￥Step inside Spank Studios in Miami, home of renowned rock mixer Tom Lord-Alge! This in-depth series focusses on TLA’s editing and mix techniques used on ‘Back to the Shack’ by Weezer. Tom explains his hybrid setup and workflow, giving a rationale for choosing to implement a combination of Pro Tools, a Sony 3348 HR tape machine, and his SSL G+ console. Following an overview of his setup, TLA takes you through the mix session and reveals some of his very clever and useful techniques; notably, how he triggers drum samples with high precision and removes cymbal leakage from tom-tom signals.You’ll see how he effectively manages his sessions, time-aligns drums, adds effects to vocals, compresses his mix buss, and much more!

 

PART 1
00:19:17
SSL console, ITB vs. hybrid, hardware, Sony 3348, buss compressors, track order, labelling

 

PART 2
00:17:00
Drum alignment, vocal effects, stem workflow, static mix, monitoring, creating trigger tracks

 

PART 3
00:13:51
Bass drum trigger track, ducking, sample nudging, EQ, compression, fader & plug-in levels

 

PART 4
00:16:19
Snare gate, EQ, compression, reverb, metering, mix compressor settings, gain structure

 

PART 5
00:16:30
Drum room tracks, side-chaining, delay compensation, phase, multi-band compression

 

PART 6
00:14:54
Cymbal leakage, overheads, hi-hats, overdubs, loop, saturation, bass guitar, noise reduction

 

PART 7
00:13:56
Rhythm guitar blend, buss chain, expansion, EQ, distortion

 

PART 8
00:18:01
Lead guitar treatment, effects, stereo spread, filtering, compression, vocal processing

 

PART 9
00:19:02
Bridge vocal effects, scene change, harmonies, group chants, mix with automation