￥Join us at Studios La Fabrique for another series with trap mixer extraordinaire Leslie Brathwaite! With the mix session open, he gives us a comprehensive walkthrough of ‘Care’ by the artist IV Jay. Brathwaite describes the dialogue between parties involved in the record, his typical starting points for a project, and how he tends to follow a subtractive workflow.

 

He then reveals every stage of processing applied to the vocals and instrumentation, from EQ and compression to effects, stereo manipulation and pitch correction. He explains why he avoids certain commonly-used mix techniques, discusses gain staging and headroom with mastering in mind, and much more!

 

Inside The Track #36 – LESLIE BRATHWAITE
IV JAY – “CARE”