Mixing
Freedom Of The Night
Sophie Ellis-Bextor
Song : Freedom Of The Night
Duration:53 min Subtitles: German, English, Spanish, French, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese, Chinese
Description
Dive deeper into the making of Sophie Ellis-Bextor’s modern disco hit “Freedom Of The Night”. Welsh producer David Wrench expands on his approach to mixing and production, revealing how to use creative arrangement, editing, and advanced signal processing to transform a song into a euphoric dancefloor anthem.
David begins by walking through his approach to song structure, outlining how to build compelling transitions, hooks, and bridges. Learn how to strengthen an arrangement and refine musical parts, including bass lines, guitar riffs, synth pads, and more. Groove is one of the central elements, as David demonstrates how to enhance electronic beats with live claps, effects, and subtle timing variations.
David bounces back and forth between mixing and production, highlighting the complex relationship between performance, editing, balance, and signal processing. He expands further on his approach to dynamics, bass management, and advanced vocal processing, giving you all of the tools you need to craft mixes that translate perfectly from the radio to the club.
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08 minIntroduction, production, constraints, percussion, songwriting, mixing, EQing, editing
FabFilter Pro-Q -
09 minDrums, sidechain compression, equalization, time-based effects, multiband compression, panning
FabFilter Pro-Q3, Valhalla Room, FabFilter Pro-MB, FabFilter Pro-C2, Waves SoundShifter -
12 minBass, comping, compression, guitar, synth, electric piano, automation
Oberheim OB-X, Moog One
FabFilter Pro-MB, FabFilter Pro-Q3, FabFilter Pro-C2, Valhalla Room, Waves OneKnob Pumper, Softube Saturator, Soundtoys EchoBoy, Brainworx bx_control V2 -
07 minVocals, automation, vocal editing, compression, de-essing, printing tracks
FabFilter Pro-Q3, UAD LA-2A Gray, FabFilter Pro-MB, FabFilter Pro-DS -
06 minVocals, background vocals, time-based effects, modulation
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05 minMix bus processing, equalization, compression, limiting, mastering
FabFilter Pro-Q3, Softube Saturator, Waves SSL G Bus Compressor, FabFilter Pro-MB, Waves L3LL Limiter -
02 min
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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08 min
Introduction, production, constraints, percussion, songwriting, mixing, EQing, editing
FabFilter Pro-Q -
09 min
Drums, sidechain compression, equalization, time-based effects, multiband compression, panning
FabFilter Pro-Q3, Valhalla Room, FabFilter Pro-MB, FabFilter Pro-C2, Waves SoundShifter -
12 min
Bass, comping, compression, guitar, synth, electric piano, automation
Oberheim OB-X, Moog One
FabFilter Pro-MB, FabFilter Pro-Q3, FabFilter Pro-C2, Valhalla Room, Waves OneKnob Pumper, Softube Saturator, Soundtoys EchoBoy, Brainworx bx_control V2 -
07 min
Vocals, automation, vocal editing, compression, de-essing, printing tracks
FabFilter Pro-Q3, UAD LA-2A Gray, FabFilter Pro-MB, FabFilter Pro-DS -
06 min
Vocals, background vocals, time-based effects, modulation
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05 min
Mix bus processing, equalization, compression, limiting, mastering
FabFilter Pro-Q3, Softube Saturator, Waves SSL G Bus Compressor, FabFilter Pro-MB, Waves L3LL Limiter -
02 min