Austen's vocal editing session last night was so great. Afterwards I took two hours, and with an unprecedented use of (what I might have previously considered) savage scissoring - both of the audio files and inside them in Vari-audio (Cubase' Melodyne equivalent) - improved my demo layered vox so much, it's almost crossed the line from demo to something better! So much faster then my previous ways of working 👍

Hey everyone, Can't wait for the workshop today! If you purchased a ticket (here's the link if you haven't yet) here's the access info: - When you signed up, you should have received an email with the subject: "Mastering.com Members Club invited you to join their community" - In this email, it will say "This invite grants you access to these courses:  Vocal Production Workshop with Austen Jux-Chandler" - Click the "JOIN NOW" button to unlock access - This will give you access to this course: https://www.skool.com/mastering/classroom/4938bb3a?md=98bd9c7323944a44afd76ad59534a5c6 - Once you have access to the course, you will also have access to the calendar event, where you can find the Zoom link and add the details to your personal calendar: https://www.skool.com/mastering/calendar?eid=5d8f05ba589d4c3eb8f20976963928c6&eoid=1772470800 - Replays will be posted inside the course 1-2hrs after we finish each day As a backup, we will also be sending the Zoom link directly to all registrants via email when the event starts. We will also send a direct link to the replays via email too in case you have any trouble with Skool. See you at 9am Pacific / 12pm Eastern / 5pm UK / 6pm Central European Time! Any questions, please email support@mastering.com Cheers, Rob

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This video was posted about three months ago, and since then it’s been the only one I keep coming back to and watching again and again. Anyone else studied this video? Here are some of my notes: Overall Mindset Mixer Role He views himself as an enhancer of the mix. His goal is to take a song that already sounds good and make it bigger, wider, and deeper. He finds it more efficient to honor the work of skilled producer. If the mix already sounds great, he prefers to bult upon a producer's existing balance rather than mixing from a scratch. Mastered Foundation He makes sure the mix foundation (kick, snare, hi-hats, and bass) is peaking at - 5 dBFS on true peak meter, and around zero on VU meter (calibrated at -15). Then he makes sure the foundation sounds great at the loudness level (two limiters), around -9 LUFs. Lead Vocal vs. Other Elements He makes sure the lead vocal sounds great in the depth he created with the kick and snare at the mastered loudness level. Once the lead vocal sounds great in the mastered foundation, everything else is mixed around the lead vocal. The lead vocal should NOT work with other instruments, other instruments should work with the lead vocal. Important Details 3D "terrarium" He describes a mix as a 3D "terrarium" or cube. He views the mix in three dimensions: Panning handles left-to-right (width), frequency range handles height, and transient shapers handle depth (front-to-back). Faders He prefers to use clip gain for leveling rather than channel faders. Kick He mixes kick at -5 dBFS true peak and around 0 on VU meter calibrated at -15. Snare He mixes snare so it peaks at - 5dBFs on true peak meter Bass He mixes bass so it hovers (kick and bass) around 0 on VU meter calibrated at -15 Mixing Into a Limiter He applies final limiter to make the foundation (kick, snare, hi-hats, and bass) sound great at -11 LUFS to -9 LUFS. He teaches that the low end and low end mids are the primary contributors to LUFS. This approach ensures the mix won't collapse or lose its punch when a limiter is eventually applied at the final stage.

Everyone knows that Berlin is an amazing mentor with a HUGE heart. She's a beacon of light for everyone who comes in contact with her. Losing her is no small thing and she will be SO missed! This will be her last week doing calls in our paid monthly membership program. :( However, we always want to support all our amazing mentors who get new opportunities! So, please join in with me in wishing Berlin good luck with the next phase! Let's celebrate her. Also, feel free to sign this "Farewell Card" for Berlin: https://www.kudoboard.com/boards/tJ72Lmi6 I personally want to thank @Berlin RedluX for her passion and care for all the students! She's been a great mentor and I'll miss her being around! I know she's going to be very successful at wherever the wind blows and ill be rooting for her! (**But as far as your education goes, don't worry, I'll announce an exciting new mentor for you next week for those of you in the membership program)