Would you like to see how Vance Powell mixes? pureMix have just released a 1 hour 50 minute video tutorial in which four times Grammy winning engineer Vance Powell takes you through his entire recording and production process and details how he sets up a tracking session for the band Tyler Bryant & The Shakedown. You can buy the tracking video for $38, buy the whole video series for $69 when it becomes available at the end of October or become a Pro pureMix member for $29 per month and be able to watch everything from pureMix.
Vance’s signature sound is all about committing to compression, distortion and embracing bleed to create a cohesive and rocking sound.
Before And After Comparisons
Watch how a session happens in real time, step by step, and hear before and after comparisons as Vance explains:
Placing the drums and amps in the room for optimal bleed
Microphone placement on drums, bass, guitars, and vocals
Tracking workflow using SSL console and external preamps
How to nail a great sounding balance with the faders all at 0
Checking phase coherence between multiple microphones
Adding compression, distortion, and EQ to mics during the tracking session
Using creative routing and parallel processing during the tracking process
Adding guitar pedals as effect sends
Setting up headphone cue mixes
Producing a song without a click track
Recording lead vocals with effects “to tape”
Learn how to produce and record a band with one of the biggest names in rock music.
Free Exclusive Excerpt From Start To Finish: Tracking Rock With Vance Powell
As with all pureMix tutorial videos, you will hear countless before and after comparisons to help you learn the sound and what it takes to create a great mix.
Equipment Used
Hardware
Sony C48
Shure SM57
Shure SM7
AKG D12
Neumann FET U47
Neumann KM84
AEA R88
Ampex 1101
Coles 4030
Chandler Limited TG-1
Sta-Level Retro
UA 1176
Empirical Labs Distressor
SPL Transient Designer
PigTronix PolySaturator
DBX 500 Professional "Disco" Boom Box
UTA MPDI4
CAPI MicPre
ARA RPQ 500 Ribbon Pre
Chapters
Part 1
00:00 - Start
00:42 - Tracking Room Overview
04:37 - Monitor System
06:30 - Room Mics
06:58 - Bass Rig
08:24 - Guitar Mics
11:04 - Drum Mics
17:53 - Placing Drum Mics
25:24 - Drums Perspective
28:16 - Drums and Cymbals
32:43 - Vocal Mic Setup
Part 2
00:00 - Start
00:1 - Most Important Thing
00:39 - Mic Preamps
01:52 - Room Mic Patching
05:13 - Overhead Mic Patching
07:14 - Kick Drum Patching
09:40 - Snare Patching
11:20 - Toms Patching
13:44 - Changing The Snare
14:50 - Front Mic Patching
16:38 - Sprinkle To Taste
19:23 - Mono Drum Bus
21:06 - Check Phase In Protools
21:37 - Kick and Snare Parallel Bus
24:47 - Adjust Kick Muffle
26:09 - Drum Patch Recap
31:45 - Create The Sound When Recording
32:12 - Why The Red And White Tape
Part 3
00:00 - Start
00:0 - Patching The Bass
05:02 - Graham's Guitar
08:02 - Tyler's Guitar
09:34 - Setting The Band's Levels
12:19 - Setting The Vocal Mic
15:19 - Recording The Take
20:11 - Recording The Insert
22:02 - Insert Editing
22:31 - Guitar Overdub
25:03 - Guitar Solo
29:20 - Recording The Vocal
33:10 - Vocal Mic Routing
34:47 - 2 Bus Processing