In this episode, Kevin discusses live album tracking and mixing. Elements specific to live albums as well as some problems you might encounter in live tracking and mixing situations. Question: What type of issues and experiences have you had with live albums?
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MixCoach Podcast 020 : Bringing On The Electric Guitars
On this Episode of the MixCoach Podcast, Kevin addresses the electric guitar and his typical signal chain. He talks about techniques for EQing and compressing electric guitars. Kevin touches on panning electric guitars to excite the mix in stereo.
MixCoach Podcast 019 : How I process an Acoustic Guitar
On this episode of the MixCoach Podcast, Kevin addresses acoustic guitar, giving you his signal chain and approach to EQ and compression. He also talks about some production tips for acoustic guitar.
MixCoach Podcast 018 : The Two Best Ways To Compress Bass
On this episode of the MixCoach Podcast, Kevin discusses, the Nashville studio standards on bassists processing their instrument before tape. However, Kevin talks about how to process a bass when you don’t have access to great bass rigs before tape. He talks about his Compressor settings in-line, as well as with parallel compression.
MixCoach Podcast 017 : Overhead And Bus Processing
On this episode of the MixCoach Podcast, Kevin talks about the two ways to process overheads, including the pitfalls of compressing the overheads. He also touches on room mics, from the many ways the room can be mic’d to how to utilize the rooms in the mix. Kevin talks about what he calls a “sky hook” too. Kevin also talks about using Parallel and Bus Compression.
MixCoach Podcast 016 : Processing Toms
On this episode of the MixCoach Podcast, Kevin again gives you his specific signal chain, EQ and compressor settings for toms. He talks about when to use a gate to control the toms, as well as tailoring the sound of toms with EQ and compression.
MixCoach Podcast 015 : Processing Snare
On this episode of the MixCoach Podcast, the snare is exposed just as the Kick was in the last episode. Kevin give you his specific EQ, and compression plug-ins and settings. He talks about finding the fundamental snare frequency.
MixCoach Podcast 014 : How I go about processing a Kick Drum
On this episode of the MixCoach Podcast, Kevin describes his signal chain, EQ and compressor settings in detail. You can use these settings to get great kick drum sounds. Some insight from someone who has been around the block a few times.
MixCoach Podcast 013 : If you want your drums punchy, you have to look at drum phase
On this episode of the MixCoach Podcast, Kevin describes where his drum process begins. He talks about getting the phase right from the beginning.
MixCoach Podcast 012 : Fighting The Loudness Wars
On this episode of the MixCoach Podcast, Kevin gives his take on mix compression and “The Loudness Wars”. Kevin talks about how you can lose the “wars” and how you can win them.