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In this interview, Jacquire walks through his mixing template and setup as well as his approach to tracking bands and producing artists.
Some of things covered include:
- The missing piece for most artists when producing a record (this totally applies to home studio musicians) – 5:57
- Why as an artist you must also see yourself as a small business – 8:24
- The mistake many producers make is wanting to be in complete control – 15:19
- One simple strategy to getting the low end in your mix perfect every time (this blew my mind) – 20:09
- The trick to learning your room/speaker’s bass response (and how to compensate in your mix) – 28:19
- The “hand raising” mix approach that allows you to know what to do next in a mix – 30:49
- Why printing your mix in realtime is a strategic last step to getting your mix just right – 34:09
- How too much flexibility is a bad thing (and committing early and often is more strategic) – 37:09
- The danger of compartmentalizing each instrument when recording (or mixing) – 39:12
- What we as engineers can learn from Motown music (hint: it wasn’t the gear) – 47:12
- Why you shouldn’t focus on making a “good” sounding record – 48:19
Here’s the video. It is totally worth your time…