The Elements of Mixing Workshop Series 2009 Course Overview The Elements of Mixing workshops offer a unique opportunity to the producer or student of mixing. Ryan West and Bassy Bob Brockmann have synthesized all their experiences over the past forty years mixing hit records into a tight, 6 hour presentation that covers all the "elements" necessary for a great sounding record. Course Description Over the course of the workshop students will be exposed to many of the most important factors in hit music mixing, including: -Volume, EQ, panning, compression, processing, de-essing, buss compression, outboard gear, reverb, modulation, spacial effects(m-s) and automation. This is not a comprehensive list but the pedagogy is evolving over time. -Using compression to actually create a "sound" for the record using aesthetics for genre, i/e "rock, hiphop, bigvocal, jazz" etc... -Ear training, using your ears to create a sonic blueprint of all the parts in the song, and using all the above elements to create space and clarity from what is usually a chaotic din of sound at the beginning of a mix. -Plug-ins and Outboard gear. Ryan and Bassy cover many of the best sounding peices for equalisation, microphones, d to a converters, clocks and outoboard such at the Fairchild 660, Lang, Teletronics, Universal Audio (LA2, LA3, LA4), Lexicon 480, 960, pcm 70, 80,90, Neve, API, Apogee and Avalon. We go through an in depth discussion between Class A, Tube and Solid State processors, and what special characteristics they have. Bob and Ryan will also give an in-depth overview of what the best plugs can and cannot do, and why it's important to be judicious with them. -Large Format consoles versus summing buss mixers. Is one better than the other and why? -Mastering We find more and more that we are mastering our own records because of lack of budget for a big mastering house. How do we get the final mixes hot enough to compete on itunes and the radio without distorting the music? We cover all the best digital mastering options available. Learning Objective The EOM student should leave the workshop with the beginnings of an understanding of what he/she needs to accomplish a great mix. We don't expect our students to become Chris Lord Alge over night, mixing is a journey and experience is invaluable, however we believe that with these tools, the student will be able to become a great mixer in the near future. The Elements of Mixing contact: elementsofmixing@gmail.commailto:elementsofmising@gmail.comshapeimage_1_link_0

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