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16 min
Background, assistant's roles, mix approach, rough vs. final mix, groove emphasis, monitoring
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18 minDrum & shaker individual & buss treatment, Elastic Audio, bass guitar blend & processing
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15 minRhythm & lead guitar, synth, imaging, reverse reverb, distortion, delay, EQ, compression
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19 minVocal chain, compressor choice, effects, double & low octave blend, mix buss activation
Mixing
Charlemagne
Blossoms
Song : Charlemagne
Duration:00 min / 1h09 Subtitles: No subtitles available
Description
We are proud to present our first video release featuring the gifted indie mix engineer David Wrench! This series revisits the acclaimed single 'Charlemagne' by Blossoms, mixed by Wrench entirely in the box. Taking you through the multi-track mix session, the acid house guru demonstrates the production methods and mixing techniques he infused into this record. He plays the rough mix, describes what he felt it was lacking, and reveals every step taken to build his final product. Aside from revealing his signal chains and plug-in settings, David Wrench covers other important subjects including the roles of his assistant, finding strengths and weaknesses in a rough mix, monitoring from different sources, and more.
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16 min
Background, assistant's roles, mix approach, rough vs. final mix, groove emphasis, monitoring
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18 min
Drum & shaker individual & buss treatment, Elastic Audio, bass guitar blend & processing
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15 min
Rhythm & lead guitar, synth, imaging, reverse reverb, distortion, delay, EQ, compression
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19 min
Vocal chain, compressor choice, effects, double & low octave blend, mix buss activation
Four-Day Masterclass in Paris
David Wrench returns for an exclusive four-day mixing masterclass in Paris from 1 - 4 April 2025. Renowned for his work on seminal albums by David Byrne, Frank Ocean, Blur, Pretenders, The xx, Glass Animals, FKA Twigs, Sampha, Caribou, Jungle, Arlo Parks and porij, David has earned a reputation for his innovative and open-minded approach to mixing and music production. This fall, the multi-talented producer and engineer will delve deep into his work and explore the tools and techniques that gave...
About David Wrench
David Wrench is a Welsh musician and studio producer/sound engineer from Anglesey, Wales. As he began his musical carreer in the late 80's, he was bitten by the crazy beats of acid house and was wholly inspired by dance music. In 1990, he released the first Welsh–language acid house 12–inch, ‘Lledrith Lliw’, as Nid Madagascar. His strong tastes for grooves, experimental projects, psychedelic trips and deep atmospheres made him working with many outstanding indie international artists like The XX,...
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