Trailer
15 min

Part 1

Initial ideas, rough mix commentary, kick drum EQ & compression, bass & guitar EQ
11 min

Part 2

Guitar panning & EQ, tuning issue remedies, clap & snare treatment, rearrangement
11 min

Part 3

Analog synth EQ, compression, saturation & spreading, vocal template effects
15 min

Part 4

Outboard signal processing, phase, bit reduction, tape emulation, multiband compression
10 min

Part 5

Parallel vocal treatment, editing, dynamic EQ, transient design, strings & synth blend
18 min

Part 6

Addressing Mark Foster’s mix comments, hi-hat phasing, gating drums, riding bass levels
10 min

Part 7

Drum enhancement, section contrast, mix buss EQ, excitement, compression & limiting

Mixing

Pick U Up

Foster The People

Tony Maserati

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Song : Pick U Up

Duration:00 min / 1h33 Subtitles: English, Spanish, Portuguese

Description

Step into the Hollywood studio of distinguished engineer Tony Maserati, where he mixes the stem session of ‘Pick U Up’ by Foster the People! Tony voices his initial ideas upon listening to the material, then embarks on a journey of sonic enhancement, signal blending and problem solving. Using his custom template, select plug-ins and fine outboard gear, he demonstrates his approach to mixing live and sampled drums, claps, vintage synthesizers, strings, electric guitar, bass, and vocals. Witness how he overcomes issues with the source material, treats the audio, encounters phase problems, performs vocal edits, rides levels, tackles mix revisions, and attains the final result.

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Trailer
15 min

Part 1

Initial ideas, rough mix commentary, kick drum EQ & compression, bass & guitar EQ
11 min

Part 2

Guitar panning & EQ, tuning issue remedies, clap & snare treatment, rearrangement
11 min

Part 3

Analog synth EQ, compression, saturation & spreading, vocal template effects
15 min

Part 4

Outboard signal processing, phase, bit reduction, tape emulation, multiband compression
10 min

Part 5

Parallel vocal treatment, editing, dynamic EQ, transient design, strings & synth blend
18 min

Part 6

Addressing Mark Foster’s mix comments, hi-hat phasing, gating drums, riding bass levels
10 min

Part 7

Drum enhancement, section contrast, mix buss EQ, excitement, compression & limiting

Comments

(19)

Alex May 11, 2024 at 2:02 PM

One of the best MTMW series. Tony is great at articulating his thought process. Thank you so much!
Wesley van der Westhuizen November 16, 2022 at 9:41 AM

I'm so excited for this!!!! I love this song and Foster the People!
Alexandre Sirghi July 13, 2022 at 8:10 PM

Thank you Tony !
Vincent Rauhe February 24, 2022 at 2:02 AM

I like the song! But I feel like a different bassline would have elevated it. Maybe more rythmic, more alive, not staying in one octave.. Very nice to hear the impact his mix had, with this video the effect is bigger than some of the other productions, where the ruffmix was almost perfect to begin with..
Filip Jonathan October 9, 2021 at 12:21 AM

I hate that playing and pausing video with the space bar doesn't work with this player. Also, we need auto play instead of having to exit the full screen, click on the next video, click full screen again... Come one MWTM!
Vincent Rauhe February 24, 2022 at 1:56 AM

Yes I feel so too, it's a little anoying. Strange they haven't changed it jet

Jannis Wahler August 16, 2022 at 9:28 PM

yeah that is a bit annoying tbh
Reg Woollford December 17, 2020 at 9:41 PM

Tony is the Dude, man
Rom Zareski May 9, 2020 at 6:50 AM

I'd love to see Tony Mixing R&B/Hip Hop, like Beyonce, Mary J Blige or Jay-Z. I mean this is somebody that basically shaped the sound of New York R&B back in the day, mixing for Puffy and Bad Boy for years. In R&B and Hip-Hop the guy is a beast. We need to see more of his take on that...
Darren O'Brien August 29, 2020 at 10:25 PM

Agreed
Adam Platt May 5, 2020 at 11:28 AM

Humble guy!
Rafael Ferrero April 16, 2020 at 5:47 PM

Ohh God!! Love you Tony!!!
Luis JImenez April 7, 2020 at 2:49 PM

thanks!
Harry Derges April 4, 2020 at 3:04 PM

Such a great track and mix
Chris Korczak January 28, 2020 at 12:23 AM

great !
Igor Grgurevic October 12, 2019 at 10:54 PM

si opino los mismo es bien molesto que los subtitulos tarden tanto en agregarlos
Mauricio Gutiérrez October 15, 2019 at 7:21 PM

Hola Igor. Los subtítulos empiezan a subirse de 7 a 10 días después de lanzar el tutorial. Saludos!
Magzhan Sansyzbaev October 7, 2019 at 9:53 PM

where is subtitles?

About Tony Maserati

Tony Maserati is one of the world’s leading mix engineers. Over the course of his working career he has amassed a list of credits that runs into the hundreds, with worldwide sales of over 100 million units including names such as Beyoncé, Robin Thicke, Jason Mraz, k.d. Lang, Mary J Blige, David Bowie, Usher, Puff Daddy, Notorious BIG, Jay-Z, Lady Gaga, Avril Lavigne, Cher, Keith Urban, R Kelly, Destiny’s Child, Jennifer Lopez, Alicia Keys, Lil’ Kim, and the Black Eyed Peas. Maserati is a Grammy...

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