MixCon 2017 Recap & Photo Diary: Big Crowds in NYC for a Music Mixing Marathon

July 11th, 2017 by David Weiss

MixCon 2017 spanned two days of action at the Manhattan Center.

The third annual edition of MixCon, presented by SonicScoop and the Deli Magazine, was by far the biggest one yet, taking over the famed Manhattan Center in midtown on July 8^th-9^th.

Audio obsessives came from all over the globe to interact with top mixers as they shared their mixing techniques, live and in-person for crowds of several hundred per presentation. An “Improve Your Mix Room” session gathered studio designers together to advise on acoustic best practices for more accurate mixes.

Throughout a beautiful weekend in New York City, Manhattan Center’s historic Grand Ballroom served as the main presentation space. Studio 4, the “Log Cabin” and its Neve VR72 hosted a full schedule of plugin demonstrations and mix workshops. The action extended to their completely renovated Studio 7, with a new Lawo mc256 80-fader digital console and immersive 5.1 ATC monitor setup.

Couldn’t make it to MixCon? You were there and want to relive every moment? Video of each Mix Walkthrough will be available on SonicScoop and our YouTube channel very soon – so watch out!

MixCon 2017 was made possible by its sponsors, whose support allows it to be a free event. Many thanks to Alto Music, Audio-Technica, Avid, Eventide, iZotope, McDSP, Plugin Alliance, Sam Ash, Soundtoys, and Universal Audio.

: The weekend featured 5 key presentations from GRAMMY-winning and multi-platinum-selling mixers, like Bob Power, pictured here.

: Manhattan Center’s gorgeous Grand Ballroom was the hub of it all.

: At many times, the room’s 500 seats were full to capacity, with dozens standing in the back.

: For those who couldn’t attend, our film crew captured each detailed mix walkthrough on video for the SonicScoop website and YouTube channel.

: Small group seminars were held in the Manhattan Center’s world-class studios, including the newly-renovated Studio 7.

: Sponsors invited attendees into deep-dive sessions in the historic Log Cabin studio, like this under-the-hood look at bx_console with Brainworx and Plugin Alliance founder Dirk Ulrich.

: Marc Urselli kicked off the event by breaking down the Heavy mix, sponsored by McDSP.

: Joey Raia walked a packed house through a hip hop mix from Run The Jewels’ latest, brought to MixCon by Alto Music and Avid.

: Mick Guzauski opened up a jaw-droppingly good-sounding mix from Jamiroquai’s latest album, sponsored by Universal Audio

: Rich Chycki blew up the Progressive mix with the help of Plugin Alliance.

: Bob Power held ’em spellbound, made possible by Soundtoys. Like all the presenters, he stuck around for plenty of burning questions.

: The “Improve Your Mix Room!” session featured SonicScoop’s David Weiss, Dave Kotch of Criterion Acoustics, Jim Keller of Sondhus & Rachel Alina.

: Sponsor booths allowed visitors to go deeper and try out some of the very tools our presenters used in their mixes for themselves.

: Getting deeper with Universal Audio interfaces and plugins in the Salon.

: Jeff from Eventide awaits the crowds on the morning of Day 1.

: On top of it at Eventide’s table, demoing the new Fission plugin.

: Lexie and Jeff from iZotope get ready for the throngs of audio obsessives who attend MixCon each year.

: iZotope’s Neutron and Nektar were their mix weapons of choice for MixCon 2017. Here they are, introducing them to a couple of new users early on in the day.

: Maggie and Mitch from Soundtoys entertain some early visitors.

: Levity reigns at Soundtoys. As always, some of the best swag was available here.

: Avid and Alto Music teamed up to sponsor MixCon, and show off Studio 7, which they recently outfitted.

: Robert from Avid takes some detailed questions from MixCon attendees.

: Audio-Technica brought a rich collection of mics and headphones to demo onsite.

: Mo and Courtney from Plugin Alliance take a break between sessions to po se for a photo.

: Dirk Ulrich of Plugin Alliance demoed the bx_console E in the wood and stone Log Cabin, Studio 4.

: Another workshop in the 5.1 wonderland of Studio 7.

: Interactive booths gave plenty of opportunities to rock the mic RIGHT.

: At times, the studios got so packed that the overflow audience spilled out into the lounge.

: More angles of Dirk Ulrich in the Log Cabin.

: With 6 main presentations, and almost 2-dozen small studio seminars. MixCon 2017 was the biggest and best yet.

: A rapt audience gets ready for the next presentation. Crowds for each presentation tended to range from 250 to 500, with small in-studio seminars accomodating up to 20-30 guests each.

: Couldn’t attend, or just want more MixCon?? Check out SonicScoop’s newsletter and YouTube channel for new mix walkthrough videos as they become available.

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