LO3: Finishing Touches

I’ve added some atmospheric sounds at the beginning and end of Track 2 in an attempt to create some sort of sonic-imagery representing the nightlife of my hometown (it’s somewhat dark and scary). The atmosphere tracks seemed to shadow the first synth in the song and made it difficult to hear. To fix this, I used an EQ to turn down some of the mid-frequencies of the atmosphere tracks, making space for the synth to be heard within the mix. I also ended Track 3 with the sound of a car door slamming and an engine running – it seemed appropriate since the song lyrics are based around reckless driving.

I’ve also finally given my songs names.

Track 1 = I’d Rather Not Know

Track 2 = Overloaded

Track 3 = Crash

Track 4 = After Hours

I finished my mixes by making sure each song had similar levels of volume throughout the EP. I also ended each song at 0dB via volume automation on the master fader – I wouldn’t want to risk having any abrupt dynamic cuts between any of the songs.

Finally, I added metadata including artist information, album art and track names. The finished songs can be downloaded HERE.