Expect the unexpected A producer is far more than a mixer, songwriter or engineer. You’re also a psychologist, creative consultant and most of all a resourceful problem-solver. While every session is different, the one thing you can always count on is that you’re going to get some curveballs – and you’ll only be as successful as your ability to deal with …
Mixing a Luke Holland snare with Taylor Larson
The one and only rule of audio: it has to sound good I don’t know about you, but one thing I’m sick of is some self-appointed expert lecturing me about the “rules” of mixing. That you have to follow the “cut when you boost” formula, that EQ should always go before compression or vice versa, and so forth. That drum samples …
Mixing PAPA ROACH synths with Kane Churko
Are you holding yourself back by being close-minded? One of the biggest mistakes we see producers making is writing off a band, producer or song because it’s in a genre they don’t like (or worse, because of some completely idiotic and superficial thing like the way the band looks). It’s more common with younger producers, but if we’re being honest plenty …
Polishing STATE CHAMPS drums to perfection w/ Kyle Black
Want your mixes to sound like the pros? Here’s the formula: We’ve been doing this producer thing for a minute, so it takes a lot to impress us. But when we had Kyle Black (New Found Glory, Hit The Lights, Pierce The Veil) on Nail The Mix, he didn’t just impress us with the drum sounds he got on “Secrets” by State …
Dialing in PAPA ROACH vocal effects with Kane Churko
Getting that massive, yet detailed and dynamic active rock vocal sound is all about painstaking attention to many subtle details. In this clip from his Nail The Mix session, Kane Churko demonstrates how he uses vocal auxes and automation to add layers of harmony, delay and other effects to the arrangement and take it from good to f***ing amazing. Nail …