Enter the world of prolific mix engineer Tom Elmhirst as he dives into the multi-track session of ‘Lazarus’ – a song from David Bowie’s Grammy-winning final album, ‘Blackstar’. At Electric Lady studios in New York, Elmhirst describes the collaboration with Bowie and his producer Tony Visconti, detailing the entire journey from rough to final mix. Learn about his gain staging principles, console layout, monitoring environment, ergonomic VCA usage, effects routing, and a hybrid workflow that comprises a variety of processing from high-end outboard gear to stock Pro Tools plug-ins.

It's finally here – our first ever series with Jaycen Joshua! This unique set of videos uncovers the template and highly sought-after techniques used by the exceptionally talented mixer. Using a new ITB mix session of the hypnotic 2018 single 'Malamente' by Spanish artist Rosalía, Jaycen shows you how he managed to craft a fully digital mix that competes with his original console mix. He discusses and plays the source tracks, then demonstrates how he treated them using his innovative template and plug-in settings. 

Join us at Sphere Studios in Los Angeles with the producer and engineer Nick Launay! In this series, we take a detailed look into the creation of the record 'As a Man' - a song by the singer and guitarist Anna Calvi. Using a hybrid setup of Pro Tools, a Neve 8078 console, and an outboard mix chain, Launay demonstrates his techniques and recounts the journey taken for the project. In addition to explaining his tracking and production approaches, he shows his treatment used on vocals, live drums, samples, percussion, guitars, bass, and the mix buss. He discusses his production philosophy, inspiration, development of new methods, and the four main stages of his current mixing workflow - the home mix, studio mix, stem mix, and parallel blend. Nick elaborates on the pros and cons of analog and digital workflow, and shows a fascinating way of altering specific parts within a stereo mix by inverting the phase of stems.

Join us at the prestigious Electric Lady studios in New York to learn from iconic mixer Michael Brauer! In this series of 'Inside the Track', we look under the hood of the 2016 rock single 'This House Is Not for Sale' by Bon Jovi. Brauer auditions and comments on the high-quality rough mix provided by the producer and guitarist John Shanks, then discusses potential improvements. Using an SSL 9000 J Series console, he reveals his hybrid processing on drums, bass, guitars, piano, pads, and vocals, guides you through his 'ABCD' multi-buss template, and shows the parameters of his master chain. He also discusses pre-compression signal levels, automation moves, overall dynamics, artist requests, and more!

We are thrilled to present our second video series with chart-topping mix engineer Jaycen Joshua! This instalment focuses on another hit by the Spanish artist Rosalia - 'Yo x Ti, Tu x Mi' featuring Ozuna. Jaycen recounts the way in which he mixed the official release in hybrid fashion using a SSL 9080 XL K-Series console, then reveals how he crafted a sonically competitive remix entirely 'in the box'. He goes into great detail on his Pro Tools template and innovative processing techniques on a variety of source material - lead vocal, ad-libs, steel drums, 808, kick, snare, percussion, and more. Noting the style of producer 'El Guincho', Joshua demonstrates how the record can be enhanced for the pop market whilst retaining its cultural aesthetic. Aside from sharing his clever mix methods, Jaycen elaborates on a number of crucial subjects including apparent loudness, preamp choices, monitoring, taste vs. technique, and a lot more!

Inside The Track #8 - TOM LORD-ALGE

THE BEACHES - "GIVE IT UP"

Join us for a look inside the track with rock mixer extraordinaire Tom Lord-Alge! Hosted at his very own Spank studios in Miami, this series focusses on Tom's hybrid mixing techniques and general approach to projects. The session at hand is of the raunchy single 'Give It Up' by Canadian band The Beaches. TLA plays the rough mix, gives his opinion on what could be improved, then dives into his mixing workflow that is 'in the box' apart from SSL console EQ, summing, and mix compression.