Also, because I mix on a console there’s the whole process of laying out the outputs of Pro Tools to see where everything is going to come up on the console. Learn the art of recording with renowned author, teacher, producer and engineer Bobby Owsinski, and, in the interviews, explore the creative processes behind not only today’s hits but the classic cuts we’ve enjoyed for years. If it’s a bass guitar you put the compressor before your EQ because if you do it the other way around, you’ll lose the top and mids when the compressor emphasizes the spot that you EQ’ed.

I go into preproduction making the band really understand what the parts are and what the options are. With credits like Led Zeppelin, Free, Traffic, Blind Faith, The Rolling Stones and most recently Van Halen (to name just a few), Andy has set a standard that most mixers are still trying to live up to.One of the big things is that we might only actually spend maybe 4 hours of the 12 mixing the record because there are so many visitors and interruptions. And most importantly, you can tell that the author put a lot of thought into how the book would be made. There’s a difference between using something because it’s hip and new and using it because everyone else is using it. Regardless of how many mics you use, the talkback mic will make communication between the control room and the studio a lot easier, and keep the musicians a lot happier as a result. Andy Johns needs no introduction because we’ve been listening to the music that he’s been involved in for most of our lives.

If you have a guitar sound that’s not working with the track properly, you don’t use EQ to make it work. Moving forward, success and leverage will often come through empowering and teaching others: engage, mediate, coach, . I highly recommend the series from Mike Senior which includes Recording Secrets for the Small Studio, and Mixing Secrets for the Small Studio. This week tweed might be in, so even if I’m giving you the best silk in the world, you’re not going to be interested.Elliot Scheiner: Track 1 would contain horns and strings, track 2 would be the lead vocal, 3 would be the rhythm section and 4 would be background vocals. For example, in the morning we’d do a movie soundtrack from about 9AM to 1PM, in the afternoon we’d do a jingle, then break it all down and record the Stones in the evening!