Mixing Night with Ken Lewis – 03/31/2021 [ANNIVERSARY EPISODE]

Live Q&A with Ken Lewis

Join Ken Lewis, who has credits on 103 Gold & Platinum records and 28+ years experience in the major label music industry. In his free live broadcasts, he answers a wide range of questions on music production, mixing, career development, demonstrates some cool techniques, shares insights and offers practical advice.

This episode covers:

0:00​ – Intro
5:04​ – What is Sprint Mixing?
9:05​ – Sprint Mix: “Mojave” by Jad Saad
20:50​ – Tactics for Sprint Mixing

22:12​ – What have you learned in the past year, and how has that made you a better mixer?
24:20​ – What is the effect the producer used on Javiera Mena’s vocals in “Flasback”?

27:58​ – Can you speak about the Manley on your mastering chain?
30:51​ – Will Mixing Night continue after the entire earth re-opens from Covid?

32:04​ – When you produce for an artist, do you also mix the track? If so, in what time frame?

34:10​ – Do you mix with the master fader up (above 0dB)?
37:21​ – Announcing the April 12th, 2021 Beat Challenge
40:15​ – I’m a guitarist, and if I record a live instrument part for a song that requires several takes and stems to get the part right. Do I provide the mixer all the stems unedited, and trust them to mix the best parts?
41:10​ – Can you show us a sprint mix in Logic using only stock plugins?
42:07​ – For somebody who mixes hip hop entirely in the box with UAD, is there any outboard gear that you would recommend to elevate my sound?
43:15​ – Breakdown: “Mojave” by Jad Saad – The 808’s
46:31​ – Ear Training – Rapid Fire Phaser, Flanger, Chorus

1:00:36​ – Mixing Night Anniversary Update
1:11:33​ – Marcus Manderson Mixing Night Man of Mystery – iOS Apps from Arturia
1:17:10​ – What compressor is your go-to?
1:17:45​ – Breakdown: “Mojave” by Jad Saad – The Mix
1:25:59​ – Is there a Ken Lewis template?
1:29:37​ – Show us how you control that bass?
1:31:49​ – Who knew that Dave Derr, owner of Empirical Labs and designer of the Distressor, also was on the design team that invented the Eventide H3000?
1:32:15​ – What’s your take on plugins versus hardware?
1:34:28​ – How much time do you take to check out and compare plugins?
1:35:45​ – Did you listen to a ruff mix before you mixed “Mojave”?
1:40:30​ – Winner of The Arturia $2700 Studio Package Giveaway Announced
1:44:28​ – Breakdown: “Mojave” by Jad Saad – The Vocals & Mix Buss
1:59:12​ – As a young mixer/producer, you, like us, certainly struggled with some problems. What was your wow moment regarding understanding something you’d struggle with before?

2:02:14​ – Sprint Mix: “Tipping Point” by Skrizzly Adams
2:12:23​ – Outro
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Resources:

Join the Mixing Night Discord Channel:
https://discord.gg/tTQUEKX​

Ear Training Worksheet:
https://bit.ly/3sGiGqF​

Beat Challenge Starter (Deadline Monday, April 12th 2021, 3 pm EST):
https://bit.ly/39vCrdc​

Register for the next Mixing Night and get your questions in early:
https://kenlewislive.audioschoolonlin…​

Ken’s Main Site:
https://kenlewis.com/​

Audio School Online:
https://audioschoolonline.com/tutorials/​

Ken Lewis Mixing Website:
https://iproducemusic.com/