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pureMix Release Start To Finish: Tracking Rock With Vance Powell Tutorial

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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

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