Chris Lord-Alge: Deconstruction of a Mix

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Want to learn what it takes to craft the perfect mix? Get engineering tips and tricks from Grammy-winning mix engineer Chris Lord-Alge.
Chris Lord-Alge gained notoriety while working at Unique Recording Studios, New York City, in the 1980s for his mixing on James Brown’s “Gravity” album (which included the hit song “Living in America”), the “Rocky IV” soundtrack, Prince’s “Batman” soundtrack, Joe Cocker’s “Unchain My Heart” album, Chaka Khan’s “Destiny” album, Carly Simon’s “Coming Around Again” album, and Tina Turner’s “Foreign Affair” album, as well as 12-inch remixes of Madonna’s “La Isla Bonita”; the Rolling Stones’ “Too Much Blood”; and Bruce Springsteen’s “Dancing in the Dark,” “Cover Me,” and “Born in the USA.”
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0:00 - Intro
1:30 - Assembling a Song
5:32 - Why Mouse Mixing Doesn't Work
7:17 - Adding Character, Vibe, and Energy
9:45 - Diving Into Mixing the Song
22:43 - Thanks For Watching!
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Комментарии : 122

@gerardporqueres6989 2 года назад

First time hearing Chris praise Andy Wallace! both are a big inspiration!

@dennis.9042 2 года назад

this man is not just a mixer he is for me a musician and artist!!! whose handwriting you can immediately hear and recognize because he has been doing it for so long and has simply mastered this craft !!!!Big respect to youre Art!!!

@eggaiug 2 года назад

And a Wizord

@kylegushue 3 года назад

I find Mitch walking out of the frame amusing every time.

@mickeymiguel2726 Год назад

Sweetwater, i personally thank you for providing us with the best people in the audio industry

@alekp6822 Год назад

CLA is a king! Thanks for mentioning Andy, that was a true compliment!

@connorm955 2 года назад

Holy crap those lead vocals sound amazing.

@mickeymiguel2726 Год назад

Chris is a genius

@morbidmanmusic 3 года назад

the stereo fix reupload. Thanks

@joshfreedman6850 2 года назад

It's refreshing to actually here a pretty good song on one of these!

@donkeyfacekilla1 3 года назад

Nice one guys. Love cla he is a legend

@BARTFUNKBASS 3 года назад

Thanks for this!

@conorm2524 2 года назад

He is an actual master of his craft.

@simonpierce9983 2 года назад

Hes a boomer with amazing gear

@TM42 2 года назад

@@simonpierce9983 Gear means nothing if you don't know what to do with it.

@1950sAmericanFather Год назад

@@TM42 To that end, when CLA is shitting on a mouse and PC versus a large console, YES, hands on is best, but you can fit that HUGE console inside that laptop and create automations to achieve largely the same outcome. He knows and is comfortable with a console mixer. Some are better suited due to their own comfortability with a all digital interface.

@Alwayz1999 Год назад

@@simonpierce9983 Silly kid.

@sebastianlindon8992 Год назад

@simon pierce A shitty guitarist won't sound good with a good guitar, but a master guitarist will sound good on a shitty guitar

@MikeMcDonald32 2 года назад

thanks for all your knowledge sharing im learning so much✌️

@tosacoem5953 2 года назад

The perfect belly

@yourgen1891 Год назад

Thank you your are my best instructor. I love the way you think the final result. Less is more or best it is also my way.

@LaidbackSounds 2 года назад

CLA is real good, but what is important to say as well is its easier to be a great mixer when you work with real good takes or recordings. In our mediocre home studios mixing badly recorded tracks is always harder to get good final results in no time no matter how your ears are trained:)

@8O8PABLO 2 года назад

Absolute truth.. You spend more time mixing a song that has been recorded badly

@eggaiug 2 года назад

Lmao he started playing the song and I was like, this is already mixed, you're just throwing in some color

@JPGProducciones Год назад

@@eggaiug same i thought, actually the last 5 minutes were just for the show, he's improving almost nothing 😂😂

@timpanic Год назад

People never believe that until they must learn this lesson the hard way ;)

@xanderpills Год назад

This is very true. But also it's sort of good everyone has to go through the "fix it in the mix"-phase. You get to know the tools and tricks inside and out.

@mrsnoo86 Год назад

even CLA never afraid hits red. love his approach to mix the Drums.

@andryranoarivony3594 Год назад

Thank you Master CLA

@RobertUWL 2 месяца назад

unbelievable sound .. absoulte masterclass. thanks so amazing !

@kurdtjohn 3 года назад

Good thing they re-uploaded this one, the first upload was mono.

@daveydumpling 8 месяцев назад

I’ve never seen CLA standing up 😂

@floridapunkarchivist 3 года назад

Greetings from Florida. I like the singer's voice. It's as if the singers of Crash Test Dummies and Queensryche are singing it together.

@davidasher22 3 года назад

I’m pretty sure that second voice is Geoff Tate from Queensryche.

@salvatoreavvento2703 Год назад

Venderlo all'opera è uno spettacolo!

@Panit-mix 11 месяцев назад

Load Chris,,I love your energy

@ValeriyKolyada 6 месяцев назад

It was amazing.

@danymalsound 3 года назад

Slammin' song! Is it being released in the near future?

@risehitsiblaze1 2 года назад

That's why I use reasons they have the SSL mixer and I use hardware mimic plugins and i run it through a twin apollo PC and I'm getting a 1996 death row sound.And also just got mixbus 32c and I was blow away how I'm getting a 1990 analog sound in my home studio wait correction my laptop 💻 studio.

@EqDior 2 года назад

CLA is a magician! Sheesh 🤯

@LexBravary 3 года назад

CLA missed his calling to up-sell clear coat on used cars.

@amfk8079 2 года назад

Yes he did sir, yes he did!

@thor_nay Год назад

He's a genius but all of this only makes sense when you have top notch tracks recorded by top assistant engineers who edited and pre eq-ed and pre-compressed everything to the smallest detail

@Alexance 3 года назад

I sure would love to know what effects were used on Geoff Tate’s vocal chain?

@yreyes1451 2 года назад

Is the Small Controller on his left (The channel strip like) available for purchase separately?

@MountainViewStudio 2 года назад

yes

@3dogrecordingstudio628 Год назад

Wow, fun!

@Dubravko_Sabolic 2 года назад

This song at some places reminds me of Floyd's High Hopes.

@leonardobucci6801 3 года назад

Increíble!!!

@sweetwater 3 года назад

🙌

@PabloUliver-Bass-Guitar 3 года назад

I truly love and trust Mr CLA system & workflow. Great results and career. Thanks for the video! Greetings from Cuba!

@Knutorius 10 месяцев назад

CLA went with the "black shirt, hat and cross necklace"- look this time. nice!

@Bigjunk9999 3 года назад

Much better in stereo!

@davem163 3 года назад

Wow

@DKStudiosful 3 года назад

Hear a huge difference on CLA's console. Plugin not s much. Maybe on bass...

@Tutorial_Channel727 3 года назад

CLA Does!!!

@calib3r403 10 месяцев назад

My man is not taking any reference, what a guy

@okaight7248 2 года назад

Mix sounds excellent! Vocals/vocal melody.... mix sounds great! lol

@stratjed 3 года назад

Mitch Lord Gallagher sounds regal ! We should all do that.

@horowizard 2 года назад

So, no information on how or where these tracks were recorded, how long it took and what Chris did to get them to this point. This is more an advertisement for SSL gear than it is breakdown of a MIx.

@eriklobben2529 2 года назад

So true!

@dormerbrian86 2 года назад

It is called gear fest

@RipperFromYT Год назад

Dude do you realize what youtube channel you're on? This IS an advertisement for SSL and the reality is it's a good one. (I actually have an SSL Bus+ arriving tomorrow).

@randomschittz9461 Год назад

@@RipperFromYT Exactly, dude’s looking for a masterclass for free.

@elohimmedia5524 6 месяцев назад

Hi what subwoofer is he using ? . I see it under the desk but is too far to see the brand .

@gushy305 2 года назад

3:35 note to self

@ianlahaye9476 2 месяца назад

So bass was never mentioned?

@yazzgold.chains 2 года назад

song??

@pareshmota Год назад

Super 👌 extraordinary

@LubeckStudiosEngineer 3 года назад

wow stereo upload is SO MUCH BETTER

@kumaratul88 8 дней назад

It's Legend on work But the mix was clipping why?

@trixdropd 3 года назад

Didn't he premix though like he said? .

@kurtisa.murray2711 Месяц назад

CLA was the perfect choice for subtly pushing purchasing hardwate from sweetwater haha.

@88keyz 3 года назад

👍🏾

@marclewism 3 года назад

reupload?

@marcelruja Год назад

'I cannot even play chopstiks with one finger' ....you mouse finger producers... Good one😂😂😂

@ernieg Год назад

Thats a tight ass shirt !! 😂lol

@RolandDeschain1 Год назад

That sounds like an Ayreon song.

@ralphstefanmuller 2 года назад

Foot or Kick

@tomawad Год назад

I wonder how many 42 yr old men with fantastic paying jobs went out and bought this board after watching this video...

@HA-tb2fv 4 месяца назад

I’m 43 years old and don’t forget good looking but yeah… just bought it.

@the.brad.thomas 3 года назад

First taste at the new Tate music!!

@eggaiug 2 года назад

You can't make music with a mouse! Good thing I'm just mixing 🤣

@davidasher22 3 года назад

19:55. Hope that vocal tuning mess up doesn’t make it on the album.

@toolondaboards 2 года назад

Great catch!

@johnpborden 2 года назад

Seems like a commercial for SSL. Good info here but not sure how many people can afford a setup like that. And considering how many good mixes I've heard "using a mouse", I'd say that that setup is a bit overkill. And lastly, everytime I see these instructional sort of mix videos, it's always a huge bombastic blaster song that's being demonstrated. Not a lot of dynamics at all in that tune. Its just LOUD.

@playmode3976 2 года назад

He obviously hates plugins yet sells them like a used car , great engineer,producer but he a hell of a sales Rep!

@preciseaudioblog Год назад

The Origin was 49k.... now is 59k 🤷‍♂️

@dominicmcareavey2675 Год назад

Name the tracks with 4 letters, names kick, foot lol

@bobbyarthur8809 Год назад

Haha That was My take away too

@TempoDrift1480 Год назад

Sorry Dude but FT is Fuckin Tambourine.

@sebamare5273 Год назад

😂😂😂

@siggycertified 7 месяцев назад

As much of a legend he is, his outlook on analog vs digital is a very closed minded boomer outlook, lol.

@adambrown8867 3 года назад

This was already posted several days ago. Why has it been posted again an hour ago?

@morbidmanmusic 3 года назад

the last version was in MONO so that is a problem for several reasons.scary, many did not notice! They fixed it!! Even the mighty Sweetwater makes mistakes.

@hummarstraful 2 года назад

These consoles are going the way of the horse buggy.

@J1Z06 3 года назад

I’d give My left arm to have Him mix My tracks.

@stratjed 3 года назад

No No you wouldn't . Everyone missing a limb will accept your Apology.

@horowizard 2 года назад

Why so dramatic? Just pay him money.

@tri-unetrl3966 3 месяца назад

I didn't know Donald Trump was a mix engineer! 😬🤣 Just kidding Chris lol

@EJ-ye7wg 2 месяца назад

Why use this song? 🤷‍♂️

@pepmiralles2108 2 года назад

the mouse thing is one of the dumbest things i've heard

@richardbelisle4807 Год назад

CLA is pregnant…

@j.veroni 2 года назад

I get the feeling this guy is a bit out of touch - all of the other hardware is unnecessary in the world we are living in now. However, his waves vocal product is great. It was made ages ago but it can be used on everything.

@JTguitarlessons 2 года назад

He's out of touch all the way to the bank, yeah

@JJRockford 2 года назад

One have to use the tools which suit their workflow the best. Even though in some videos showed he can do mixes with a mouse and a keyboard as well, doesnt mean he neither like or want to work that way.

@MariJu1ce 29 дней назад

why is it out of touch that his preference is to mix with his hands instead of a mouse. Its not about what is necessary or not, its his preferred workflow.