Year: 2014
Producer: Skillshare
Producer’s website: www.skillshare.com/classes/music/Mixing-Music-Learn-how-to-mix-a-Pop-Rock-Song-like-a-Pro/594637712
Author: Ian Sutton
Duration: 4 hours
Type of material distributed: Video lesson
Language: English
- 4.43Â GB
Description: We’ll show you the best mixing techniques for professional-sounding pop rock mixes.
In this class, we’ll show you some of the best mixing techniques used to create professional-sounding pop rock mixes. We highly encourage student interaction, so if at any point you have questions or would like to start a discussion, don’t hesitate!
What’s covered in this class? Drums, Percussion, Bass Guitar, Electric Guitar, Acoustic Guitar, and Vocals. Effects used such as EQ, Compression, Reverb, Delay and Automation will be analyzed in detail. Throughout the mix Ian will also be introducing a number of production techniques to help add punch, color and excitement to your mixes, including Reinforcing your Drum Tracks with Samples, Splitting the Bass, adding Guitar Amp Plug-Ins to Enhance your Guitar Tone, Side-Chain Processing, Creative Bussing, Group Processing, the addition of Vocal Harmonies, Background Vocals and more. Section by section you’ll see and hear this song come to life – matching some of the best pop rock sounds out there.
Content :
Section 1: Introduction to the Session
Ian Sutton Audio Engineer/Producer Introduction
Effects Overview
Output Routing Overview
Master Fader Effects Overview
Section 2: Mixing Drums
Introduction
Routing and Panning
Kick
Snare
Snare Sample
Toms
Hi-Hat and Ride
Overheads and Room
Percussion
Section 3: Mixing Bass, Electric and Acoustic Guitars
Introduction
Bass Guitars
Electric Guitars
Acoustic Guitars
Supporting Guitars
Organ
Section 4: Mixing Vocals
Introduction
Lead Vocals
Background Vocals
Harmonies
Section 5: Automation
Introduction
Drums
Bass
Lead Guitars
Lead Vocals
Harmonies
Section 6: Conclusion
Final Mix
Video: AVC/H.264 1280×720 16:9 25fps
Audio: AAC 48000Hz stereo
