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Pro Tools
Volume
- Perfect Track Volume - The -4db Test
- Perfect Volume first ! - Tracks mixing
- Most Important Instrument mixing first !
- Mixing Quietly !
- Volume Fader before EQ ! - Tracks mixing
- Volume Attack principle - mixing Tracks 1-2
- Volume automation - louder on a Chorus - Drums
- Automate Subgroups - play your Mix !
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EQ
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- Full Section mixing first !
- Subtractive EQ - first Cut than Boost !
- Don't EQ solo in the Mix !
- EQ in Mono - compatibility
- MID & SIDE EQ Mixing - 3 similar synth Bass lines - EDM (Waves HEQ)
- PARALLEL EQ (enhancing) setup - Bass - house (SSL EQ)
- Great graphic EQ (Sonnox EQ)
- Always LOW Pass & HI Cut where possible - No Harsh mixes !
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Stereo Width
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- BASIC Stereo Width trick (L-R delay) + Detune - Mono to Stereo - rock Guitars
- Great sounding EQ - nice Synths preset (SSL Duende X-EQ)
- Flip-Flop EQ Stereo Width trick & Clarity on Guitars
- Stereo Width & Enhance with Analog EQ - Synths, Textures
- PLUGIN Stereo Width - DrMS Spatial Processor by Mathew Lane
- PLUGIN Stereo Width - BX Stereomaker by Brainworks
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Compressor
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​- BASIC Compressor setup - Acoustic Guitar
- BASIC Compressor setup - Dist & Acoustic Guitars
- Compressor & Gate - on Perc.Loop - more Present with (Sonnox Dynamics)
- 808s Enhancing - Kick - hip-hop (FabFilter Pro-G)
- PARALLEL Compression setup - wide Drums - pop & rock
- PARALLEL Distortion setup - Drums - pop & rock (SoundToys DECAPITATOR)
- PARALLEL Compression (EQ before) setup - Kick - drums - pop
- PARALLEL Compression (EQ after) setup - Kick - drums - pop
- PARALLEL Compression setup - ac. Drums & Bass bus - pop 1-2
- PARALLEL Compression setup - ac. Drums & Bass bus - pop 2-2
- MULTIBAND Compressor instead of EQ - Bad frequencies Suppression
- Powerful 2-BAND X-Compressor - Bass, Synths, Drums setup - house (SSL Duende X-Comp)
- BASIC Dynamics Controls - Percussion, Guitar, Band - pop (Sonnox Dynamics)
- BASIC Dynamics Controls - Vocal - pop (Sonnox Dynamics)
- Transient designer - rock (Sonnox Envolution)
- Controlling Body, Low End with (Sonnox SuprEsser)
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Reverb & Delay
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- GLUE send Reverb - pop
- 3 Reverbs setup - Vocal (Sonox Reverb)
- Reverb boosting with (Sonnox Inflator)
- Pre-Delay with Reverb setups - Snare - pop
- Reverb, Delay SIDECHAN - Vocal from Vocal
​- Great Reverb setups - Vocal, Stings, Drums (SSL Duende X-Verb)
- PHASE FLIP Reverb trick - Wird & 3D effect
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Vocals
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- Mixing Vocals - EQ The PAIN Frequency
​- Telephone EQ curve - Vocal - pop
- Mixing Vocals - Main rules (Automate, DeEsser, Cut Lows, Reverb, Main Volume)
- Mixing Vocals - Sit on Top - pop & rock
- Mixing Vocals - EQ Universal Formula
- Pain Frequency (2 kHz) - leave room for Vocals
- Mixing Vocals (chain) - modern rap
- Mixing Vocals - BASIC & Cool EQ curve - Vocals, All
- Clean up - Lead Vocal (manually)
- Doubles (setup) - Lead Vocal + 2 Backs - pop
​- Doubles (setup) - Lead Vocal + 6 Doubles - pop
- DOUBLE Compressor trick - Upfront Lead Vocal - pop
- DOUBLE Compressor trick - Upfront Lead Vocal - rock
- Fast Mixing (plugins) chain - upfront Vocals (Waves)
- Good (plugins) Mixing chain - Vocal - rap
- Modern & Wide & Robotic (plugins) chain - Vocal & Backs - pop
- Mixing stacked Vocals - hip-hop
- Mixing Vocals with Analog Gear - pop (Slate Digital)
- PARALLEL Distortion & Phaseshift setup- Vocals - pop, EDM
- Mixing stacked Vocals - hip-hop
- Vocals Remove trick - Mono, Phase Inversion
- DOUBLE Compressor trick - Upfront Lead Vocal - pop
- DOUBLE Compressor trick - Upfront Lead Vocal - rock
- Slapback Delay (verse) & Log Delay (chorus) setup - Vocal - pop, house
- Nice ping-pong Delay setup - Vocal - pop 125bpm
- Stereo width (manually) setup - Vocal
​- Volume automation (plugin) - Vocal (Waves VOCAL RIDER)
- Volume automation (manually) - Vocal parts
- Glue SIDECHAIN - All from lead Vocal
- Breathin' SIDECHAIN - All from Vocal, Bass - pop
- Duckin' SIDECHAIN in Pop - Guitar from Kick - pop
​- Multiband SIDECHAIN - with (Izotope Alloy 2)
- Creative FX (plugin) - LFO Tool - General Idea explained
- Super De-esser - Groups & Mastering (Sonnox SuprEsser)
- Super De-esser - El.Bass (Sonnox SuprEsser)
- Super De-esser - Vocals (Sonnox SuprEsser)
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Mixing
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- Carving EQ Holes trick - 2 El.Guitars mixing - rock
- Adding detuned Attack - to Strings & Synths
- Amazing Mixing & Enhancing plugin - Drums (Drumforge DF-Q)
- Enhancing Strings & Pads using Guitar Amps
- Powerful Tack & Mix Enhancer - EDM (Waves Pusher)
- Distortion setup - Snare - Drums - pop & rock
- Great ANALOG Warmer plugin (Sountoys RADIATOR)
- Enhance - Mix, Guitars with (Sonnox Limiter & Inflator)
- Inflator - on Instruments and the stereo Bus (Sonnox Oxford)
​- Enhancing & Glue transients, sound - Rhodes, Synths (SSL Channel)
- ANALOG Saturation (plugin) - on Drums (SoundToys DECAPITATOR)
- PARALLEL Body & Punch - El.Bass - rock (Sonnox Oxford)
- PARALLEL Saturation setup - El.Bass - pop rock
- MULTIBAND Mid & Side Saturation, Stereo Width (BX Saturator V2)
- Mixing - El.Bass - funk (Sonnox plugins)
- Enhancing & Mixing - ac.guitar, vocal (Sonnox Oxford)
- Mixing JAZZ with Dave Darlington - Jazz Quintet, with Strings (Waves)
- Mixing setup - 2 Guitars on 4 Tracks - hard rock (Sonnox EQ, Inflator)
- Mixing setup - Snare & De-esser setup - Vocal (SSL Duende Channel)
- Mixing (plugins) chain - Drums BRIGHT - pop (Sonnox Oxford)
- Mixing (plugins) setup - Drums (SSL Channel)
- Mixing (plugins) chain - Drums parallel Mic & Room
- Mixing (plugins) chain - 2 mic Drums - pop (kick, overhead)
- Mixing (plugins) chain - Drums parallel Mic & Room
- Mixing (plugins) chain - 2 mic Drums - pop (kick, overhead)
​- Mixing (plugins) chain - Drums ROOM - pop & rock (Slate Digital)
- Great (plugins) chain - El. Bass - pop & rock (Slate Digital)
- Great Mixing using Softube plugins - retro (Softube)
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- Mixing in Mono - compatibility
- Phase Check in Mono - compatibility, on Drums
​- Clean up Muddy Mixes
- Clean Up & Enhance your Mix with (UAD Neve 1081)
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- GLUE & Enhance setup - R & B (UAD SSL Buss Comp)
- GLUE Compressor setups - Pop master, Hip-hop pumping beat (SSL Duende Bus Comp)
- GLUE Compressor setups 70BPM - pop ambient (SSL Bus Comp)
- BUS Compressor great Setups - EDM
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- Mastering chain - Pop with (UAD Plug-Ins)
- Always boost (Low end) - El.Bass (Pultec EQ, MaxxBass, M-S EQ)
- Limiter - Peak & RMS levels explained - Drum bus (Waves L2 Ultramaximizer)
- Great mastering Limiter presets - ac.guitar, drums, pop (Sonnox Limiter)
- Mastering with Ozone - All steps theory (iZotope Ozone 5)
- Mastering with Ozone - Multiband Comp (mid) - pop (Ozone 5)
- Mastering chain - EDM (iZotope Ozone 7)
​- Mastering chain - EDM
- Mastering chain - deep techno
- Creative & agressive use of Plugins in Mastering - EDM
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- Best SSL (vst) plugins (Waves SSL 4000)
- Essential Mixing Tools (iZotope Alloy 2) 1-2
- Essential Mixing Tools (iZotope Alloy 2) 2-2
- ANALOG Console & Tape setup in your DAW with Plugins
- How to use - UAD Pultec Passive EQ
- How to use - UAD Neve 33609 Compressor - drums, bass, vocal, mix
- How to use - UAD Neve 1073 Preamp & EQ - drums, bass, vocal
- How to use - UAD Neve 88RS Channel Strip - drums, guitars, vocal, mix
- How to use - UAD Fairchild - drums, bass, piano, mastering
- How to use - UAD 1176 - guitar, bass, vocal, drums
- How to use - UAD Neve 88RS Channel Strip - drums, vocal
- Humanizing a Loop to sound Live - Drums
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- Arrangement - pop
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