Release Year: 2021
Producer: Mix With The Masters
Producer Website: Link
Author: David Wrench
Duration: 1h 05min
Type of Material: Video Lesson
Language: English
Description: Enter the studio of insanely creative musician, songwriter, producer, and mixer David Wrench! In this six-part series, Wrench takes you through the process of creating a record for his electronic duo, Audiobooks. The song, “Friends In the Bubble Bath,” exemplifies the band’s quirky, old-school aesthetic. Learn about the unusual songwriting approach used by Evangeline Ling and David Wrench, featuring drummer Stella Mozgawa (of Warpaint). In this multi-track session, Wrench explores the song’s arrangement and reveals his mixing techniques using simple yet effective plugin chains. He also explains his sample creation methods and discusses why he switched to mixing entirely “in the box,” favoring analog synthesis over MIDI. He explains why he avoids parallel processing, mixes with a limiter, and addresses the dynamic range issue with clients requesting more obvious loudness.
Contents :
1. Project introduction, songwriting methods, improvisation, beat and synth programming
2. Vocal recording process, analog synthesis vs. MIDI, effects, EQ, multi-band compression
3. Blending live and electronic drums, performance style, recording, track and buss processing
4. Male and female vocal treatment, level automation, snare and synth effects, mix buss chain
5. Drum sample creation, filtering, ADSR curve manipulation, analog tape, mix compression
6. ITB workflow rationale, signal chain philosophy, parallel processing, limiting, loudness
Subtitles available in English and Spanish.
Sample files: not provided
Video format: MP4
Video: AVC, 1920×1080, 16:9, 30 fps, 2500 kbps
Audio: AAC, 48 kHz, 160 kbps, 2 channels
