Mixing with Pro Tools plug-ins
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Fab mixes a full song step by step explaining every setting, using only ProTools 9 stock plugins.
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Mixing with Pro Tools plug-ins

Duration:46:00

Fab mixes a full song step by step explaining every setting, using only ProTools 9 stock plugins.

Chapters:
-Vocal Eq, compression and de-essing
-Background vocals EQ, compression and de-essing
-Full drumset processing
-Parallel drum processing
-Percussion and tabla processing
-Electric bass processing
-Electric guitar processing
-Synth processing
-Reverbs selection and tweaking
-Balance concepts

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

G.Chad
| February 11, 2012 03:40 AM
@Icetea335 You got good ears my friend. Yes, we put this little pop just to trick you! :-)
It sounds clean now.
Icetea335
| December 5, 2011 02:35 PM
Hey Fab,

Didn't know if you noticed, but on the P-choir track there's a pop in the audio file (didn't know if you wanted to put that in there to see if anyone caught it and edited it out or not haha...tricky tricky)
karim
| November 25, 2011 05:50 PM
- You could enable the download of the pro tools session with the processing shown in the video, so we can tweak the plug-ins.
- I'm also having problems watching in full screen mode.
- I would like to be able to download the video, instead of only having the streaming option.

- I really like the teaching style. Focused, easy to understand, overall solid.
fab
| November 18, 2011 03:45 PM
@ Icetea335

Yes I do. All the time. Now with ProTools 10 I use the clipgain function, which is nice too.

@ donobi

I don't believe this song was cut to a click. You have to use tap tempo to sync your delay. A little looseness does not hurt. It's ok unless you are delaying drums.

For reverb sends, it depends on the reverb and what you want to do. If it's a TRUE stereo reverb and if you want to sound realistic then yes, match you send pan settings.
You could just as well have a track panned left and send its signal hard right to a stereo reverb. It's fun and sounds rad. Try it.
Icetea335
| November 18, 2011 01:31 PM
Thanks Fab!

Do you ever use trim plugins to bring down hot tracks?
dcherouny
| November 2, 2011 04:07 PM
I can't believe I spent all that money on Waves!! These are sounding better than anything I've made in Waves
donobi
| October 29, 2011 08:43 PM
Great video! Learned a lot, thank you! But I have two questions...hopefully somebody can help me out. What's the tempo of the song? I'd like to sync the delays correctly. My other question is: I always thought that it's important to copy the pan settings when sending tracks to reverbs or am I mistaken? I'm curious to know.

Thanks,
Thomas
surfz247
| October 4, 2011 04:09 PM
How can you watch it Full Screen?
paulrocksuk
| August 26, 2011 12:22 PM
Great Video, thank you. I love your approach to mixing.
Tkandrews
| June 14, 2011 02:12 PM
This is a great video...45 minutes looked like 10 minutes.Thanks Fab
islandcode
| June 10, 2011 11:43 PM
Oh, and it was a quick 45 minutes with you. Fast moving and no BS/filler.

Others I have watched tended to either have too much drama, were painfully slow paced and also rather boring.

We in the studio are kinda hooked to Puremix, now using downtime to learn together.
islandcode
| June 10, 2011 11:41 PM
Thanks for the reply Fab! It shows your dedication and professionalism answering questions like mine (well, right now, I'm the only student asking these questions doh). I know you can appreciate where I'm coming from. As a working engineer, I am faced with horrendous mix situations on a regular basis; from badly prepared mix sessions to incomplete productions. Most of the mixing tutorials I've seen (and I've seen a lot) tend to work on a session that is just superbly recorded or properly prepared - which is just too far from my reality... and so on.. out of space here. tnx!
fab
| June 10, 2011 10:12 AM
Hi Gerry,

1/ In 45 minutes we could either glaze over the whole song, or truly focus on one section. pureMix is more about in depth than general ideas. We chose the chorus because it has the live drums and is the most complicated.

2/ Yup. Producers send whatever they have. Sometimes because they are lazy, sometimes because they forget to turn off the FX when the print their stems, sometimes because they are not paying attention (Often), sometimes because that's the FX they want and it's not negotiable.

3/I have not noticed any latency problems w AIR plugins on auxes w PT9.
islandcode
| June 7, 2011 09:51 PM
It's a great video production, AAA for production value and teaching style.

I do have some comments.
1. the mix was not of an entire song but just the chorus only?
2. do you usually get vocals like that? already processed (comp + EQ) and even with reverb printed?
3. lastly, no latency issues using AIR plugins on AUX busses?

but overall it's a great video tutorial, solid and focused!

Cheers!
starting5studio
| May 26, 2011 12:28 PM
Thanks Fab, This was an amazing video. The two things that were amazing about this is 1) Your teaching style is straight forward and extremely effective. 2) The quality of the audio is the best I have heard online yet. When you bypass and/or compare before and after, I CAN HEAR; its no guessing what you have done. Great Job and I can't wait for more tutorials to be released.
yongjin.h@gmail.com
| May 5, 2011 04:01 PM
Fabulous!! This is the most practical video I've ever seen.. There are many great techniques that can't be learned from books and even audio schools. I love it!
tambling
| May 5, 2011 06:20 AM
Also the wonderfully prepared exercise tracks are so fantastic. Having the material for students to immediately practice and follow along is one of the best ways to learn. And it's fun too, especially with such high quality artists. Of course students are encouraged to apply on their own music, but Fab's exercise files make it so fast effortless for students to follow along with hands on practice. It's also good for students to hear the hi res Pro Tools files instead of just the .h264 MP4 video files with data stream of less than 1000kb/sec.
tambling
| May 5, 2011 06:19 AM
Great to focus on LISTENING and ample time playing examples and help tell students what to listen for. Many teachers miss this part and are not aware of what students are hearing or even thinking.

Fab, I love your musical approach to mixing and applying plug-ins etc. I have played excerpts of your videos to a few classes and ALL the students applauded they are GREAT. Really fills a need for high end instruction that actually teaches EXACTLY how to make tracks sound better.
EstockAudio
| April 16, 2011 10:47 AM
Great stuff Fab! Highly recommended!
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