{"id":40202,"date":"2018-08-22T22:29:58","date_gmt":"2018-08-22T22:29:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/producelikeapro.com\/blog\/?p=40202"},"modified":"2020-12-11T09:46:41","modified_gmt":"2020-12-11T14:46:41","slug":"analog-thinking-premix-strategy-spend-some-time-in-the-studio","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/producelikeapro.com\/blog\/analog-thinking-premix-strategy-spend-some-time-in-the-studio\/","title":{"rendered":"Analog thinking: Premix strategy \u2013 Spend some time in the studio"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"produ-leaderboard-placement\" style=\"margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;text-align: center;margin-bottom: 30px!important;\" id=\"produ-2108470289\"><script async=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/securepubads.g.doubleclick.net\/tag\/js\/gpt.js\"><\/script>\n<script> var googletag = googletag || {}; googletag.cmd = googletag.cmd || [];<\/script>\n<div id=\"gpt-ad-4162584813638-0\">\n  <script>\n\tgoogletag.cmd.push(function() {\n\t\t\t\tgoogletag.defineSlot( '\/21927241144\/728x90-Leaderboard', [728,90], 'gpt-ad-4162584813638-0' )\n\t\t.addService(googletag.pubads());\n\t\t\t\twindow.advadsGamEmptySlotsTimers = window.advadsGamEmptySlotsTimers || {};\n\t\tconst timers                     = window.advadsGamEmptySlotsTimers;\n\n\t\ttimers['gpt-ad-4162584813638-0'] = setTimeout( function () {\n\t\t\tconst id = 'gpt-ad-4162584813638-0';\n\t\t\tdocument.dispatchEvent( new CustomEvent( 'aagam_empty_slot', {detail: id} ) );\n\t\t\tdelete ( timers[id] );\n\t\t}, 1000 );\n\n\t\tif ( typeof window.advadsGamHasEmptySlotListener === 'undefined' ) {\n\t\t\tgoogletag.pubads().addEventListener( 'slotRequested', function ( ev ) {\n\t\t\t\tconst id = ev.slot.getSlotElementId();\n\t\t\t\tif ( typeof timers[id] === 'undefined' ) {\n\t\t\t\t\treturn;\n\t\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\tclearTimeout( timers[id] );\n\t\t\t\ttimers[id] = setTimeout( function () {\n\t\t\t\t\tdocument.dispatchEvent( new CustomEvent( 'aagam_empty_slot', {detail: id} ) );\n\t\t\t\t\tdelete ( timers[id] );\n\t\t\t\t}, 2500 );\n\t\t\t} );\n\t\t\tgoogletag.pubads().addEventListener( 'slotResponseReceived', function ( ev ) {\n\t\t\t\tconst id = ev.slot.getSlotElementId();\n\t\t\t\tif ( typeof timers[id] !== 'undefined' ) {\n\t\t\t\t\tclearTimeout( timers[id] );\n\t\t\t\t\tdelete ( timers[id] );\n\t\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\tif ( ! ev.slot.getResponseInformation() ) {\n\t\t\t\t\tdocument.dispatchEvent( new CustomEvent( 'aagam_empty_slot', {detail: id} ) );\n\t\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t} );\n\t\t\twindow.advadsGamHasEmptySlotListener = true;\n\t\t}\n\n\t\tgoogletag.enableServices();\n\t\tgoogletag.display( 'gpt-ad-4162584813638-0' );\n\t} );\n  <\/script>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><p>by Jerry Hammack, author of The Beatles Recording Reference Manuals (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.beatlesrecordingreferencemanuals.com\">www.beatlesrecordingreferencemanuals.com<\/a> \/ <a href=\"http:\/\/www.jerryhammack.com\">www.jerryhammack.com<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p>I spend probably as much time thinking about mixing and how to do a better job at it as I do on actual projects. While I\u2019m in a project, I\u2019m always thinking about how I can improve my workflow, taking lessons I\u2019ve learned and new ideas forward, solving problems, and adding new solutions to the toolbox; you know the drill.<\/p>\n<p>Because I\u2019m a bit of an old codger, I\u2019m also always connecting my work in the digital domain to work in the analog. \u201cThinking analog\u201d as a way of getting better digital results. And mind you \u2013 I\u2019m working 100% in the box now.<\/p>\n<h1><strong>That sounds terrible<\/strong><\/h1>\n<p>Lately it came to me that one issue not uncommon to face is when I am working with marginally recorded tracks. And let\u2019s make this even more challenging: Not only poorly recorded, but from a client who doesn\u2019t want me using \u2018replacement\u2019 for whatever philosophical reason (I\u2019m actually in that camp a lot of the time too, so I\u2019m sympathetic to the thinking).<\/p>\n<p>I noticed in those situations that I was spending a lot of time massaging the sounds I\u2019d been given into something strong as I went through my mixing workflow.<\/p>\n<p>While in the midst of this on a recent mix, a lightbulb went off in my head.<\/p>\n<p>Why do pro sessions sound \u201cpro\u201d? And I remembered the simple fact that when you start a recording session in a studio from scratch, the first thing the engineer does after the band sets up is get the inputs sounding good. She or he will select and move mics around, select the right preamps, do some initial <a href=\"https:\/\/producelikeapro.com\/blog\/mixing-basics-eq-before-or-after-compression\/\">EQing and compression<\/a>\u2026 Basically get things sounding good.<\/p>\n<p>Everything sounds good? Cool \u2013 let\u2019s record.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_40204\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-40204\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-40204 size-full lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" data-src=\"https:\/\/producelikeapro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/1_PLAP_blog_0818_stagewithclipgain.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/producelikeapro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/1_PLAP_blog_0818_stagewithclipgain.jpg 600w, https:\/\/producelikeapro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/1_PLAP_blog_0818_stagewithclipgain-80x53.jpg 80w, https:\/\/producelikeapro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/1_PLAP_blog_0818_stagewithclipgain-320x213.jpg 320w, https:\/\/producelikeapro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/1_PLAP_blog_0818_stagewithclipgain-255x170.jpg 255w, https:\/\/producelikeapro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/1_PLAP_blog_0818_stagewithclipgain-225x150.jpg 225w, https:\/\/producelikeapro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/1_PLAP_blog_0818_stagewithclipgain-40x27.jpg 40w, https:\/\/producelikeapro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/1_PLAP_blog_0818_stagewithclipgain-160x107.jpg 160w, https:\/\/producelikeapro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/1_PLAP_blog_0818_stagewithclipgain-20x13.jpg 20w, https:\/\/producelikeapro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/1_PLAP_blog_0818_stagewithclipgain-510x340.jpg 510w, https:\/\/producelikeapro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/1_PLAP_blog_0818_stagewithclipgain-15x10.jpg 15w, https:\/\/producelikeapro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/1_PLAP_blog_0818_stagewithclipgain-450x300.jpg 450w, https:\/\/producelikeapro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/1_PLAP_blog_0818_stagewithclipgain-14x9.jpg 14w, https:\/\/producelikeapro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/1_PLAP_blog_0818_stagewithclipgain-385x257.jpg 385w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-40204\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Treat the audio like it&#8217;s live &#8211; start with some simple gain staging using clip gain, mimicking an input gain on a console.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h1>Spending some time in the studio<\/h1>\n<p>I thought: What if I \u201cspend some time in the studio\u201d before I mix the track? What if I look at all my inputs as if the band is in the other room and I\u2019m setting up the track to record? What would the result be if I solo things out, fix what\u2019s clearly wrong, and lock it down before I start mixing?<\/p>\n<p>Would that make mixing easier? Would that make the track sound better?<\/p>\n<p>As an experiment, I took a seat in the studio I had built in my head, with the imaginary band in the other room excited to roll on a take and played recording engineer.<\/p>\n<p>I picked a track on a project I remembered having issues with as a test. The drums on the track were a bit wonky and wanting, there were some honking guitars, and a bit of an uneven bass.<\/p>\n<p>After organizing the session, setting up my aux\u2019s, submaster, submix, routing, etc., I started with the drums and worked my way up. Using some compression and EQ \u2013 in some cases like the kick, multiples of them, I got the set sounding close to where I would\u2019ve accepted it in a real studio. Then I used Pro Tools\u2019 \u201cCommit\u201d function to print the results.<\/p>\n<p>I followed the same process for guitars and keys and vocals; soloing and listening for the problems, correcting them, and printing the correction. The entire process took me a little over an hour (some tracks were just fine).<\/p>\n<p>Remember \u2013 I wasn\u2019t mixing or even editing at this point: I was simply shaping the starting point of the sounds I would mix later.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_40205\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-40205\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-40205 size-full lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" data-src=\"https:\/\/producelikeapro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/3_PLAP_blog_0818_commit.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/producelikeapro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/3_PLAP_blog_0818_commit.jpg 600w, https:\/\/producelikeapro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/3_PLAP_blog_0818_commit-80x53.jpg 80w, https:\/\/producelikeapro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/3_PLAP_blog_0818_commit-320x213.jpg 320w, https:\/\/producelikeapro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/3_PLAP_blog_0818_commit-255x170.jpg 255w, https:\/\/producelikeapro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/3_PLAP_blog_0818_commit-225x150.jpg 225w, https:\/\/producelikeapro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/3_PLAP_blog_0818_commit-40x27.jpg 40w, https:\/\/producelikeapro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/3_PLAP_blog_0818_commit-160x107.jpg 160w, https:\/\/producelikeapro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/3_PLAP_blog_0818_commit-20x13.jpg 20w, https:\/\/producelikeapro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/3_PLAP_blog_0818_commit-510x340.jpg 510w, https:\/\/producelikeapro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/3_PLAP_blog_0818_commit-15x10.jpg 15w, https:\/\/producelikeapro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/3_PLAP_blog_0818_commit-450x300.jpg 450w, https:\/\/producelikeapro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/3_PLAP_blog_0818_commit-14x9.jpg 14w, https:\/\/producelikeapro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/3_PLAP_blog_0818_commit-385x257.jpg 385w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-40205\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Using the &#8220;Commit&#8221; function in Pro Tools, I wrote the changes to the audio.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h1>Delivering the results<\/h1>\n<p>The result of this exercise? The mix went much smoother.<\/p>\n<p>The benefits to this approach were numerous:<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">\u2022 You\u2019re working with a good signal, already cleaned up, just like you\u2019d get in a competent pro studio.<br \/>\n\u2022 You don\u2019t need to use nearly the number of plugins you might have in the actual mix, because the one\u2019s used to simply clean up issues have already done their job \u2013 the result was printed. Your coprocessor and RAM are free!<br \/>\n\u2022 Because you are already making decisions as if you were the studio engineer on the session, you are also setting the starting line of your vision for the sound of the song \u2013 making a choice and committing it.<\/p>\n<p>Maybe most importantly, with this step out of the way across all inputs, you are able to focus on the mix and where you want to take the song for the artist. You are not being distracted by all the little things that can come up when dealing with challenging source material.<\/p>\n<p>Your creativity is set free.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_40206\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-40206\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-40206 size-full lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" data-src=\"https:\/\/producelikeapro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/4_PLAP_blog_0818_committed_free.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/producelikeapro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/4_PLAP_blog_0818_committed_free.jpg 600w, https:\/\/producelikeapro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/4_PLAP_blog_0818_committed_free-80x53.jpg 80w, https:\/\/producelikeapro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/4_PLAP_blog_0818_committed_free-320x213.jpg 320w, https:\/\/producelikeapro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/4_PLAP_blog_0818_committed_free-255x170.jpg 255w, https:\/\/producelikeapro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/4_PLAP_blog_0818_committed_free-225x150.jpg 225w, https:\/\/producelikeapro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/4_PLAP_blog_0818_committed_free-40x27.jpg 40w, https:\/\/producelikeapro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/4_PLAP_blog_0818_committed_free-160x107.jpg 160w, https:\/\/producelikeapro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/4_PLAP_blog_0818_committed_free-20x13.jpg 20w, https:\/\/producelikeapro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/4_PLAP_blog_0818_committed_free-510x340.jpg 510w, https:\/\/producelikeapro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/4_PLAP_blog_0818_committed_free-15x10.jpg 15w, https:\/\/producelikeapro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/4_PLAP_blog_0818_committed_free-450x300.jpg 450w, https:\/\/producelikeapro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/4_PLAP_blog_0818_committed_free-14x9.jpg 14w, https:\/\/producelikeapro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/4_PLAP_blog_0818_committed_free-385x257.jpg 385w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-40206\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">After committing my changes, the track is free of all processing once again and ready to mix.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h1>Getting creative<\/h1>\n<p>Once I had the basics down, I even tried some creative variations on this approach. With one, I used a very dry echo chamber to put a \u201croom\u201d on the tracks as I cleaned them up. Each input (except the vocals, because in my head the vocalist was in a booth!) got the same room (keeping in mind that how much of that room is on a close-mic\u2019ed kick as opposed to an overhead or a guitar cabinet is very different), and this small addition of reflection brought the track to life \u2013 before I mixed it! I tried this out because I had remembered reading an interview with one of the old Capitol engineers from the 50s saying the sound of those recordings was predominately the sound of the room.<\/p>\n<p>I thought, why not make my own?<\/p>\n<p>So what if, with all my good intentions, I come back to the track and I\u2019ve mucked it up? Well, don\u2019t we all love the non-destructive nature of digital? I can just go back to the original track. Simple.<\/p>\n<p>I am lucky that in the majority of situations I get great audio to work with, but not always. With this method in my toolbox, I have a way to shine the best light on the music, even if what I\u2019m starting with isn\u2019t optimal.<\/p>\n<p>Could you spare an hour \u201cin the studio\u201d before you start mixing a track? Do you think it would save you some headaches down the road? Can you think of some creative extensions to this approach of your own? Are there pitfalls you can see with this approach that need to be avoided?<\/p>\n<p>Please share your thoughts and ideas, and as Warren always says, \u201chave a marvellous time\u201d while you\u2019re at it!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>by Jerry Hammack, author of The Beatles Recording Reference Manuals (www.beatlesrecordingreferencemanuals.com \/ www.jerryhammack.com) I spend probably as much time thinking about mixing and how to do a better job at it as I do on actual projects. 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