GAIN STAGING “Damn, if only your bank account had enough head- room! But you’re hitting the red zone all too often, start calculating and things become uncomfortable. Sounds familiar?” Exactly how people feel about their gain structure in mixing – “Gain Staging” being the strategy you chose to use your bank account of dBs, if…
QUICK LINKS: YOUR MIX SUCKS • MIX TEMPLE • MASTER FEEDBACK If you see my studio, you’ll be laughing about the title of this blog-post (“Analogue Overkill”) – there is a 48 Channel / 104 Input SSL 4000G-Series Console and 20 Channel SSL X-Rack Summing System fed by 68 Channels of D/A-conversion, different flavours of…
Once we have created a frame for our mix via solid mix preparation (which is a post for another time), it’s time to focus on the vocals – in many cases the most important instrument in the mix. The human voice is the most complex instrument we have to deal with, and you have to…
This is a look at the most popular classic types of EQs, from my best-selling book “YOUR MIX SUCKS”. The book is a Complete Mix Methodology for the entire process from DAW preparation to delivery. Before we dive into specific types of EQs, and where to use them, know that you will need to use…
Have you ever listened to a great mix and wondered how the vocals were upfront and in your face, had tons of attitude and at the same time still sounded natural and relatable? Many times, the secret behind that was Parallel Processing aka Parallel Compression. The beauty of Parallel Processing lies in the simplicity of…
We all have a basic idea of what a compressor does and how to use it, right? I’ve googled „what does a compressor do?“ and the „top“-results are pretty much all similar but still all wrong. Something along these lines: „Compression controls the dynamics of a sound, it raises low volumes, and lowers high volumes“…
This is a look into the chapter on mixing kicks, from the best-selling book “YOUR MIX SUCKS” . The book is a Complete Mix Methodology for the entire process from DAW preparation to delivery – no bullshit, just solid audio advice that works all the time. “The Kick is one of the most critical elements…
Stand: 2014. Dieser Fachartikel ist als Archiv-Beitrag verfügbar. Preise, Tools und Verfügbarkeiten haben sich seither geändert. Status: 2014. This article is archived as reference. Prices, tools and availability have changed since. by Marc Mozart New XL-Desk by SSL. Solid State Logic today surprised the Pro Audio World with a brand-new console called XL-Desk that seems…
SSL Consoles – what’s the difference between Solid State Logic Consoles like 4000G, 6000E, 8000G+, 9000J etc.? Today, Solid State Logic (SSL) mixing consoles are iconic studio classics. Not only have they changed the recording industry in the early 80s, but their classic E/G-series consoles as well as the SSL XL9000K are still widely in…
In April 2019, I had the pleasure to meet one of my all-time favourite mix engineers, and fellow SSL 4000 Console-Users, Chris Lord-Alge. Chris gave me some great insight into his work on this video. There’s no point to even start listing his credits. It doesn’t get any bigger, be prepared for multiple “Wow, HE…
Here’s a video of me buying a classic 1991 SSL 4000 G-Series Consoles, 48 Inline-Channels, VU-Meters, G+ Mix Automation Computer. BTW, if you’re a fan of the classic SSL Consoles (E/G-Series), take a look at this forum: https://forum.sslmixed.com I’m a moderator on “Mixing and Mix Techniques on SSL boards” over there, and the forum has become the…
