Folks… I didn’t think this day would ever come. But I actually have news about Until April’s album that we’ve been recording (for over 2 years now… but who’s counting?)
Today, we received our very first mix of one of our songs, “Black Hearted Days.” Now, for those unfamiliar with sound engineering, let me try to explain it to you real quick-like:
The very first step a band has to do is record their music. When you hear the audio straight from the recordings, with no tampering done what-so-ever, you are listening to raw audio. Usually it’s very rough and uneven in volume. We finished editing our music awhile ago, which was the last step we completed. That means we’ve taken the raw audio, and removed all of the unnecessary noise and instrument tracks that we didn’t need or want. Then we tightened it all up to sound nice and syncopated, but the sound that you still hear is raw. However, mixing is when the producer starts not only adjusting the volumes of each individual instrument or vocal track, but adds effects, layers and patches that changes how it sounds. This is how you get the album-sound that every professional recording has. Mixing is one of the very last steps to a completed product.
Well, we are in the middle of the mixing stage, and it’s incredible to be almost done. And not only that, but I am so impressed with the results so far! Our first mix sounds awesome, and it’s still not even finished yet! It’s pretty close though and is a great representation of what the final track will sound like, outside of mastering of course (which is the last step, and involves encoding the tracks at a certain bitrate to drastically improve the clarity and volume of the song… essentially.)
If all goes well, we could be finished mixing by the end of March, which isn’t far. This is exciting people! We just want this album to be done, and I’m glad that many of you have been a part of the journey. The wait won’t be too much longer!