Mel Williams — durham Recording Connection

Mixing cont'd - Posted by Mel Williams on 2018-11-25

Spent more time getting into mixing and the use of aux channels. Homework is to create a new track and set up aux channels with different effects... Read More >>

Mixing & Mastering - Posted by Mel Williams on 2018-11-19

Focused mostly on mixing, how sends and buses work. Also on the different types of effects and how to properly apply them in a mix... Read More >>

Effects Processing - Posted by Mel Williams on 2018-11-12

Spent this session in sessions for two artists. Working on EQing and compressing my songs. On to the next :) Read More >>

Mixing - Posted by Mel Williams on 2018-11-04

I'm getting more into mixing and that's pretty much been our discussion. Homework is to completely mix one of my tracks for this week... Read More >>

EQ & Dynamic Processing - Posted by Mel Williams on 2018-10-21

This week was filled with mostly sessions for other artists. I also got a better indepth understanding of compression... Read More >>

Harmony - Posted by Mel Williams on 2018-10-14

Still learning/understanding how chords are "made" and progression. Honestly, I feel more along the lines of if it works/creates the sound I'm looking for then it's okay to bend the rules and create something outside of the norm... Read More >>

Word on Compression - Posted by Mel Williams on 2018-10-07

So besides working on creating a thrid beat, I've been playing around with compression. I took a lot of good notes on how each component works: Attack, Release, Gain, Threshold... Read More >>

Melody - Posted by Mel Williams on 2018-09-23

Had the opportunity to meet and listen to two amazing artists. Watching the process is always a great experience and helps me build my own confidence... Read More >>

Sampling - Posted by Mel Williams on 2018-09-20

Pretty straightforward chapter and something my mentor and I have already discussed. Experimented with the EXS24 sampler and chopping up parts of a song... Read More >>

The Bass - Posted by Mel Williams on 2018-09-09

This lesson was pretty simple and straightforward and not as complicated as I thought it might be lol. My takeaways were to pretty much keep the bass simple and smooth, and in most cases, longer notes are better than short choppy ones... Read More >>