Mixing
Charlemagne
Blossoms
Song : Charlemagne
Duration:1h09 Subtitles: English, Spanish
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 minBackground, 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
About David Wrench
David Wrench is a Welsh musician, artist, producer and mixer from Anglesey, Wales, he began his musical career in the late 80’s around the time of acid house and the emergence of dance music. David has amassed a wide-ranging discography, working with many influential artists including Frank Ocean, Ravyn Lenae, FKA Twigs, Jungle, Caribou, Glass Animals, Bon Iver David Byrne, The xx, Jamie xx, Primal Scream, Carley Rae Jepsen. David works in Protools from his London studio which has a huge collection...
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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