Uploaded July 2026 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago

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🎚️ The Reverse Engineer: mastering.com
📚 Scholarship application: form.typeform.com/to/A7FQWOoq

Kevin "Black Pearl" McCloskey is a 5x Grammy nominated, 2X Billboard #1 and 32X Gold or Platinum mixing engineer and producer who’s worked with artists like DaBaby, Future, and Juice WRLD.

Kevin is also one of our mentors inside our flagship program, The Reverse Engineer.

Chapters

00:00:00 Intro
00:00:28 Tip 1: Adding De-essers and Autotune to reverbs
00:09:18 Tip 2: Using alternate tools to make EQ moves
00:19:55 Tip 3: Using background elements to make the lead sound more processed
00:25:41 Tip 4: Using mid field side chaining to create space for the vocal
00:32:58 Tip 5: Using the side field to add width
00:43:21 Q&A
00:45:13 Outro