Leslie Brathwaite – IV JAY “CARE” Inside The Track 36 TUTORIAL
Join us at Studios La Fabrique for another series with trap mixer extraordinaire Leslie Brathwaite! With the mix session open, he gives us a comprehensive walkthrough of ‘Care’ by the artist IV Jay. Brathwaite describes the dialogue between parties involved in the record, his typical starting points for a project, and how he tends to follow a subtractive workflow.
He then reveals every stage of processing applied to the vocals and instrumentation, from EQ and compression to effects, stereo manipulation and pitch correction. He explains why he avoids certain commonly-used mix techniques, discusses gain staging and headroom with mastering in mind, and much more!
PART 1
Dialogue with the artist & label, early mix approach, vocal focus, subtractive EQ, signal chain
PART 2
Pitch correction, effects, compression, creating space, mix buss, loudness for clients
PART 3
Instrument focus (808, kick, snare, hats, synth), bass enhancement, stereo manipulation
PART 4
Bussing system, filter automation, gain staging, mix headroom, emphasising basic principles
PART 5
Vocal-music blend, level automation, client requests, final tweaks, printing the mix
About Leslie Brathwaite
Leslie Brathwaite is an American recording and mixing engineer that has worked with Cardi B, Lil Uzi Vert, N E.