Uploaded November 2021 | Updated September 2026, 6 hours ago
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As any great producer will tell you:
If you want to achieve a massive sound, you need to focus on your recordings.
Your recordings capture the vibe and emotions of the band in the moment, and you won’t be able to recreate that feeling later if you get this wrong.
However, recording isn’t easy. Let alone tracking a full band performing live together in the same room!
In this comprehensive guide, Manny walks you through the entire recording process step by step.
From room treatment, to placing microphones, amps and FX chains, and setting up a headphone mix, all the way to the final tracking session.
You’ll discover every detail that goes into capturing a captivating, larger-than-life Rock recording!
We’ve included the all multitracks of ‘Girl’ by Manny’s band The Chavez Ravine.
The choice is yours: Mix the song, create a remix by adding your own parts, or simply study the details of every track, as well as the arrangement.
As the driving force of the group Distortion Felix, Manny Nieto got bit by the recording bug after working with recordist Steve Albini on their I'm An Athlete album in 1999. Manny quickly built a studio in East Los Angeles, Manny's Estudio International, and soon bands like Chokebore, The Breeders, Vaz, Health, Trash Talk, and even Los Lobos, were tracking records there. But a decade on, something snapped in the head of Manny Nieto, and soon he was off on a recording odyssey that took him to China and Southeast Asia, including the cities of Singapore, Beijing, Hong Kong, Macau, Chengdu — even venturing into New Zealand for sessions. Along the way he recorded some of the best acts that you may have never heard, like Pairs, Poubelle International, Reign Lee, UNiXX, Boys Climbing Ropes, Snapline, Forget the G, Proximity Butterfly, Hedgehog, Chui Wan, Cheating Sons, In Each hand a Cutlass, and Obedient Wives Club.
➡️➡️Learn the art of capturing your own band live HERE: promixacademy.com/course/recording-mixing-rock-manny-nieto
➡️➡️Learn from the best engineers and producers at Pro Mix Academy: promixacademy.com
As any great producer will tell you:
If you want to achieve a massive sound, you need to focus on your recordings.
Your recordings capture the vibe and emotions of the band in the moment, and you won’t be able to recreate that feeling later if you get this wrong.
However, recording isn’t easy. Let alone tracking a full band performing live together in the same room!
In this comprehensive guide, Manny walks you through the entire recording process step by step.
From room treatment, to placing microphones, amps and FX chains, and setting up a headphone mix, all the way to the final tracking session.
You’ll discover every detail that goes into capturing a captivating, larger-than-life Rock recording!
We’ve included the all multitracks of ‘Girl’ by Manny’s band The Chavez Ravine.
The choice is yours: Mix the song, create a remix by adding your own parts, or simply study the details of every track, as well as the arrangement.
As the driving force of the group Distortion Felix, Manny Nieto got bit by the recording bug after working with recordist Steve Albini on their I'm An Athlete album in 1999. Manny quickly built a studio in East Los Angeles, Manny's Estudio International, and soon bands like Chokebore, The Breeders, Vaz, Health, Trash Talk, and even Los Lobos, were tracking records there. But a decade on, something snapped in the head of Manny Nieto, and soon he was off on a recording odyssey that took him to China and Southeast Asia, including the cities of Singapore, Beijing, Hong Kong, Macau, Chengdu — even venturing into New Zealand for sessions. Along the way he recorded some of the best acts that you may have never heard, like Pairs, Poubelle International, Reign Lee, UNiXX, Boys Climbing Ropes, Snapline, Forget the G, Proximity Butterfly, Hedgehog, Chui Wan, Cheating Sons, In Each hand a Cutlass, and Obedient Wives Club.
