Release Year: 2023
Producer: Mix With The Masters
Producer Website: Link
Author: Catherine Marks
Duration: 1h 37min
Type of Material Shared: Video Lesson
Language: English
- 797.9 MB
Description: Learn from award-winning producer and engineer Catherine Marks!
In the premiere episode of the MWTM series, Catherine discusses her career path, explains her work process, and focuses on the multi-track of Wolf Alice’s Grammy-nominated 2016 single “Moaning Lisa Smile.” Filmed at Rue Boyer Studios in Paris, the 90-minute episode delves into the creative process behind the recording. It also explores Marks’s overall workflow and philosophy, referencing a number of other projects by artists such as PJ Harvey, Kelly Rowland, Foals, David Weiner, and The Amazons.
She shares many lessons learned during studio sessions and knowledge gleaned from fellow professionals Alan Moulder, Flood, and others. Walking you through a Pro Tools session for “Moaning Lisa Smile,” Katherine shares how she combined multiple guitar sounds, layered vocals, blended samples, and more. In addition to reviewing the mix, she discusses the equipment and methods used during tracking.
Content :
1. Academic & career journey, mentors, projects, artists, producers, studios, mistakes, attitude, approach
2. Learning to mix, console, summing mixer, master chains, equipment features, characteristics, purposes
3. Howling Bells album, emotion, tracking Wolf Alice, tempo, microphones, amplifiers, samples, overdubs
4. Live performance, bass & electric guitar, low end, distortion, panning, drums, lead vocals, “rainbow sparkles”
5. The Amazons album, sounds inspiring musical parts, synths, backing vocals, signal chains, plug-in processing
6. Acoustic guitar, track grouping, parallel compression, comparing different mixes, raw energy vs. cohesiveness
There are subtitles in Russian, English and Spanish.
Sample files: not provided
Video format: MP4
Video: AVC, 1920×1080, 16:9, 25 fps, 2000 kbps
Audio: AAC, 44.1 kHz, 320 kbps, 2 channels
