Join us at Jacquire King's Nashville studio for a in-depth workshop on recording, production, and mixing techniques! Each episode of this 16-part series focusses on tips and tricks used by the Grammy-winning engineer, who reveals many facets of his record-making process. Using Pro Tools sessions of three different songs, King demonstrates his methods and gives reasoning for their application to the source material. Some of the numerous topics covered include his mix buss chain, choosing a vocal EQ, adding presence to bass guitar, and optimising polarity. Not only does he impart a generous amount of his mixing workflow – he also covers his approaches to recording and production. Jacquire shows you his way of tracking drums, punching in a guitar, subtly enhancing a vocal with Auto-Tune, and much more!

ITB LEVEL

VU meter, analyser, reference levels, output levels

ATR BIAS

Mix buss chain, tape width & fidelity, bias explanation & settings

ITB VS HYBRID

Summing & mix chain ITB vs. analog, comparison, discussion

VOCAL EQ

1073 vs. A-range EQ, 1176 vs. 660 compression, parallel processing

BALANCE

Balancing vocals with effects, keyboards & synthesisers

SANSAMP & LOFI (PART 1)

Using SansAmp on keyboards & Lo-Fi on snare

SANSAMP & LOFI (PART 2)

Lo-Fi on tambourine & vocal, SansAmp on keyboards, microphones

AUTOTUNE

Plug-in parameters, detection mode, creating vibrato, comparison to Melodyne

POLARITY

Flipping polarity on various parts, comparison, discussion

KICK & BASS

Metering, establishing the relationship, optimal peak levels

BASS ARTICULATION

Adding presence for smaller speakers, distortion, EQ, compression, cutting sub-bass

FILTERS

Shelf EQ roll-off & frequencies, creating space for other parts

DRUM SOUND

Microphone choice & placement, signal treatment, perspective

BASS WIDTH

Applying wide stereo delay to upper bass frequencies for spacial enhancement

REAMP

Alternative re-amping method, sending organ through guitar pedal

PUNCH IN

Pre-roll, switching to input mode, shortcut, demonstration with guitarist

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