Category: Season 1 – March

Legendary producer Dan Korneff (Paramore, The Devil Wears Prada, Papa Roach) joins us for a rapid fire Tips & Tricks session that will blow your mind.

Ever wonder what it takes to produce and mix at the highest levels of the music industry? If you answered yes, then this episode is for you.

“I think music exists in octaves. That’s just how it exists. So if you’re doing something in that 3k range check out the 6k, and the 12k and see what’s happening there.” – Dan Korneff

In 35 hard hitting minutes we cover:

• Dan’s secret guitar widening trick
• Carving frequencies to make space in a mix
• High and low passing guitars
• Surgical EQ on guitars to eliminate harshness while retaining clarity
• His most hated guitar frequencies
• Harmonic EQ
• Processing individual tracks VS busses
• When to use sidechain compression
• What’s on his master bus chain
• Optimizing hybrid mixing setups
• Why he prefers Cubase
• Maintaining a quick turnaround

Links

Dan Korneff’s credits

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We’re joined by acclaimed producer Andrew Wade (A Day To Remember, Neck Deep) to discuss strategies for getting the most out of your sessions.

Everyone who records for a living will agree that nothing goes as planned. Entropy always creeps in. That’s why it’s crucial to setup every aspect of your work environment for maximum efficiency. From your DAW routing, to your client booking method, it all matters.

Remember, producers with long careers have learned to navigate the chaos.

IN THIS EPISODE YOU’LL LEARN:

• Why everything should be so organized
• How to communicate your vision
• What should be sent out when you are hiring a mix
• A breakthrough template method for super efficient mixes
• What a good rough mix should consist of
• How to keep things compatible across multiple DAWs
• A no brainer way to name tracks. You’ll never hunt for lost audio again.
• What should be sent out when a track is going to be mastered
• How to avoid disaster AKA how to properly archive your files

DOWNLOADS AND LINKS:
Nail The Mix with Andrew Wade
Andrew Wade’s website
Download Pro Tools routing session ptx format
Download Pro Tools routing template ptxt format
Download Cubase routing template
Download Logic routing template
CreativeLIVE: Recording Rock Guitars With Andrew Wade
CreativeLIVE: Recording Rock Vocals With Andrew Wade

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Welcome to MixCritMonday, the show where we critique YOUR mixes.

First on the MixCritMonday chopping block is our longtime subscriber, Jenson Manning (we love you dude).

We took him to school on:

• Bass VIs like Texas Grind
• Multiband compression
• Getting the low end of the kick balanced right
• The dangers of mixing in headphones (and how to make the most of it)
• Different mastering chains including plugins like Izotope Ozone and Slate Digital FG-X
• Getting the right snare sound
• Blending vocals
• The difference between real monitors and computer speakers

Want us to crit your mix? Click here to find out how!

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“You’re translating what people say into what they want.”- Joey Sturgis

What’s a producer’s real job?

• Engineer?
• Coach?
• Fearless leader?
• Psychiatrist?
• Band member?
• Chaperone?
• Friend?
• Arranger?
• Songwriter?
• Session musician?

Actually, it’s all the above.

You must become a musical translator

“They aren’t the ones who are the expert. You’re the expert, they are the client. They just don’t know how to say it in your terms. They will never say, ‘adjust it to a 4 to 1 ratio.” – Eyal Levi

“If they could translate it to you they wouldn’t be hiring you. It’s your job is to convert their language into technical shit.”- Joey Sturgis

IN THIS EPISODE YOU’LL LEARN

• How to become a musical translator and interpret your client’s vision
• What a client really wants and needs
• How to properly pace a session for maximum results and creativity
• How to read a client’s personality and mood
• Who the best musicians are in the band
• Who he’s actually working for
• Dealing with real world nightmare scenarios like a singer blowing out their voice
• The importance of remaining in “the zone”
• The psychology of peak performance
• How to get takes the artists didn’t realize they had in them

Think you’ve got what it takes to be a great producer?

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What does it take to be successful in audio production?

Ask anyone who’s made it and there IS a formula.

Here it is:
1. Ambition
2. Vision
3. Execution
4. Determination
5. Luck
6. Timing

This episode covers how all six of those factors come into play over the course of a career in audio production, and what YOU can do to harness them.

“Successful people get shit done. Period.”  – Joey Sturgis

“My motto has always been the phrase  ‘follow the money’ and what I mean by it isn’t necessarily ‘follow the money’ but more to sit down and think about what you want to do, what is it that they’re doing that you’re not doing, and then use that and model that behavior, because if you shoot for the highest pinnacle of whatever you’re trying to do, in terms of your profession it will force you to raise the bar. It will allow you to grow rapidly and even outshine who ever you’re competing with because they entered so much lower than you.”- Joel Wanasek

“In order to get from point A to point B, saying that your point B is quite ambitious, you have to make some very precise and I would even say, planned out moves.” – Eyal Levi

LINKS:

Drumforge
Eyal Levi’s CreativeLIVE courses

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