singer; This track is a kick drum, so make a note of it. This is important! ”

Lu Zheng tapped the notes with his fingers, and his tone was stern.

"It's better to assign these tracks according to logical habits. For example, put all the drums on adjacent tracks, put the strings together, and the lead singer chorus and backing up some other adjacent tracks, and then group the tracks that need to be controlled at the same time. In this way, no matter how many tracks the mixer has, it can still be organized and not rushed to operate. ”

"Also, prepare another work notebook, like mine." Lu Zheng picked up a thick black brown paper-covered notebook on the console and gestured to Ye Zi.

"This is a book to record some of the ideas that come to you while you're mixing. Maybe these ideas don't work well in this song, but maybe they work well in another song. Keep it in mind, and forget it one day. So, feel free to jot down these thoughts, it will be very helpful for you. ”

Ye Zi still nodded.

Ye Zi is no stranger to these methods, he used them in his previous life, and these are really good methods.

"Alright, the preparations are all done. Next, it's time to start the mixing project. ”

With a slight clapping of his hands, Lu Zheng pressed the play button, and the song sounded in the control room. As Lu Zheng listened, he twisted the different knobs on the mixer and on each device from time to time.

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"Ye Zi, you come and listen." Lu Zheng greeted Ye Zi: "Can you hear any problems?" ”

Ye Zi listened carefully for a while.

After the initial retouching and polishing of Lu Zheng, the sound of each voice part is already quite good. However, the electric guitar and the singing voice are huddled together, like a fight, and they don't let each other go.

"There's not enough separation between the electric guitar and the vocals."

"That's right!" Lu Zheng was satisfied: "You listened carefully, this is a problem that must be solved." ”

Lu Zheng rewinded the song: "I tell you that you can use the equalizer to adjust it, the principle is to go your own way." ”

"Come, Ye Zi, you come and try it."

Standing in front of the mixer, Ye Zi pondered carefully.

In the future, this problem is easy to solve. As long as the frequency attenuation of about 2000HZ-2500HZ on the equalizer loaded on the electric guitar is OK. But it's the early '90s, and even Sun Yun's well-funded studio doesn't have the luxury of having a separate equalizer for each instrument. Now, then, the only thing to do is to make corrections on the mixer.

There are only four EQ knobs in the mixer: 100 HZ for the low frequency, 1000 HZ for the mid frequency, 5000 HZ for the high mid and 10000 HZ for the high frequency.

How does this work?

Ye Zi tried to adjust the knobs of 1000HZ and 5000HZ respectively. It works, but it's not noticeable, and the sound of the electric guitar is still entangled with the vocals of the lead singer.

Ye Zi tried to adjust the equalizer that was connected to the vocals separately, and increased the volume of the vocals at 2000HZ-2500HZ. This time, the vocals did stand out, but the electric guitar was still roaring at the same time, strongly indicating that it was going to compete with the vocals.

Ye Zi tried to adjust the parameters of the vocal compressor again, but it still didn't work.

At this moment, Ye Zi is out of line.

Seeing Ye Zi looking at him for help, Lu Zheng smiled and said, "Actually, you were in the right direction at the beginning. But why would you want to deal with an electric guitar or vocals alone? They're all connected. ”

This sentence was like a bolt of lightning, which suddenly split the confusion in Ye Zi's heart. Yes, they are inherently one, so why should they be treated separately and either/or?

As soon as he thought of it, Ye Zi immediately began to act.

HE RAISED THE 1000HZ KNOB OF THE GUITAR TRACK ON THE MIXER BY 1.5 DECIBELS, THE 100 HZ AND 5000 HZ KNOBS WERE GREATLY ATTENUATED, AND THEN SLIGHTLY INCREASED THE VOCAL EQUALIZER AT 2250 HZ BY 2 DECIBELS.

When the song was played again, the vocals and the electric guitar were separated at once. At this time, Ye Zi was inspired, and he shifted the sound image of the electric guitar to the left by 30 degrees. At this moment, the separation effect of the vocals and the electric guitar is fully revealed.

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Applause immediately erupted.

"Not bad, not bad! It's great that you're able to draw inferences and think of a better solution to the problem with panning! ”

"However, the low and mid high frequencies are attenuated too much, and the sound of the electric guitar is a bit thin and muffled, which will be noted later. When you make adjustments, be sure to listen to the reaction of the monitor, so that it is not too big or not enough. ”

As he spoke, Lu Zheng fine-tuned a few knobs again, and the electric guitar and vocals were perfectly separated and combined together.

Touching his head, Ye Zi smiled a little shyly.

Now, he is increasingly aware of his shortcomings in all aspects. The experience of his previous life is not enough for him to sit back and relax in today's world!

Adjust the effects of the electric guitar and vocals, Lu Zheng said very seriously.

"Ye Zi, this is the third point I want to tell you today. The mixing of any work is a whole, and you must establish such a concept of the whole. When mixing, adjusting any knob is tied to the overall effect. When mixing, don't treat each track as a separate instrument, including vocals. Only then will you have a complete composition after the mix is complete. ”

"You must always keep this in mind!"

Ye Zigong was taught.

Today, Lu Zheng really taught him a lesson. This made Ye Zi, who was originally a little contemptuous of this "backward era", completely precipitated his heart, and no longer had that kind of high-minded and overlooking mentality.

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The rest of the mix went very smoothly.

While Lu Zheng was operating, he gave Ye Zi a comprehensive explanation of the various points and methods of mixing in the interval of operation, and from time to time, he also asked Ye Zi to operate a few times on the stage.

Ye Zi felt as if it was just a short moment, and the mixing project of the whole song had been completed. Looking at the time, it's been a full four hours since the start of the mix.

After dinner, Ye Zi accompanied Sun Yun and Ni Jun to the studio again to review the finished product.

According to Lu Zheng's requirements, Ye Zi and the two teachers tried to listen to this new work one by one with headphones, near-field monitors, and large monitors. The two teachers were very satisfied with the effect of the work, and Ye Zi himself was also very satisfied.

Compared with this work of later generations, the new work is far beyond in any aspect.

In the post-mixing, Lu Zheng put a lot of effort into it. He fully brought out the essence of Ye Zi's orchestration and singing. In terms of the quality of the finished product, this piece has truly met the high standards of HIFI. Compared to other popular works of the same era, it is completely different. Even Xiao Qi, who has always been extremely picky, also gave a rare compliment to Lu Zheng's mixing project. She thinks that it is commendable that Lu Zheng can make such an effect on such a device!

What made Ye Zi particularly happy was that Lu Zheng had agreed to his request and accepted him as a student to learn various skills in recording and mixing with him.

This is also what Ye Zi's two teachers specially told in advance.

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Next, Ni Jun took care of all the liaison work with radio and television stations with a wave of his hand.

His teacher still had to run errands for himself, which made Ye Zi extremely unhappy, and repeatedly said that he just had to run.

Ni Junle instructed Ye Zi to attend classes well and practice singing and piano skills seriously after class. Running errands for his disciples, Ni Jun didn't care about it at all.

In the blink of an eye, another week flew by.

This weekend, Ye Zi's new song is about to be recommended as a new song in the "Music Kaleidoscope" column of Shencheng Radio. Ye Zi himself will also go to the big studio of Shencheng TV Station to participate in the semi-finals of this singing contest.