In this free extract from his recent tutorial series Brian Moncarz shows how he used duplicate tracks with alternate processing to provide the lift in the chorus of "Drop Me In The Water" from Our Lady Peace, something many of us might achieve using volume automation.
We particularly like the use of Recti-fi, an overlooked plug-in, along with the much more often used Sansamp on the bass and the way Brian uses these to achieve an extreme processing but dials it in very gently to achieve a subtle effect.
In this four-hour pureMix.net exclusive, see how Brian:
Develops a clear vision for the mix
Chooses between his mix bus chain A and B
Creates a massive sounding drum kit with texture
Layers in drum samples to augment the acoustic kit
Blends multiple synthesizer layers with thick and powerful guitars
Uses automation to create dynamics and add life to the mixWatch Fab Dupont mix a Jazz standard out of the box, only on pureMix.net
Plus you get access to the raw stems from the original session!
Equipment & Software
Avid Dyn 3 Expander/Gate
Avid EQ3
Avid Heat
Brainworx bx_digital V2
Eventide Omnipressor
Fab Filter PRO-L2
Ghz Vulf Compressor 3
Maag EQ4
McDSP MC303
Over Loud Dopamine
Oxford Inflator
PSP Echo
Phoenix II Tape Emulation
Pultec EQP-1A
SPL Transient Designer
Sans Amp
Sound Toys Decapitator
Sound Toys Devil-Loc
Sound Toys Radiator
UAD 1176LN
UAD AMS RMX16
UAD ATR-102
UAD Cooper Time Cube
UAD EMT 140
UAD EP-34 Tape Echo
UAD Fairchild 670
UAD Manley Massive Passive EQ
UAD Neve 1073
UAD Neve 33609
UAD Studer A800
Valhalla Room
Waves APR 550A
Waves CLA-2A
Waves CLA-3A
Waves CLA-76
Waves MannyM Reverb
Waves Puigtec EQP-1A
Waves RBass
Waves REQ 6
Waves RS56
Waves SSL E-Channel
Waves Scheps 73
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