￥Join us at Jacquire King’s Nashville studio for a in-depth workshop on recording, production, and mixing techniques! Each episode of this 16-part series focusses on tips and tricks used by the Grammy-winning engineer, who reveals many facets of his record-making process. Using Pro Tools sessions of three different songs, King demonstrates his methods and gives reasoning for their application to the source material. Some of the numerous topics covered include his mix buss chain, choosing a vocal EQ, adding presence to bass guitar, and optimising polarity. Not only does he impart a generous amount of his mixing workflow – he also covers his approaches to recording and production. Jacquire shows you his way of tracking drums, punching in a guitar, subtly enhancing a vocal with Auto-Tune, and much more!

 

ITB LEVEL
VU meter, analyser, reference levels, output levels

 

ATR BIAS
Mix buss chain, tape width & fidelity, bias explanation & settings

 

ITB VS HYBRID
Summing & mix chain ITB vs. analog, comparison, discussion

 

VOCAL EQ
1073 vs. A-range EQ, 1176 vs. 660 compression, parallel processing

 

BALANCE
Balancing vocals with effects, keyboards & synthesisers

 

SANSAMP & LOFI (PART 1)
Using SansAmp on keyboards & Lo-Fi on snare

 

SANSAMP & LOFI (PART 2)
Lo-Fi on tambourine & vocal, SansAmp on keyboards, microphones

 

AUTOTUNE
Plug-in parameters, detection mode, creating vibrato, comparison to Melodyne

 

POLARITY
Flipping polarity on various parts, comparison, discussion

 

KICK & BASS
Metering, establishing the relationship, optimal peak levels

 

BASS ARTICULATION
Adding presence for smaller speakers, distortion, EQ, compression, cutting sub-bass

 

FILTERS
Shelf EQ roll-off & frequencies, creating space for other parts

 

DRUM SOUND
Microphone choice & placement, signal treatment, perspective

 

BASS WIDTH
Applying wide stereo delay to upper bass frequencies for spacial enhancement

 

REAMP
Alternative re-amping method, sending organ through guitar pedal

 

PUNCH IN
Pre-roll, switching to input mode, shortcut, demonstration with guitarist