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In 2015, the amazing Andrew Scheps opened the multitrack for Will Knox’s "Lifeboats" and took us all the way from hearing the song for the first time to a completed mix with his signature sound imprinted upon it. In addition to a fantastic sounding mix, Andrew delivers some of his most detailed explanations of his famous techniques to date.
In this Episode 4 of the Lifeboats Series, Andrew:
- Shows exactly how he sets up every mixing session to look familiar, including his template, groups, VCA’s, naming conventions, FX, busing and more.
- Gives an in-depth explanation of his famous rear bus technique
- Explains how he uses lo-fi to create unique distortion effects
- Breaks down his parallel processes such as the “Drums Dirt” bus
- Explains how he gets to know the song
- Defines “Your Job As The Mixing Engineer” and more...
Watch Andrew Scheps mix Lifeboats, only on puremix.net
Watch the rest of the Lifeboats Series here
Software
- Avid BBD Delay
- Avid EQ3 7 Band
- Avid Lo-Fi
- Avid MOD Delay III
- Avid Revibe II
- Eventide H910 Dual Harmonizer
- Fab Filter Pro-DS
- Fab Filter Timeless
- McDSP Filter Bank F202
- Sans Amp
- Sonnox Oxford Limiter
- Sound Toys Little Microshift
- UAD 1176 AE
- UAD EL7 Fatso Jr.
- UAD EMT 140
- UAD Fairchild 670
- UAD Neve 33609
- UAD Pultec
- UAD bx_digital v2
- Waves API 560
- Waves Aphex Vintage Exciter
- Waves CLA-2A
- Waves Kramer HLS
- Waves L2 Ultra Maximizer
- Waves Puigtec EQ
- Waves RVOX
- Waves Scheps 73
- Waves dbx 160
Andrew Scheps is a music producer, mixing engineer and record label owner based in the United Kingdom. He has received Grammy Awards for Best Rock Album for his work on Red Hot Chili Peppers' Stadium Arcadium, Album Of The Year for Adele's 21, and also Best Reggae Album for Ziggy Marley's Fly Rasta.
Andrew started as a musician, but found that what he enjoyed most was working behind the scenes. This led him to study recording at the University of Miami. After graduating, he spent some time working for Synclavier, and then on the road with Stevie Wonder (as a keyboard tech) and Michael Jackson (mixing live sound). But he found his home in the studio, and he honed his craft working for producers such as Rob Cavallo, Don Was and Rick Rubin.
Andrew collaborated with Waves in order to create his own line of plug-ins which include the Scheps 73 EQ and the Scheps Parallel Particles.
Andrew is one of the best known mixing engineers in the world, well-known for his Rear Bus mixing techniques that he developed working on his 64 input Neve 8068 console and his love for distortion of any kind. If you are watching pureMix videos you will see that he managed to carry his analog sound signature over to a fully portable digital rig. These days, Andrew mixes completely In The Box as it allows him much greater flexibility and the ability to work on several project simultaneously.
Andrew has collaborated with Waves in creating his own line of plug-ins which include the Scheps Omni Channel, Scheps 73 EQ and Scheps Parallel Particles.
Beyonce
Lana Del Rey
Red Hot Chili Peppers
U2
Michael Jackson
Green Day
Will Knox is an alt-folk troubadour from Hammersmith, London. Knox has supported artists such as Art Garfunkel, Pete Francis (of Dispatch), and Tyrone Wells. His visionary melodies, hooks, and intricate arrangements create a stunning world where songs may hold shadow and darkness, but there’s always light at the end of the tunnel.
