Would you like to see how a worldwide hit gets mixed? pureMix have just released a 2.5-hour video tutorial in which multi-platinum mixing and mastering engineer Luca Pretolesi takes you through his entire mixing and mastering process step by step for Major Lazer’s hit single “Light It Up (Remix). You can buy this 4 video series for $40 or become a Pro pureMix member for $29 per month and be able to watch everything from pureMix.

Luca is Major Lazer’s “Finisher” and helps Diplo and his team combine multiple sessions into one. In this video tutorial you will learn Luca’s hybrid workflow and see how he takes a static mix, applies stereo bus processing and then shares the details it takes to create a hit-sounding EDM record. 

No Rules? Let's Break Them!

When it comes to mixing EDM some say that there are no rules and with this 2.5-hour video, is your chance to see how Grammy nominated mixing/mastering engineer Luca Pretolesi breaks the rules and delivers a slamming sounding mix!

Luca teaches you his tips and tricks including:

• Mixing with the final master in mind
• Create a present midrange on a dense mix
• Analog and digital stem mixing process using analog EQ, compression and summing
• Add thickness and a more organic sound to electronic ITB productions
• Removing reverb from a synth stem
• Add top-end clarity and midrange punch heard on every modern pop and EDM mix
• Sidechain filtering for a focused bus compression
• Multiband stereo image processing to open up the top end with the perfect amount of dimension
• Automating the master bus for maximum impact on the drop

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.

Chapters

Luca Pretolesi Mixing Major Lazer Part 1

• 00:00 - Start
• 02:17 - The Important Elements
• 03:48 - Session Layout
• 05:00 - Producing the Stems
• 06:10 - Adjust Mix Balance
• 09:24 - Printing Effects
• 11:07 - Stereo Bus
• 16:52 - Master Bus EQ
• 20:16 - The Top End
• 22:12 - Kick And Percussion
• 23:16 - Drums And Bass
• 27:36 - Mono The Kick
• 30:07 - Low Percussion

Luca Pretolesi Mixing Major Lazer Part 2

• 00:00 - Start
• 00:0 - High Percussion
• 19:59 - Bass
• 25:51 - Synths
• 26:33 - High Synth
• 31:33 - Low Synth
• 35:54 - Taking Off Reverb
• 45:10 - Trumpet Lead
• 41:44 - Guitars
• 50:23 - Fx

Luca Pretolesi Mixing Major Lazer Part 3

• 00:00 - Start
• 00:0 - Vocals
• 22:46 - Rebalance The Mix
• 28:55 - Mastering
• 33:54 - Adding EQ
• 38:23 - Adding Limiter

Luca Pretolesi Mixing Major Lazer Part 4

• 00:00 - Start
• 02:48 - Print Mix
• 04:07 - Loudness
• 05:08 - In The Box Limiting
• 13:05 - Print Automation
• 17:56 - Mixing And Mastering
• 19:07 - Final Mix

Equipment & Software Used

Hardware

• Dangerous Compressor
• Dangerous 2 Bus +
• Dangerous BAX EQ
• Neotek Series 1E EQ
• Charter Oak PEQ-1
• Maselec STM 822
• Curve Bender
• 1202 Compressor
• BetterMaker EQ

Software

• iZotope Alloy 2
• iZotope Ozone 5
• Bx Digital V3
• Waves Lin MB
• Dangerous BAX EQ
• Waves CLA-76
• Waves CL 1B
• Waves R Vox
• Waves Renaissance Compressor
• Fab Filter Pro MB
• Fab Filter Saturn
• Fab Filter Pro MB
• Fab Filter Pro Q2
• Modus EQ
• UAD Pultec EQP-1A
• StandardClip
• StereoSavage
• UAD Tube Tech Compressor
• Walhallaroom

Raw Multitrack Stems Available

The artist and their label have given permission for pureMix users the chance to try their hand at mixing a portion of the song using the same raw multitrack stems Luca mixed.