Mix Review Pop Synthwave TUTORiAL
16 December 2022 | 1.5 GB
Join mixing guru Fabio Lendrum as he takes you through a complete review of a pop synthwave mixing session. In this comprehensive mix review video course, you’ll see and hear Fabio go over his mix choices and problem-solving strategies as they apply to every aspect of this track: lead vocals, BG vocals, drums, guitars, keys, etc. You’ll also watch how the rough mix is transformed to the final mix and even get details on the final mastering stage. All of the stems are included ifor download, so you can follow along on your DAW. This is a great opportunity to see and hear how to bring this great Pop Synthwave track to life. These videos are for intermediate mixing engineers.
Fabio begins by introducing the song that’s used throughout the tutorial and provides a big-picture overview by comparing the rough mix to the finalized one so you can hear exactly what you’re aiming for. Beginning with the lead vocal, Fabio explains how he transforms it with EQ, compression, de-essing, analog emulations, and reverb/delay. You’ll also learn a pro tip about using gain automation to provide extra lift in the chorus.
Next, you’ll see how he treats the BG vocals, ensuring they don’t interfere with the lead, and also some ways to create a tonal change in the lead vocal to provide contrast in the bridge section. After that, it’s onto the drums, where you’ll discover how he processed the whole kit with EQ, saturation, parallel processing, transient-shaping, and more. For the bass, you’ll hear how he enhanced the plucked sound by volume-shaping each eight-note hit, also fleshing out the bottom end with harmonic excitement.
There’s much more as well, including the synth buildup (using a special reverb with upwards compression), synth layers (adding saturation for increased harmonics), pads (saturation, notch filtering, and side-chaining), guitars (amp emulation for added life), transitional effects, impacts, mastering, and more!
The plugins Fabio uses throughout the mix course are some of the most popular today, including:
Arturia EQ SITRAL
CableGuys Shaper Box
Cytomic The Glue
Dangerous BAX EQ Master
Eiosis DeEsser
FabFilter DS
FabFilter Pro C-2
Fabfilter Pro-L2
HG-2 Black Box
Kazrog True Dynamics
Kazrog True Iron
Maag EQ4
Nicky Romero Kickstart
Oeksound Soothe 2
Plugin Alliance AMEK EQ 200
Plugin Alliance Shadow Hills Mastering
Plugin Alliance SPL Transient Designer
Plugin Alliance SSL 4000 E
Plugin Alliance SSL 4000 G
Plugin Alliance SSL 9000 J
Pro-Q3
Saturn 2
Slate Digital MetaTune
Sonnox Oxford Inflator
SoundToys Decapitator
SoundToys Devil Loc
SoundToys EchoBoy
SoundToys FilterFreak2
u-he Twangstrom
UAD 1176 Rev A & E
UAD EMT 140
UAD EMT 250
UAD LA-2A
UAD SSL G Bus Compressor
UAD Studer A800
Valhalla SuperMassive
Valhalla Vintage Verb
Waves Factory Trackspacer
Waves L2
Waves R-Bass
Waves SoundShifter
Xfer OTT
If you’ve ever wanted to be a fly on the wall and see how a mixing engineer achieves a certain sound, this is your chance. And with the accompanying individual tracks from the session, you’ll be able to implement everything you learn to immediately hear the results in your own DAW, creating a multi-faceted learning experience that can’t be beaten! See the individual mix review pop synthwave video descriptions for more information on what’s covered in the course. It’s time to stop settling for underwhelming, lifeless mixes… watch “Mix Review: Pop Synthwave” today!
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