User:Joshhayne

Joshua Hayne, Born Australia, 23 Nov 1977

AKA Heinous (From early high-school nickname Hayness, a play on his surname)

Currently lives in Melbourne, Australia

Popular Multimedia Artist

Known for his Sound Design Techniques and Video Tutorials and Thesis on sound design and setup configurations (AKA The Heinous Approach)

Also known for treating his production techniques as a form of martial art, and uses these techniques for meditative and mental-training purposes

Other Acheivements include :

Windows - Macintosh - Linux - Unix

• Adv. Info-Tech & Networking [Mac OS / Win / *nix]

• Computer Parts, Repairs & Sales, Maintenence

• Computer Performance Optimisation

• Web Development / Graphic Design

• Digital Audio / Video Production

• Photography & Image Manipulation

• Live Performance & A/V Presentation

• Private Tutoring / Phone & Video Support

• Home Theater / Entertainment & Automation

• Network & Home Security Integration, nIDS, hIDS

• Audio / Video / MIDI Studio Setup & Maintenance

• Digital Lab Setup, Maintenance & Administration

• Hacking, Data Acquisition, Problem Solving

• Penetration Testing, Network & OS Hardening

• Troubleshooting, Brainstorming, Think Tank

The Main Key Elements Behind the heinous approach to sound design / engineering are as follows :

KEY :

"Tracking" = Recording.

"Mixing" = Leveling tracks after tracking.

"Mastering" = Fine tuning EQ, Levels, Compression / Limiting over the master stereo track. AFTER mixdown or bounce.

[these should be done in three distinct stages, seperatley, if possible]

Engineering Information :

 Choose your instrumentation. according to which frequency spaces need attention

 Dont be afraid to make commitments early in the process [Known as the British Style as opposed to American style]

 What frequency will the sound occupy ? Track it right from the start

 Make it MONO. it is easier to mix and gives better transparency. Synths were always MONO until recently [stereo is cheesy]

 Hard panning. dont be afraid to use this dying art. guitar/reese solos etc. gives great seperation

 Boost the bass correctly (careful here) at the frequency of the root note, up one, two, or three octaves above.. use a tight Q factor.

 Set up AUX [FX/Delay] template. It forces you to determine the space in which your song will live early in the process

 No SOLO when mixing. EQ and MIX must be done in CONTEXT

 Flip the phase. on each channel - before mixing. to compensate for phase delays introduced by plug ins during tracking

 Start FRESH. reset fader positions and kill FX - after tracking, before mixing

 No headphones for mixing. they do not acuratley reproduce bass frequencies, and do not allow you to hear phase cancellation

 Dual compression. use two light compressors instead of one heavy compressor. [vocals]

 Avoid reverb on vocals. use delay if you have to. reverb pushes sound to the back of the mix

 Always CUT with EQ. if you have to resort to EQ, always cut, never boost.

 Keep it down when mixing. dont push all your tracks in to the red, raise the level on the master.

 Who's the star ? The instrumentation should support the vocal. not vice-versa. change the instruments not the vocal.

 Mix bottom to top

(1) : Beats [Kick, Snare, Hi Hat]

(2) : bass

(3) : chords, melody

(4) : vocals

use this configuration for bussing all your DAWs channels down to these 4 channels (eg. beats, bass, synth & chords, vocals)

Also you should Colour Code these Busses

1) Beats = Blue

2) Bass = Red

3) Synth = Orange

4) Vox / FX = Yellow

Summary :

(1) : Perfect your MIX

(2) : Balance your frequencies

(3) : Acheive good seperation

oh and somehow try and enjoy yourself while remembering all this.. ;) peace, heinous