Behind The Mix : Nexus by Alex Ball Sonic Peak Studio 2020-05-08 | In this video I'll take the viewer through most of the work that went into creating this mix and masterThere's a couple of compressors and details I don't mention, but to keep it within 1 hour, I had to do some sorting. Source : youtu.be/qCEcOsE-YxE1:21 Playthrough with solo'ing6:05 The 1st Kick-Drum, Transient Designer / Shaping7:52 Snare 1, stereo-widening using the Haas-effect9:28 Snare 2, Limiting10:42 The Fat Snare Trick13:51 The Big Huge Claps15:35 Some volume-automation in the end16:16 Bass 117:15 1st part Lead-Synth17:42 Autopanner-tricks18:56 The Synth-PowerChord21:02 The Pads, a little about reverbs23:33 The Missing Breakdown24:18 The Phaser-Pad in the No-Longer-Missing-Anymore-Breakdown (NLMAB)25:22 The Formant-Synth26:08 A Message From Alex Ball.26:30 The Big Synth-Leads28:31 The AutoPanner-Trick, used again.29:34 The Sequencer-Synths, a bit about Limiting.31:24 The Vocals32:09 A Vocal-Compressor-Trick, and "My Almost Standard-Vocal Chain"33:00 Dynamic EQ on Vocals34:15 Mastering Overview34:47 Low Cut34:56 Linear Multiband Compressor (Waves LinMB)35:26 Waves Vitamin35:54 Stereo Spread35:58 L2 Ultramaximizer36:02 Youlean Metering - To get the right loudness for streaming.
Behind The Mix : Tableau Sonic Peak Studio 2021-04-14 | An in-depth-view of how Alex Ball's song "Tableau" was mixed and mastered Also linked is a wet/dry sample-pack of all of the drums. Thanks to Alex Ball and Jonathan Wills, facebook.com/jontoothuk, on drums. Importing the samples into a DAW should get you close - although not 100%, due to the nature of aux-send/returns.Source : youtu.be/f4LQU73Ilxo?t=43500:00 Intro01:20 Master Channel04:41 Return Channels / FX14:44 Track-details intro17:20 Kick22:57 Snare(s)38:33 HiHat41:09 Toms42:17 Drums Finale/The Drums In The End44:12 Basses48:12 Polysynths 50:04 "Sequence-Synth"51:11 Polysynths In The End52:52 : VocalsSample-pack: dropbox.com/s/n8eu9g4ywsw8iyw/TableauDrums.zip?dl=0
Behind The Mix : Four Play by Alex Ball Sonic Peak Studio 2020-06-06 | Here I will build upon my previous videos, as my EQ/Comp/Limiting-technique has already been covered in the previous ones, which then let's me focus on the importance of short reverbs, blended with dashes of long ones. Both things that help the elements of this fine tune to stand out even more sonically. EnjoySource : youtu.be/jD6HabU5TeQ
David Young / Technomantra - With Pre and Post treatment Sonic Peak Studio 2020-05-12 | A very nice performance by David Young. A bit of dynamic EQ needed, and some automation of reverbs, but in all, it turned out really nice.Originally made for Instragram, hence the format
A Glimpse Of A Mix : Alex Ball / By Design Sonic Peak Studio 2020-05-12 | A video originally made for Instagram, that I thought might be interesting to you as well. It shows a bit of the scale, scope and complexities that Alex Ball put's into these recordings. Source : youtu.be/T7PsnvMgTGU
Behind The Mix : Where You Lie by Alex Ball Sonic Peak Studio 2020-04-01 | In this video I'll take the viewer through most of the work that went into creating this mix and master. It'll also form the basis for future videos in the series. Timestamps below : Source : youtu.be/TDNvsfAGtLU1:15 Playthrough with soloing and un-grouping5:30 Basic EQ details9:58 : Parallel Compression - more on that later11:56 : Compression/Limiting/Transient Designing/Clipping17:33 : Vokal Processing18:34 : De-essing18:43 : Dynamic EQ19:32 : EQ19:39 : Limiting20:01 : Bus Compression/Limiting vs "Normal" Compression/Limiting20:54 : Acoustic Guitars, bussing and processing21:39 : Send/Returns21:55 : A Word of Warning....22:35 : Parallel Compressor22:45 : Chorus24:34 : Tal Chorus demo using acoustic guitars25:10 : Waves Doubler26:50 : Short Reverb31:24 : Long Reverb32:48 : Automation of Reverbs36:27 : Delay38:16 : Mastering
Dynamic Processing : The Gate Sonic Peak Studio 2020-03-02 | A introduction into Dynamic Processing, using a gateWe'll go over the controls and use it to clear up an acoustic kick and snare-track. Later we will explorer how we can use it to make the bass really tight to the kick, and other creative uses.https://www.reaper.fm/reaplugs/fb.me/SonicPeakinstagram.com/sonicpeak
EQ : Clear The Mids, Get the Highs Sonic Peak Studio 2020-03-01 | (Re-upload. There was a small problem with the voice-over)In this second video in the series "Mixing Basics", I cover the topic of removing harsh and unpleasant frequencies of signals with a parametric EQ. This is of paramount importance to a nice sounding mix, as you will see and hear.I'm using Alex Balls song "Four Play", that I mixed and masteredyoutu.be/jD6HabU5TeQI'll be using the free plugin from TDR called Nova : tokyodawn.net/tdr-novafb.me/SonicPeakinstagram.com/sonicpeak
EQ : Clear The Mud, Get The Sub Sonic Peak Studio 2020-02-28 | In this video, we'll be taking a look at cleaning up "boxyness" in the 300-500hz range, and muddiness, which is often found in the 100-200hz range. We'll build a bit on the last video, so the material is the same : Alex Balls song "Four Play" (linked below)I'll look into getting the kickdrum, snare and bass to "fit", and to do this, we will use some of the techniques we learned in the last video, and learn some new ones as well.I'll be using the free plugin from TDR called Nova : tokyodawn.net/tdr-novaFour Play by Alex Ball : youtu.be/jD6HabU5TeQChannel :youtube.com/channel/UCrUAuvM2Dhf6ibh50EvILlwfb.me/SonicPeakinstagram.com/sonicpeak
Project Management Sonic Peak Studio 2020-02-23 | In this first video of the series "Mixing Basics", I cover the topics of grouping, coloring and naming of tracks for easier workflow.I'm using Alex Ball's track "By Design" that I mixed and mastered, as our example.youtu.be/T7PsnvMgTGUfb.me/SonicPeakinstagram.com/sonicpeak
Well, You Found Me. Sonic Peak Studio 2019-09-30 | Before and after mix&master @ Sonic Peak StudioArtist : Alex Ball
There Will Be Modulation Sonic Peak Studio 2019-09-16 | Remix of Alex Ball's "There Will Be Modulation"youtu.be/6sih97w7yTANew drums, arrangement, mix and master
Alex Ball : Living In The Matrix Sonic Peak Studio 2019-09-16 | A peek at a remix of Alex Ball's "Living in the Matrix" A video originally made for Instagram, that I thought might be interesting to you as well. It shows a bit of the scale, scope and complexities that Alex Ball put's into these recordings.youtu.be/TJe-0io8bFsNew drums, arrangement, mix and master
