Luca Pretolesi just finished giving his MixCon 2020 mix walkthrough yesterday, and it was a blast!
He kicked things off with an awesome masterclass on mixing electronic music in which he shared insights into his approach to hybrid mixing, followed by a live Q&A.
This week in the podcast, Justin Read more...
In this MixCon masterclass on mixing EDM, 3x GRAMMY nominee Luca Pretolesi shows off his hybrid approach to mixing and mastering, using the best that analog and digital have to offer.
Luca has worked with Major Lazer, Kito, ZHU, Jeremih, Prince Royce, David Guetta, Glass Animals, 2 Chainz, Diplo, J Read more...
For myself and other hardware enthusiasts, the addition of a mixer that can function as an audio interface is a game changer.
Nearly a decade ago, my entire studio practice centered around a 12-channel Mackie Onyx 1220i, a Firewire-equipped mixer that allowed each channel to be sent, pre- or post-EQ, Read more...
It’s the news you’ve all been waiting for: MixCon 2020 is officially ON!
MixCon is the world’s only convention that’s all about music mixing, and videos from past shows have been seen millions of times the world over.
This year, we’re bringing you free mixing masterclasses, workshops, walkthroughs and Read more...
When, where and how should you use low cut (or “high pass”) filters? Should you low cut everything that doesn’t need lots of bottom end?
Should you always do it? Never do it? Are there some elements you should always do it on? Never do it on? Does it have Read more...
Spectra Sonics was founded in the city of Ogden, Utah by William G. Dilley in 1964. A combat pilot and WWII veteran, Dilley published over 300 engineering papers and technical articles during his lifetime. He was even awarded a fellowship by the Audio Engineering Society for “advancing the ‘state of Read more...
“Mastering Engineer” is a misleading term, says Justin Colletti. It has little to do with the actual service they provide.
What’s wrong with the name, and what should we think about calling them instead?
In this episode you’ll get a sense for both how to approach the mix and what Read more...
When the Bricasti M7 was released, it was a game changer for engineers, producers, and music makers all across the world.
Created by ex-Lexicon engineers to become the new standard in algorithmic reverb, the M7 is still highly coveted, and its impact has inspired much competition in the plugin world. Read more...
I think my iPhone is trying to tell me something.
Whenever I say “Fran” into a text message, autocorrect insists on displaying it as “fan” or “friend.” That’s appropriate, since this is Fran Manzella I’m talking about, a man with legions of fans and friends.
A world renowned studio architect Read more...
Do you need 16 mics to record drums well? Can you get away with 1, 2 or 4? If you had 8 mics to use, what would you record and what would you leave out?
Justin Colletti answers these questions and more in this week’s episode of the podcast.
Thanks Read more...
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