FULL INDIE ROCK Mixing Tutorial | Part 1: Phase, Levels, Panning

Dive into the art of mixing with this multi-part FULL SONG mixing tutorial! 🎚️🎶 In this video, part 1 of the series, I take you through the crucial first steps of mixing an entire indie rock song, showcasing how initial session setup and gain staging can set the foundation for a standout mix. Whether you're a seasoned Logic Pro X user or just keen on refining your mixing skills, this tutorial is tailored for you!
🔹 *What you'll learn:*
1. *Session Setup* - Understand the importance of a well-organized session.
2. *Gain Staging* - Get your tracks ready for a clean mix with optimal levels.
3. * Phase Correction* - Aligning all of the tracks to add punch and power with phase coherence.
3. *Basic Levels and Panning* - Learn how to balance your mix from the get-go to increase clarity.
As we progress, I'll share personal insights and alternative plugin suggestions to ensure you can follow along regardless of the gear you have. We're mixing a track from the indie band 'Jen in the Right Light', recorded live to capture the raw energy of their performance. 🎸🥁
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*Videos In This Series:*
- Part 1: Gain Staging, Phase, Levels & Panning (This Video)
- Part 2: Drums and Percussion: • FULL INDIE ROCK Mixing...
- Part 3: Instruments and Vocals: • FULL INDIE ROCK Mixing...
- Part 4: Automation and Finishing Touches
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🌐 *Explore More:* Visit my website linked below for additional resources and one-on-one coaching opportunities to take your music production skills to the next level.
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🎵 Check out Jen In The Right Light - The band featured in this video:
open.spotify.com/artist/4SSzh...
👉 Stay tuned and join me next Friday for the next part of this mixing series. Let's make your mixes shine with Logic Pro X! 🌟
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CHAPTERS:
00:00 - Intro
00:58 - Song & Session Info
05:38 - Coloring & Organization
06:34 - Gain Staging
09:41 - Drum Phase Correction
17:44 - Mix Bus Setup For Reference Track
18:30 - Mixing Levels
21:31 - Panning
22:47 - Creating a Static Mix
25:10 - Outro
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[@woodyardmusic]

Be sure to check out PART 2 Here: ruclips.net/video/UPvSRXDfSGM/видео.html

[@choyyuenben]

This band is fantastic!

[@woodyardmusic]

They’re killer!

[@andrewdashmusic]

Love some good indie rock!

[@woodyardmusic]

Yessir!

[@BruuuceWayyyne]

Your drum mixing playlist really helped me out the other day. I had only ever mixed programmed drums and didnt have to worry about phasing, bleed, getting transients and parallel compression. All that stuff is new to me, working with real drums. Looking forward to the rest of this new series!

[@woodyardmusic]

Great to hear! And yeah, live drums are a whole other beast haha

[@BimasJr]

A good starting point man. Well Done! So from now u can give the right sound to the song. Well...let me know if you can share the stems , I'd like to work on it to give you my mixing view.

[@woodyardmusic]

Thanks! I’ll see what I can do about the stems

[@clintyoung9902]

Just gain stage all the regions at the same time using the Normalize function set to your target.

[@woodyardmusic]

Yoooo what?! That’s news to me

[@VARIMUSICProductions]

Hey, is there any way of getting the stems and practicing along with you?

[@woodyardmusic]

Hey, that’s a great question. Let me reach out to the band and see if they’d be okay with that.

[@VARIMUSICProductions]

@@woodyardmusic Hi, Is there any update on this?

[@woodyardmusic]

@@VARIMUSICProductions Hello, unfortunately I cannot share the multitracks for this one. I recently did another where I CAN share the tracks though. (Gumroad makes me charge $0.99 because the files are so large though)
ruclips.net/video/tygoC6blKho/видео.html

[@bucurgabriel6319]

I'm sorry but I don't like your mixing technique.....

[@woodyardmusic]

That’s okay. It’s also only part 1 of a 4 part series, so there’s still a lot of mixing to cover