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Mixing In Pro Tools

Learn how to get bigger, dynamic and impactful mixes that compete with the pro’s!
Instructor:
Chris Pearson
436 students enrolled
Creating a new session and setting your session parameters
How to efficiently organise your session
Gain staging - How much headroom you should have and why this is important
The mix mindset - Getting your priorities right from the start and not getting stuck in the mix rabbit hole
The static balance
Panning - The traditional LCR method vs modern spectrum
EQ - Subtractive and Additive - When to use and why
Compression, parallel compression and using compression creatively
How to get hard-hitting punchy drums
How to utilise drum samples - When to use and why
Getting bass and kick to work together
How to get a tight low end
Vocal processing
De-essing naturally
Active EQ
Mid-side EQ
Reverb types and applications
Delay applications
Creative Mixing - Enhancing tone and bringing out the character of tracks
The infamous “rear buss” technique
Tape saturation
Riding faders to add dynamics and energy to your mix
Referencing - How and what you should be listening for
Phase and why this is important
Thick electric guitars
Utilising saturation and distortion to add character
Getting your vocal to sit on top of the mix
Balancing layers of BV's

Are your mixes sounding dull and lifeless? Lacking the clarity and punch of the pro’s mixes? Then this is the course for you! In this 11.5 hour intensive course, you’ll watch me take a track from scratch to a final polished mix. You’ll receive the full free multitrack download for the song “Had A Feeling” that I mix in this course, so you can follow along with me every step of the way. I hold no secrets back in this course, giving you all of my mixing knowledge that I’ve developed over the last decade and some pearls of wisdom along the way. After completing this course you will have learnt my step-by-step mix process that you can harness to get consistent, dynamic and impactful mixes every time. I take you through all of my favourite plugins and processing tips and tricks that I’ve learnt from the pro’s, as well as the important mix DON’T’S! You’ll learn how to adopt the efficient mix mindset and mix philosophy that will stop you from going down the mix rabbit hole and keep you on track. Want to take your mixes to the next level and close the gap between your mixes and the pro’s? Let’s get started then shall we! NOTE – I utilise Pro Tools as my DAW for this course but everything I teach can be replicated in any other DAW that you may be using.

Introduction

1
Course Introduction

Housekeeping and Session Organisation

1
Creating a Pro Tools Session and Importing Stems
2
Grouping, Colourcoding and Routing Sub-groups
3
First Listen and Dropping Markers
4
Gain Staging

The Mix Mindset

1
The Static Mix
2
Mix Prioritisation

Initial Low-Cut Filters

1
Initial Low-Cut Filters

Zooming Into The Mix

1
Drums Focus - Initial EQ
2
Bass Focus - Initial Compression and Balance of DI and Amp
3
Rhythm EGT Focus - Initial EQ and Balance
4
Lead EGT Focus - Initial EQ
5
Outro EGT Focus - Initial EQ and Balance
6
Juno Focus - EQ
7
AGT Focus - EQ, Compression and Exciter
8
LV Focus - Initial EQ and Compression
9
BV Focus - Initial EQ and Balance
10
Initial Vocal FX - Reverb and Delay

Refocus and Listen Back

1
Refocus and Listen Back
2
Remaining BV’s Focus - EQ

Taking Drums To The Next Level

1
Enhancing Drums With Samples
2
Drums Parallel Compression
3
Overheads Compression

Bass Tone

1
Bass Phase and Bass Crush Track

Using a Print Track

1
Using a Print Track - Rough Mix Print

Mixbuss Compression

1
Mixbuss Compression

Verse Focus

1
LV - Parallel Compression, De-essing (manual and plugin) and Track Separation
2
Drums Reverb and Percussion
3
Lead EGT Delay
4
Juno Reverb

Quick Fixes #1

1
Snare Compression, EGT EQ and Quick Automation

Midrange Focus

1
Midrange Focus and Mix.01 Print
2
Keys Focus - EQ and Saturation

Referencing

1
Referencing - How and Why?
2
Drums Round 2 - Rebalance, Kick and Snare Sub Compression and EQ
3
Bass Round 2 - Bass Sub EQ and Tone Shaping
4
Rhythm EGT Round 2 - Midrange EQ Shaping
5
Rebalancing
6
LV Round 2 - EQ, Active EQ and Saturation
7
BV’s Round 2 - Active EQ, Sculpting EQ and Reverb
8
Verse LV and BV Revisit - Compression Tweaks, Subtractive and Additive EQ
9
Toms Round 2 - EQ and Compression
10
Lead EGT Round 2 - EQ, Compression and Delay
11
Mix.02 Print

The Rear Buss

1
Andrew Scheps’ Rear Buss Technique

Quick Fixes #2

1
EGT EQ Tweaks and Broad Automation
2
De-essing BV’s

Mixbuss Focus

1
Mixbuss Processing - Tape Saturation and Mid-side EQ

Automation - Riding Faders and Creating a Dynamic Mix

1
Automating Drums
2
Automating Bass
3
Automating Rhythm EGT
4
Automating Lead EGT
5
Automating Keys
6
Automating LV
7
Automating AGT
8
Automating BV’s
9
Mix.03 Print

Final Reference Tweaks

1
Drums Room Compression, Sub Compression and Crush Aux
2
Bass Compression, Sub Compression, Active EQ and EQ
3
Rhythm EGT Low Mids Boost
4
LV Low Mids Boost
5
Vocal FX - Delay, Width and Automation
6
Final Bass and EGT Tweaks and Mix.03 Print

Wrapping Up

1
Topping and Tailing Mix, Exporting and Client Feedback
2
Summary and Final Words
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