What does it take to make a mix—and an arrangement—that listeners just can’t turn off?
That’s what we’ll talk about today: How to get an addictive mix.
It’s all the small things in the arrangement, that I like to call “pattern interrupts” and “scene changes”, that keep interest, and Read more...
Steve Albini earned a lifelong cult following of music fans and music producers after his work on Nirvana’s In Utero.
But what made his mixes and productions unique?
And what can we learn from his approach in the studio, and in the mix?
That’s what we’ll analyze today. Read more...
Chris Lord-Alge or “CLA”, is one of the most famous mixers on the planet.
Almost everyone in the music production game has heard his name… or at least his initials!
The man’s face is everywhere, and his name is on countless plugins used by other great engineers.
He has built Read more...
Tchad Blake is one of the most inventive, critically acclaimed, and influential mixers of his generation.
Like many in this “Mix Masters” series, he’s the kind of mixer that other mixers credit as being their favorite mixer!
Tchad‘s mixes are known for sounding incredibly “analog”, but he works exclusively in Read more...
Serban Ghenea is probably the most critically acclaimed pop mixer of this generation.
It’s not only that he’s worked on some of the most streamed releases of all time. It’s also that he’s the kind of mixer that other mixers credit as being their favorite mixer!
Unfortunately, he’s notorious for Read more...
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