In the season finale of “Greg & Simon Record the World,” our plucky guides leave the bustle of the city to return to Sindian in rural Senegal and the newly outfitted studio to record two rappers, two choirs, and a band with surprising ties to Simon's past.

Is this 5th episode of “Simon & Greg Record the World,” the pair find a bar with no real roof to speak of in which to record the young and very talented Asukatendeng Family. They discover a mixing board from the legendary manufacturer “Mixer.” (That's a joke. No one knows where the thing came from. Plus it didn't work.)

Everything you need to know about the Elastic Audio function in Pro Tools

Ditch the mouse and keep your fingers glued to the keyboard to turn Slow Tools back into Pro Tools

Learn what a De-esser is and how to use them properly. Fab explains the concepts then compares plugins and hardware de-essers

This video is a first test of the Lauten Autio Atlantis and the Neutral and Gentle mode

Fab Dupont is challenged to record a singer and a piano with 3 Dangerous Music Compressors

Learn how Ryan mixes the song "White Lines" from scratch using only Softube Volume 1

Andrew Scheps and Fab Dupont discuss Andrew’s wall of gear, analog vs digital and what matters most when mixing.

Two Grammy winners discuss their methods to never lose a session

What starts as a concrete room with no windows becomes—with a lot of creativity, cooperation, and good old fashioned elbow grease—a studio in a remote village in Senegal.

How to use the Softube Summit Audio Grand Channel compressor, equalizer & saturation to get a punchy drum sound

Learn how to prepare and then properly solder an XLR cable.

Learn how to listen and make mixing decisions in context rather than solo

Ben shows how to use Beat Detective in Pro Tools

Ben Lindell shows how to add size and speed to your kick drums to make them punch through your mixes.

Fab Dupont answers “what is mastering?” Learn the history of this dark art and why it is such a vital step in the record making process.

Follow Ben Lindell in a quick tutorial on how to approach synth sounds to diversify them and making them more unique and personal to your music production and style.

Check out any music gear site and one thing becomes very obvious, very quickly - there's always something new, something bigger, something better, something that promises to make your mixes sound louder, clearer, and more compelling than anything you've done before. In this episode, the guys end up learning that with a few pieces of quality gear, a little creative room setup and mic placement, and knowing how it all fits together is really all you need to get a great sounding recording.

Life is not all about Music, there is also Chocolate.

Fab Dupont shows you how to create your own Pro Tools shortcuts using Apple’s System Preferences

Fab mixes the Will Knox Band in front of 300 people at Gearfest 2011. In this video Fab works on Will's vocal sound

Learn how to use Pro Tools' Strip Silence function and clean up your tracks.

Learn how to use sidechain compression and tweak advanced parameters to dial in the groove

Learn how to control Pro Tools with the new Avid Pro Tools | Control iPad App.

Fab and Meredith track Will Knox on stage during Gearfest 2011. In this video they're setting up the bass drum sound

Learn the subtle and extreme processing techniques possible with the Universal Audio UAD Fairchild compressor

In episode 4 of “Simon & Greg Record the World,” the boys get lost. But only for a little while. At Black N White Studios in Ziguichor, they record five tracks of a full band in French and three young rappers. Download the stems of the song here: https://www.puremix.net/blog/simon-greg-record-the-world-s01e04.html

Simon & Greg Record The World. In this Puremix video series, watch as they build a home recording studio setup. They use everyday items at hand and very minimal gear. They are using Lauten Audio microphones, Focal headphones, and a UA Twin interface. My name is Greg and his name is Simon. We are record producers from Montreal, Canada. In January 2018, we spent a month in Senegal to record amazing musicians and build a studio from scratch. Little did we know what we were getting into...

How to use an audio & music compressor? Examples on vocal, drums and bass. Compression history, tape machine & fader riding examples.

Ben Lindell shows his mix bus chain and how to set up mix bus processing (EQ & Compressors) on a mix using Universal Audio's UAD plugins.

Get creative with sidechain compression & expansion to enhance and control your delay sends