Monthly Archives: August 2021

URM Complete Beginner’s Guide to Mixing Metal TUTORIAL

Welcome aboard! This short but sweet course will get you up to speed with the two most important parts of a mixer’s toolkit: EQ and compression. Then, we’ll take you through how to use those tools to mix metal guitars and bass.

And FYI, these are the EXACT same methods we’ve used to mix albums for artists like Of Mice & Men, Asking Alexandria, Machine Head, Attila, blessthefall, and dozens more- this stuff is the real deal ????

Note that these tutorials are done using Cubase and a variety of different plugins, but don’t be thrown off if you use a different DAW or different plugins. The CONCEPTS are what matter here, and those will translate into any DAW and any plugin.

Happy mixing!

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343 Pro Sessions Toto Chiavetta: Avoid Harshness – Silky Highs & Managing Mids TUTORIAL

Toto’s first Pro Sessions became almost a cult. People asked for more time to review it, to grasp every detail and suck every bit of knowledge that he shared over the 4/5 hours he spent with us, getting into the detail of the low frequencies. It is regarded overall as the most detailed of sessions, and the one the pros enjoyed the most!

That is why, by popular demand, we are bringing professor Toto for his second pro session. We couldn’t be more excited!!

Toto will dig deep into how he manages mid and high frequencies, taking us through his tips and techniques.

Course Overview:

• Bearing in mind how how the low end and its balance influence the perceived overall sound (and viceversa)
•  We will try to understand what technically causes harshness and make choices to prevent this
•  We will Try to reproduce in the box analog warm and silky high end
•  We will Try to manage your mid freq for presence clarity
•  We will discuss choices to enhance the vibe of our production

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ProducerTech Pro Mixing Masterclass TUTORIAL

The mixing process is a hugely important final stage of producing a track and is necessary to add the professional touches that make your music sound sweet! In this compact masterclass, producer Jafunk concisely delivers all the techniques required to transform a mix, as he works through the sounds in his popular track ‘Fool For You’.

Starting with the drums, Jafunk looks at all the individual processing like bass enhancement, saturation and EQ, as well as delay for adding width, before moving onto send effects and bus compression. He then works his way through the melodic sounds, beginning with bass and synths then moving onto guitar and FX, again focussing on level balancing, frequency shaping and stereo imaging.

Although a few 3rd party plugins are incorporated in places, the majority of techniques are carried out with DAW (Ableton Live) factory devices and can be easily transferred over to other DAWs.

Signing up to this masterclass provides instant access to over an hour of streamed tutorials, as well as a delicious pack of bonus Funk samples from Loopmasters. Check out the sample module for an example of Jafunk’s clear and concise teaching approach, as he imparts the essential mixing tips needed to make your mixes sound professional.

Course Breakdown

Introduction
Jafunk introduces the course.
2.38

Module 1 – Drums Mixing
A demonstration of the mixing techniques behind all of the drums in the track, including the processing of all individual drums and then adding of effects to the drum buss.
20.16

Module 2 – Bass and Synths
Jafunk shares his tips for mixing all of the synthesized parts in the track, beginning with a look at the bass, before working through all of the leads and pads, ensuring that levels and frequencies are where they should be and all sounds fit nicely into the stereo field.
Lesson 1 – Bass Mixing – 6.53
Lesson 2 – Leads and Pads Mixing – 11.58

Module 3 – Guitars & FX
The last module focuses on the guitars and FX elements, again adding insert and send effects to provide depth and fill out the mix.
Lesson 1 – Guitars – 5.00
Lesson 2 – FX and Final Tweaks – 11.43

80MB Bonus Samples

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Sonic Academy Understanding Delay TUTORIAL

Nate Raubenheimer aka Protoculture and Shadow Chronicles is back with us this week to take an in-depth look at how we can use Delays.

There’s a multitude of different delay VST’s available out there, not to mention the fact that they ship as stock plugins with every DAW – but what is actually going on under the hood?

Over these nine videos Nate explains the fundamentals, the different types of delays available and then gives us some practical examples on how we can utilise this space creating effect in our tracks.

Packed full of pro knowledge, tips and tricks – don’t miss this one!

Tutorials

• Tutorial 01 – Fundamentals
• Tutorial 02 – Stereo and Ping Pong
• Tutorial 03 – Vintage Tape and BBD Delays
• Tutorial 04 – Multitap Delays
• Tutorial 05 – More Delay Types
• Tutorial 06 – Syncopated Delay
• Tutorial 07 – Stereo Widening Delays
• Tutorial 08 – Vocal Delays
• Tutorial 09 – Feedback Loops and Delay Throws

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Music Protest Mixing Bass for Low End Consistency TUTORIAL

If you feel like the bass response in your mixes is inconsistent or weak, you may need to reconsider the tools and methods you’re using to optimize your bass. This course focuses on the tools in Neutron and strategies for improving the consistency of your low-end/bass (that apply to many other software and hardware tools). However, some of the strategies in this course can be applied with many tools on the market.

For the past 15 years, I’ve recorded and mixed audio from live settings (including San Francisco’s Fillmore) to the studio. One of the most challenging audio tasks?… getting bass to fill out consistently, without being overbearing or underwhelming. This course covers tips and best practices for managing and optimizing your bass with modern tools (like Neutron’s dynamic EQ).

You’ll learn:

• Which Neutron tools apply to bass
• Quick fixes for weak bass
• Using automation for bass
• Tips for applying dynamic EQ
• How and when to use multiband compression

As you continue through the course, you’ll be learning everything you need to complete the class project – a great way to take ownership of the skills and knowledge in this training. Good luck!

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