The SonicScoop Podcast | Mixing, Mastering, Audio Engineering and Music Production

Ronald Prent is an accomplished and innovative mixer with over 40 years of experience. He has worked in rock, pop, metal and classical, and has been a pioneer of multi-channel formats. His long list of clients includes Celine Dion, Simple Minds, Freddie Mercury, Dire Straits, The Police, Rammstein, The Scorpions, Elton John, Tina Turner, Queensryche, Def Leppard, David Garret, Manowar, Depeche Mode and many more.

Join us for this conversation with Ronald from MixCon 2022. Learn more about mixing at https://mixingbreakthroughs.com

Diamond-selling mix engineer Richard Furch walked us through an international pop mix in this MixCon Masterclass. First, he showed off his approach to pop vocals, drums and more in stereo before diving into Atmos. Now, hear his answers to the most popular questions asked of him.

At the start of his career, Richard Furch was part of some of the seminal albums of the 2000’s such as Outkast’s “Speakerboxxx/The Love Below” and Usher’s “Confessions” and critical darlings such as Fountains Of Wayne’s “Stacy’s Mom”. As a mixer, his credits have grown to include the likes of Prince, Frank Ocean, Jay-Z, Tyrese, Snoop Dogg, The Game, The Weeknd, Chaka Khan, JJ Lin and GEM, adding up to 6 Grammy winning albums out of 23 nominated albums.

Joe Chiccarelli is a ten-time Grammy-winning producer/engineer/mixer whose credits include Beck, U2, The White Stripes, The Strokes, The Killers, Elton John, Morrissey, Jason Mraz and more.

In this week's podcast episode, Hear the live Q&A from Joe's MixCon Masterclass, where he walks us through his approach to mixing, with a special emphasis on tasteful use of drum samples, guitar treatments, and processing vocals in parallel. You'll also get some insights into how he uses his own custom Vocal Strip plugin, made by IK Multimedia.

See the full masterclass for free here: https://youtu.be/DeCDJvXmU7Q

Big thanks to IK Multimedia for helping make this presentation free to the public! Check out everything they make at https://ikmultimedia.com

We asked your questions of producer, engineer and mixer Catherine Marks following her MixCon masterclass.

Catherine’s credits include Manchester Orchestra, Alanis Morrisette, Wolf Alice, St. Vincent, Local Natives, Interpol, PJ Harvey, Kanye West and many more.

Check out her full masterclass here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K0GEKw9cf-8

Big thanks to Soundtoys for helping make this one free to the public. Visit them at https://soundtoys.com where you can try any of their plugins for free for 30 days. 

Learn more about mixing with Justin's full length course https://mixingbreakthroughs.com

Recently on the SonicScoop YouTube channel, Justin Colletti did a mix shootout with a platinum-selling, Grammy-winning mixer to see if he could do just as well using nothing but stock plugins in his DAW!

A crazy experiment? Maybe, but the results were revealing, and not what everyone expected.

After the session Justin hosted a live Q&A as part of MixCon. Here are the questions and answers.

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Fix your bottom end! The low end in your mix is both the hardest part to get right, AND the most important part to get right.

Here's what's holding you back. And what you can do about it.

In this episode of the podcast Justin Colletti offers his take on the three things that mess up low end on mixes and what you can do differently for powerful, coherent kicks and basses.

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Fix your bottom end! The low end in your mix is both the hardest part to get right, AND the most important part to get right. Here's what's holding you back, and what you can do about it.

In this episode of the podcast Justin Colletti offers his take on the three things that mess up low end on mixes and what you can do differently for powerful, coherent kicks and basses.

Thanks to GPU Audio for sponsoring this podcast. Get free Early Access to their convolution reverb at https://gpu.audio/sonicscoop

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There are secret norms and unwritten rules to making rock records sound like rock records.

If you want powerful, impressive, inspiring rock sounds, Justin Colletti has the answers...and the pitfalls to avoid.

Whether it's hard rock, punk, metal, grunge, thrash, classic rock, grindcore, post-rock, post-punk, garage rock revival or just heavy music in general, here are the top 10 mixing mistakes to avoid... and what to do instead.

Thanks to GPU Audio for sponsoring this podcast. Get free Early Access to their convolution reverb at https://gpu.audio/sonicscoop

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Should your EQ come before your compressor or after? Should your compressor go after your saturator or before?

There are so many different orders you could put your effects in. Which are best and why? And how are you supposed to remember them all?

Justin Colletti gives you the principles and concepts you need to get this right every time.

Thanks to GPU Audio for sponsoring this podcast. Get free Early Access to their convolution reverb at https://gpu.audio/sonicscoop

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What's the most important thing in all of music mixing?

Contrary to popular belief, it's NOT making everything equally audible at all times.

Being able to get a "well balanced" mix is a useful skill. But when you're ready to go beyond merely competent mixing and into the world of truly memorable, world-class mixing, that touches and impresses end listeners...

...Then the key to this crucial mindset shift is finding the crucial "focal points" of the song, and letting them dominate other elements.

This is a core component of the best and most memorable mixes and sounds you'll ever hear.

Justin Colletti details how to find your focal points, and how to evaluate, organize and treat each of the sounds in your mix in order of importance.

Thanks to GPU Audio for sponsoring this podcast. Get free Early Access to their convolution reverb at https://gpu.audio/sonicscoop

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►Get Mastering Demystified here: https://MasteringDemystified.com