Mixing

Drums	Guitars	VOX

Ranging from full band multi-track mixes with multiple drum tracks and guitar overdubs to mixing quiet simple acoustic tracks, I've been able to bend my ear to mixing various different styles of music. I also see the mixing process as a chance to experiment with sounds, and how sounds should sound..

Multi-mic recording using multiple different mics gives me more options when it comes to mixing. Multiple textures give me an opportunity for blending different sounds. I also use the likes of parallel processing for the flexibility of having the wet/dry signals.

I have also had the pleasure of working with some of the finest plug-ins such as Mc DSP packages and the Sonnox Oxford range.

Automation	Track clean up

Editing Waveforms / Automation

For using ProTools for two years now I have my own processes and routine when it comes to cleaning up a track and editing waveforms. I feel that this sense of comfort dealing with ProTools makes me highly capable for working with tracks in a precise, orginised manner to a high standard. Automation is also a key tool in a DAW, capable of bringing a track to the next level when used intricately.

Processing

Processing of a mix has become a real favourite of mine. I love adding in a new plug in to a track and seeing what it can do, what sound will come out and how I can best use its effect to improve the output of the sound. My pernickety attention to detial when approaching a mix, which some see as ' being too fiddly' I see as my advantage as I like every little detial of every instrument to have its own, but equal space in the mix with the 'wall of sound' effect i try to achieve in midnd. I could play around with the mix of a track for hours untill the absolute best of my ability. For this reason, I have developed an organised approaching to my mixing as my ears have adapted to the sound I know I'm looking for with the use of EQ, dynamic processing, time-domain effect processing.

Panning is a lovely little tool and is something I constantly have in mind during a mix. It's great for giving instruments a noticeable space in the mix, as well as giving space to the mix. As the mic techniques I use for recording, stereo imaging is key in my mixes.

Read my step-by-step walkthrough of a pre-master mix for client Violent Birth of the Moon on my blog -

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