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15 minProduction philosophy, working with bands vs. solo artists, changes in methods over time, four stages of mixing
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13 min‘Home mix’ session, monitoring, colour coding, drums, percussion, lead vocal, gain structure, inspiration
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16 minEmulating the analog mix buss ITB, console EQ, electric guitar, drum overdubs, finger snaps, notch filtering
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08 minDifferent uses of EQ, vocal EQ automation, plosives, clicks, ‘S’ sounds, using effects as inserts vs. sends
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16 minEmulating analog distortion ITB, gating, commitment to sounds in tracking, drum room, mics, & treatment
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12 minMixing phase 2, console track order, Neve EQ & distortion, vocal qualities vs. mics, stem printing, compressors
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09 minComparing analog mix buss compressors, replacing plugins with hardware, home mix vs. studio mix
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09 minStem session overview, final mix versions, altering parts within the stereo file using stem phase inversion
As A Man
Anna Calvi
(15 min / 1h41)Nick Launay
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Join us at Sphere Studios in Los Angeles with the producer and engineer Nick Launay! In this series, we take a detailed look into the creation of the record ‘As a Man’ – a song by the singer and guitarist Anna Calvi. Using a hybrid setup of Pro Tools, a Neve 8078 console, and an outboard mix chain, Launay demonstrates his techniques and recounts the journey taken for the project. In addition to explaining his tracking and production approaches, he shows his treatment used on vocals, live drums, samples, percussion, guitars, bass, and the mix buss. He discusses his production philosophy, inspiration, development of new methods, and the four main stages of his current mixing workflow – the home mix, studio mix, stem mix, and parallel blend. Nick elaborates on the pros and cons of analog and digital workflow, and shows a fascinating way of altering specific parts within a stereo mix by inverting the phase of stems.
Subtitles in English, Spanish
About Nick Launay
Nick Launay is an English record producer, composer and recording engineer. He is one of the most sought after record producers in the world due to his success with recent albums by Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Arcade Fire, and Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds. He is among the most successful producers of the post-punk era, helming records from pivotal acts including Public Image Ltd, Gang of Four, Killing Joke, The Birthday Party, and The Slits. Launay is known primarily for his passionate approach to recording...