misterindie

Thanks for the tip regarding no need to bounce clips! This was exactly the sort of stuff I was hoping to get out of this thread!

Thank you both for your responses. I should have mentioned that I already emailed the local studio I am interested in working with to see what their format requirements, etc. would be, I suppose I was just interested in hearing any tips, tricks, etc. or just general experience in taking a home recording into the studio. I am 95% happy with my mixes, but that last 5% is a real bear and so I am really hoping for some magic by taking them to a pro instead of me hammering away endlessly. I purchases Curves Equator and find it easy to use, but still not quite what I need to tame some harsh frequencies (I am sure it is my lack of ear training, etc.). Instead of purchasing any more plugins, I think that money would be better spent in the studio (as I might also learn some stuff while I am there!).

Hello all! I am interested in exporting my current projects to take into a local studio for mixing and was curious if anyone has any wisdom or warnings to share. All the local studios I am looking at use ProTools. I have no experience with this, but am assuming it would look something like this: 1. Bounce all of the clips in each track down to a single clip. 2. Export each track individually (label accurately, etc.) 3. Consolidate each song's exported individual tracks to a separate folder. In addition, I am using several plugins and soft synths (EZDrummer3, some synths, and special vocal plugins), so I am thinking that I should perhaps export some of those individual instrument/vocal tracks twice, once totally dry, and then apply the effects and export a second copy with the effects baked in. Anything else I am missing? I would also love to hear about other's experience with taking your home recordings into a local studio for mixing. I am pretty happy with most of my mixes (maybe 95% happy), but feel like a pro could really make them stand out much better (I am struggling in particular with some mid-high frequencies in a few tracks that I can't seem to tame). And lastly, I am curious about having a studio run my songs through their analog equipment to warm everything up a bit and perhaps really make everything sound like a cohesive whole. Thoughts?