Part 1

An overview of the record’s musicianship, instrumentation, arrangement and engineering

Part 2

Pre-production, rehearsals, session location, live tracking, overdubs, analog and digital recording

Part 3

Approaching a new mix, reducing the effects of masking, rhythm section focus, monitoring levels

Part 4

Receiving client feedback, pace of work, revisiting mixes, knowing when to finish

Part 5

Console setup, sends routing, effects, headphone mixes, artist psychology, establishing confidence

Part 6

VCA fader groups, reasons for assignment, stereo buss compressor, gain structure

Part 7

Focus on drums, shelf filtering, notch EQ, masking, bleed, room microphone usage

Part 8

Bass guitar recording techniques, microphones, phase relationships, summing to mono

Part 9

Guitar part production, arrangement and processing, lead vocals, proximity effect, EQ, reverbs

Part 10

Combining vocal reverbs, adding delay, reducing sibilance, further instrument processing

Part 11

Blending percussion, EQ, gating kick and snare, balancing a static mix of drums, bass and guitars

Part 12

Drum panning discussion, further kit balance and EQ, addition of bass and guitars

Part 13

Refining rhythm section balance at low level, adding effects to strings, guitar solo focus

Part 14

Guitar balance and panning experimentation, fader riding and digital automation, vocal effects tweak

Part 15

Bass alteration, balance refinement, level rides, mix buss compressor parameters, mastering

Part 16

Final changes, full song print, further mix considerations