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Mixing massive vocal harmonies w/ Kane Churko + Gemini Syndrome

65 vocal tracks?!

Kane Churko shows how he approaches high track-count vocal harmonies using the raw multi-tracks for “You Are Not Alone” by Gemini Syndrome, which has literally dozens of layers of vocals and nails that huge, polished radio rock vocal sound.

Mixing huge rock vocal harmonies w/ Kane Churko and Gemini Syndrome

Learn how to mix rock vocal harmonies when you have huge track counts with layer upon layer. Kane Churko shows how he approaches it using the raw multi-tracks for “You Are Not Alone” by Gemini Syndrome and Aaron Nordstrom’s vocals.

A few things to note about his approach in this clip:

  • His goal isn’t to make it sound like dozens of tracks. It’s just to make the vocals sound thick, dense and in your face
  • He mostly reserves quad stacking for thicker parts like the pre-chorus and chorus (lead, double, left and right)
  • He uses Pro Tools with Slate FG-73, Sonnox Oxford EQ, and Eiosis E2 Deesser, but the same techniques will work with any DAW and similar plugins

Try it out in your next mix when you’re dealing with massive track counts and let us know what you think!

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Unboxing Gemini Syndrome “Anonymous” raw multi-tracks

165 tracks?! Oh yeah!!

This month on Nail The Mix we’ve got Kane Churko mixing “Anonymous” by Gemini Syndrome— you know him for his work with bands like Papa Roach, In This Moment and Five Finger Death Punch among many others.

And holy crap, this is a big session!! It’s got well over 150 tracks (and if you think that’s excessive, then watch and find out why it isn’t) including over 60 layers of vocals alone.

Gemini Syndrome “Anonymous” raw multi-tracks [ UNBOXING ]

Eyal Levi takes you on a guided tour of the raw multi-tracks for Gemini Syndrome’s “Anonymous” in Pro Tools from their album “Memento Mori” produced and mixed by Kane Churko. This session is a BEAST, with well over 150 tracks (and if you think that’s excessive, then watch and find out why it isn’t).

Working with such a big session has its own challenge, and it’s worth signing up for this month just to learn how to deal with so many tracks (and this month includes a mini-lesson specifically on how to manage the massive session).

But more than that, it’s a master class in arrangement – you’ll see exactly why every single track in the session serves a very specific purpose – this isn’t size for size’s sake.

The huge vocal stacks are key to that huge, radio rock sound; the synths are subtle but add tons of size and depth, and the samples and other elements give it a slightly electronic touch without ever losing sight of the fact that it’s a rock song…

Kane is truly one of the very best in the business when it comes to production and arrangement, and after watching this you’ll see why we say that!

Want more? Click here to get instant access to these multi-tracks and a front row seat for Kane Churko’s live mixing session.

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