Hybrid Digital/Analog Mixing
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Fab mixes an Indie Pop song from scratch to finish with a hybrid list of hardware units and plugins

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Hybrid Digital/Analog Mixing

Duration: 1:27:05

In this one hour and twenty seven point three minutes extravaganza Fab mixes a new track from Indie Pop band Plastic Days.

Starting from scratch and explaining every step he takes and every choice he makes (Every breath he takes, every move he makes, oh can’t you seeeeeee....), he coaxes the track from rough mix to final mix using hardware eqs and compressors, many different plugins, analog summing, and a great array of tricks to make the song shine. Instruments dealt with range from vocals to bass, drums, guitars and keyboards (Oolala).

Equipment used:

HARDWARE:
Dangerous 2-Bus, Roger Schult EQs, RockRuepel Comp1, ELI Fatso, Chandler TG1, Mercury Pultec EQH1, Dangerous BAX EQ

SOFTWARE:
ProTools HD9, OxFord EQ, OXFORD Dynamics, OXFORD Reverb, UAD Room Simulator, UAD EMT140, UAD Pultec, UAD 1176, UAD Fairchild, UAD Little Labs, UAD Precision EQ, Soundtoys Echoboy, Soundtoys PhaseMistress, Softube Reverb, Avid Expander Gate

The attached zip file contains the original uncompressed files of the session.

Please download it and import these files in the DAW you use to make music (It does not necessarily have to be Pro Tools!) This way you can practice your skills and mix this song using your own tastes, tools, plug-ins and the guidelines provided in this video.

Comments

bigtree
| January 22, 2012 11:18 PM
What an awesome tutorial!
Stone
| December 9, 2011 05:53 AM
OK. Let me get this out off my chest first...Fab when I grow up, I want to be just like you!!! :) Fantastic tutorial (as per usual).

I have a question regarding creating stems. If you had to create stems of your final mix, would you print these stems back into Protools (including all outboard processing/summing) with or without the 2-bus processing?

My thinking is that the 2-bus signal chain will probably react differently to single instruments so would you keep it engaged purely for its coloration effect?

Thanks again for this tutorial. I will be watching it over and over again!!!
ulrino
| December 8, 2011 08:33 AM
hey fab,
great video, thanks!
i think i found a mistake at 2:06. in my understanding, PlugIns are POST recording, not PRE, right?
help me if i´m wrong...
stephane
| December 7, 2011 07:37 PM
Now i'm trying to check it and there is a bug....
stephane
| December 7, 2011 07:23 PM
Too bad we can't download.
jrod9900
| December 1, 2011 05:14 PM
Great tutorial. I know I can overthink these things to death, and Fab just makes it seem to flow. I picked up some great tricks from this tutorial. Thanks Fab!
TaskUno
| November 10, 2011 03:04 PM
This was one of the most helpful so far. I can already hear the difference in my mixes after a few small changes based on your approaches to listening and execution. I can't wait to get my hands on some analog gear to try the same techniques in that realm. Thnx for the gems!
Dave Zerio
| November 3, 2011 01:48 PM
Great video Fab! You totally rocked the reupel on this one. Can't wait to go home and re-work some previous mixes. Stay tuned for lots of questions! DZ
thenoogs
| November 2, 2011 08:04 PM
FAB !!!!! Thank You VEEERRRYYYYY Much .. for showing us how you do the things you do !!!! Of course we all here know whats a compressor ... but how ( sorry i have to say this word ) lovely you are using all this things. THANKS !!!! and also i really like how you say ROCKRUEPEL ... hahahaha ,,,,
dcherouny
| November 2, 2011 04:05 PM
After watching this I spent a few hours touching up old mixes and they are sounding so much better just using a few of the things I learned. Thanks guys!!
claudine
| November 1, 2011 07:21 PM
Wouah! ... just wouah!
thomaspirot
| November 1, 2011 01:31 PM
Wow! Thanks you so much for this amazing video! so many tips! Everything seems so clear when Fab explains it! Most likely the most useful hour and a half i've spent in months! keep it up guys!
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