Uploaded August 2025 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago

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We take a new song and utilize the template we designed in the previous episodes. The focus here is to understand what works on a new song by the same artist, what doesn't, what is specific to a song, and what is instead a signature move that we can keep applying to the whole album.

🎚️ Welcome to The Thursday Mixdown – Episode 7
This is not a plug-in hype stream. This is about how music gets mixed — honestly, transparently, and in context. I approach each session with real tools, thoughtful decisions, and a focus on what actually matters in the mix.

📓 *CHAPTERS*
00:00 Introduction
00:24 Getting the Lead Vocals Sound *BEFORE ANYTHING ELSE*
21:50 Drums
45:56 Piano
01:05:25 Strings and Keys
01:24:07 Backing Vocals
01:27:57 Conclusions (for today)

👂 *What’s in this episode?*
- Mixing Lead Vocals FIRST (This alone is HUGE)
- Going for emotions and not for 'perfect'
- Preventing loss of focus
- Reverb, Ambience, Dynamics, Tone, Mojo
- How they used to mix back in the days
- ELO (what more to say)
- An amazing classic of a song
- Techniques, Tips, and Tricks for:
- Plate Reverbs (EMT 140)
- Fairchild 660 and 670 Tone
- Ampex Tape Machine on Bass
- Eventide Short Reverbs on Drums
... and more!

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🎸 *Credits:*
Cover song of ELO's Can't Get It Out Of My Head
Recorded, performed and sung by Gary Thompson

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📜 I am a composer, pianist/keyboardist, and music producer. I've been running my own studio since 2007, writing original music mostly for video games and TV, with some of my compositions getting licensed by companies like Netflix, Fox News, Ubisoft, and Audi, alongside producing, recording, mixing and mastering for companies, labels, indie artists and bands. I am passionate about knowledge sharing and education, and I have been running this music education project, online, since 2020.

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