Episode 2 - Mixing with Templates 

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i agree !!!

that exactly what i´ve thought;))

Dude, such an exciting surprise. Ive just started recording in a budget home studio and its overwhelming how endless the creative posibilities are with just a mic, audio interface, guitar and keyboard/MIDI controller. Of all the musicians I look up to, Ken is my hero. Getting to pick his brain regarding mixing. . . . im lost for words!

I'm here this Christmas

Agreed. This has already helped me out so much. Inspiration for weeks.

Thanks Rick!

My pleasure!

+1 (million) for a snare dissection vid.

Hobbes Esq. thank you so much!

Thank you for noticing. I do try and keep things moving along and often try and have multiple elements playing simultaneously to reinforce the concept. I watch a lot of docs!

YW, I really enjoyed the way you integrated multiple elements into the lesson/also the fact that you touched on the psychological side of mixing as well. It is gonna be great to follow the channel, learn and share these videos with others. Speaking of docs, if you have chance to see the new Ken Burns doc called "Country Music" on PBS I cannot praise it enough. It is a beastly doc spanning the history of country. Thanks again for elucidating concepts for others instead of using confusing nomenclature, or clickbaity titles. After seeing the video you did with Audeze/discussing the LCD 2 I would really be interested in a look at how you approach headphone mixing. For example how well/how much legit mix work you can actually do on cans. I think most people mixing at home/crummy rooms could really benefit from knowing the correct placement of something like sonarworks in the stereo chain, type of headphones, volume level while listening etc. Getting proper low-end to translate without an attackwall for example. Or if that is that even possible hahahah.That info seems hard to come by, and people on forums usually do not have the real knowledge. They certainly act as they do hahah. Sincerely thank you :)

An interview by Rick on the mixing of Fantastic Planet it would be on my bucket list

Carlos Javier Tiznado yes, a thousand time yes.

Beato's a douche. Please don't ruin this channel with his inane drivel.

Ikr? I almost don’t want to say anything, but these could easily be part of a paid Master Class.

Grant Collins yes, exactly. Kind of used it as a feedback sample library. Grabbing pieces for different songs. Pitch shifting as required.

I would literally pay money for an album of the feedback from THIAM.

@@seekerofpowerfulideas2727 Put me down for a copy of that album!

Pondmatter I am willing to discuss the biz side, and have in many interviews, but I want to keep this channel dedicated to creativity, craft, and technique.

Yes I read the comments and try and respond. Ty

Not sure. I think some of it will be covered when I discuss my own material, but we’ll see. Ty

Cool! Thanks Trent!

Happy to help!

Yes on drum sounds! Ty

Yep, there is nothing better than wonderful errors. Fortunately, I still make a lot of mistakes! But yes, I also mix and match various template components from previous mixes. Very rarely do I get everything from one song. But I consider that using templates, just using multiple sources.

Ken Andrews We all use them. Standard tuning on a guitar is a template of sorts. I can tell from your own music you are fearless in finding new ideas. I spend much more time envisioning an outcome than I do working on sounds and part of the reason is because I have hundreds of presets and tone templates I have built for myself over the years. I only find use for an overall mixer template when producing a coherent show of many songs. Verbs and delays are areas where I particularly avoid reuse because they are my personal stamp, rather than a basic musical element. Once I understand the composer’s intent, I prefer to think like the end listener and work my way backwards from there.

Jimi, I don't have a consulting situation at the moment, but I have something in the works that I will announce soon on that front. Drum replacement is on my list for sure. Please contact me through my website or reach out to my reps. Contact info is all in the description. Thanks.

My new favorite Room Sim is from IK multimedia. Their Sunset Sound studios plug-in is off the chain good and its the cheapest of the bunch I think. $99