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Tutorial - Mixing A Dubstep/Rock Song In Pro Tools From pureMix

In this 68-minute tutorial video from pureMix, Fab Dupont reverse engineers his own mix of the dubstep style song called 'Caribbean' by Grand Baton.

Fab emphasizes the techniques required to handle and manage a heavily layered electronic music session in ProTools. From stem-mixing to advanced routing techniques to serious 2-bus hardware processing and special Melodyne tricks to create otherworldly tones, he leaves no stone unturned.

Throughout the video, Fab studies advanced processing and special effects for acoustic and electronic drums, synth-sounding guitars, heavy keyboards and crushed vocals, reverbs and delays using all the following plug-ins:

  • UAD: Precision Enhancer, Precision Maximizer, 1176LN, 1176 RevA, Pultec Pro, DBX 160, EMT 140, Lexicon 224, Roland CE1, Little Labs
  • Sonnox: Oxford EQ, Oxford Limiter, Oxford Dynamics, Oxford Reverb
  • Soundtoys: Devil-Loc Deluxe, Pan Man, EchoBoy
  • Softube: TLA-100A, Tsar 1, Tonelux Tilt
  • Plug and Mix: Degradiator, Dimension 3D
  • Massey: L2007 Mastering Limiter
  • Slate Digital: Trigger
  • Metric Halo: Thump
  • Ceremony: Melodyne

How To Watch The Full Video

You can watch his entire video in one of two ways. You can buy this video for $32 or watch this video and many more by signing up to a pureMix subscription, which are available from $24.99 per month to get advanced audio tutorials where Grammy winning engineers teach you mixing concepts by showing you their techniques and tricks while mixing song by Pharrell, Imagine Dragons, Ziggy Marley and more. 

If you would like to watch more free tutorials you can sign up for free at pureMix or browse the entire pureMix tutorial video library and chose the individual videos that appeal to you.

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