Tre Professionella Mixningstekniker Och Deras Arbetsprocesser Hur Går Man Tillväga För Att Mixa På En Professionell Nivå?

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Tre Professionella Mixningstekniker Och Deras Arbetsprocesser Hur Går Man Tillväga För Att Mixa På En Professionell Nivå? Examensarbete Tre professionella mixningstekniker och deras arbetsprocesser Hur går man tillväga för att mixa på en professionell nivå? Författare: Jacob Gustavsson Handledare: Martin Bauer, Hans-Erik Holgersson Examinator: Professor Jan-Olof Gullö Termin: VT20 Ämne: Musikproduktion Nivå: Kandidat Kurskod: 2MU80E Abstrakt Det här arbetet har gått ut på att jag har analyserat och fördjupat mig i tre professionella mixteknikers arbetsprocesser. Jag har studerat deras arbetsflöden, tillvägagångssätt och specifika metoder i syfte att skaffa mig ny kunskap och nya perspektiv på mixning. Jag har sedan gjort praktiska undersökningar där jag testat på att mixa utifrån teknikernas arbetsprocesser för att skaffa mig en djupare förståelse kring deras olika sätt att arbeta på. Det jag kom fram till i mitt arbete är att det viktigaste för att mixa på en professionell nivå är att ha rätt tankesätt. Det finns stora tekniska skillnader mellan de tre professionella mixteknikerna men den gemensamma nämnaren är att de alla har samma syfte och helhets tänk bakom sina tekniska beslut. Detta har således givit mig insikt i att jag själv behöver bli bättre på att fokusera utifrån ett helhetstänk istället för på specifika tekniska metoder för att nå en högre nivå i min roll som mixningstekniker. Nyckelord Mixning, Mixningstekniker, Musikproduktion, Andrew Scheps, Chris Lord-Alge, Michael Brauer Innehållsförteckning 1 Inledning ..................................................................................................................................................... 1 2 Bakgrund .................................................................................................................................................... 1 3 Syfte ............................................................................................................................................................ 2 3.1 Frågeställningar ........................................................................................................................................... 2 4 Bakgrund om de tre professionella mixteknikerna .................................................................................... 2 4.1 Andrew Scheps .............................................................................................................................................. 2 4.2 Chris Lord-Alge ............................................................................................................................................ 3 4.3 Michael Brauer ............................................................................................................................................. 3 5 Tidigare forskning ...................................................................................................................................... 4 6 Begrepp som används i uppsatsen .............................................................................................................. 4 7 Metod och material ..................................................................................................................................... 5 7.1 Analys ........................................................................................................................................................... 5 7.2 Praktisk undersökning 1 ............................................................................................................................... 5 7.3 Reflektion och Utvärdering ........................................................................................................................... 5 7.4 Praktisk undersökning 2 ............................................................................................................................... 6 7.5 Jämförelse ..................................................................................................................................................... 6 8 Resultat ....................................................................................................................................................... 7 8.1 Resultat av Praktisk undersökning 1 ............................................................................................................ 7 8.1.1 Analys av sound - Andrew Scheps ....................................................................................................... 7 8.1.2 Analys av arbetsprocess - Andrew Scheps ............................................................................................ 7 8.1.3 Reflektioner över arbetsprocess - Andrew Scheps ................................................................................ 8 8.1.4 Analys av sound – Chris Lord-Alge (CLA) .......................................................................................... 8 8.1.5 Analys av arbetsprocess - Chris Lord-Alge (CLA) ............................................................................... 9 8.1.6 Reflektioner över arbetsprocess - Chris Lord-Alge (CLA) ................................................................... 9 8.1.7 Analys av sound – Michael Brauer ..................................................................................................... 10 8.1.8 Analys av arbetsprocess – Michael Brauer ......................................................................................... 10 8.1.9 Reflektioner över arbetsprocess – Michael Brauer ............................................................................. 11 8.2 Gemensamma nämnare .............................................................................................................................. 12 8.3 Sammanfattning av metoder utifrån mina preferenser ............................................................................... 12 8.3.1 Arbetsflöde ......................................................................................................................................... 12 8.3.2 Generella tillvägagångssätt ................................................................................................................. 13 8.3.3 Specifika metoder ............................................................................................................................... 14 8.4 Resultat av Praktisk undersökning 2 .......................................................................................................... 14 8.5 Jämförelsen ................................................................................................................................................. 15 9 Diskussion ................................................................................................................................................. 16 9.1 Påverkande faktorer för ”Praktisk undersökning 1” ................................................................................. 16 9.2 Påverkande faktorer för ”Praktisk undersökning 2” ................................................................................. 16 9.3 Uppfylldes arbetets syfte? ........................................................................................................................... 17 10 Slutsats .................................................................................................................................................... 18 11 Referenser ............................................................................................................................................... 19 Bilagor 1 Inledning Att mixa musik har alltid varit lite av ett mysterium. De flesta har säkert en generell bild av hur en inspelad låt har gått från att vara en idé, till att skrivas, till att spelas in och till att slutligen släppas. Att spela in en låt kan visserligen vara en komplex process men även här känner nog de flesta till konceptet av att använda en mikrofon för att spela in ett ljud, likt hur du kan spela in ett röstmeddelande på din mobil men i en större skala. Men vad händer egentligen mellan att en låt spelats in till att den släpps och vad är det som gör att professionella artister och bands inspelade låtar rent ljudmässigt kan låta så bra? När en har låt spelats in är nästa steg i processen mixning. Mixning innebär enkelt förklarat att balansera alla instrumenten och elementen i en låt för att skapa en sammanhängande enhet. Detta sker genom att justera nivå och panorering på varje individuellt spår men också genom att använda olika typer av processering och effekter för forma ljudens karaktär. Detta kan låta väldigt tekniskt men att mixa är också en kreativ process. Många professionella mixtekniker har ofta sitt eget sound och sitt eget sätt att mixa på och det är där som det mystiska kring mixning kommer in. Vad är det egentligen som ligger till grund för professionell mixteknikers sätt att mixa på och vilka hemliga tricks har de i rockärmen? 2 Bakgrund För cirka tre år sedan väcktes mitt intresse för att mixa musik och det har sedan dess varit ett av mina största intressen inom musikproduktion. Som nybörjare hade jag ett extremt driv av att hela tiden försöka lära mig mer och förkovrade mig i mängder av artiklar, litteratur och videos på ämnet mixning. Det fanns en nyfikenhet och en lärandeglädje hos mig som gjorde att min utveckling från nybörjare till medel gick väldigt snabbt utan att jag egentligen behövde jobba för det. Detta skulle jag kalla för en typisk nybörjarfas som jag tror många kan känna igen sig i oavsett vilket intresse det har med att göra. 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