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Follow along as Brian Fisher shares how to mix an indie rock song from start to finish with iZotope Music Production Suite 5 Universal Edition, including RX, Neutron, Tonal Balance Control, Ozone, and more. Start with drums processing and move into bass, guitars, melodic instruments, and vocals. Learn how to EQ, compress, and apply effects to your instruments. Discover mix automation techniques, learn about submix processing, and wrap up the production with mastering and referencing.
Looking to learn how to mix a particular instrument? Use the chapters below to navigate to a particular section.
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00:00 Intro
04:11 ROUGH MIX
07:07 DRUMS
09:26 Kick Drum
15:41 Snare Drum
21:37 Floor Tom
22:53 Hi-hat
23:44 Mono Overhead
24:54 Drum Kit (All Processing)
25:04 Drum Reverb | Neoverb
26:48 Drum Bus
31:34 Parallel Bus Processing
32:06 Crush Bus
33:36 Punch Bus
36:00 PERCUSSION
37:28 Rattles
40:37 Congas
43:37 Clave
44:31 Shakers
45:53 Snaps
47:27 Hand Claps
48:56 Finger Cymbals
50:00 BASS
51:15 Equalizer | Neutron 4
52:35 Punch Compressor | Neutron 4
53:45 Exciter | Neutron 4
55:31 Unmask Kick & Bass | Neutron 4
57:53 Bass Ambience | bx_delay2500
59:33 GUITARS
1:01:50 Acoustic Guitar in Verse
1:07:20 Acoustic Guitar in Chorus
1:09:56 Slide Guitar in Chorus
1:13:01 Electric Guitar in Chorus
1:15:20 KEYBOARDS
1:15:56 Keyboards Unprocessed
1:17:00 Electric Piano
1:19:49 Synth
1:23:20 Mellotron Flutes
1:25:01 Funk Clavinet & Organ
1:27:41 Harp Sample
1:28:22 Keyboards Processed
1:28:49 VOCALS
1:31:40 Lead Vocals & Vocal Assistant | Nectar 3
1:33:16 ALM (Auto Level Mode) | Nectar 3
1:33:48 Equalizer 1 | Nectar 3
1:34:25 EQ Solo | Nectar 3
1:34:47 De-Esser | Nectar 3
1:35:45 Compressor 1 | Nectar 3
1:37:02 Compressor 2 | Nectar 3
1:38:21 Equalizer 2 | Nectar 3
1:39:48 Parallel Compression | Neutron 4
1:41:13 Exciter | Neutron 4
1:42:14 Dynamic EQ | Neutron 4
1:42:45 Vocal Delay | bx_delay2500
1:44:59 Vocal Reverb | Neoverb
1:46:06 Saturation | bx_saturator V2
1:46:39 Imager | Ozone 9
1:47:03 Long Delay | bx_delay2500
1:48:32 Vocal Doubles
1:50:39 Extra De-Essing | RX9
1:51:48 Parallel Processing | Neutron 4
1:52:50 Send FX | Vocal Slap & Reverb
1:53:48 Vocal Harmonies
1:54:52 Processing | Nectar 3
1:56:24 Processing | Neutron 4
1:57:20 Send FX: Vocal Slap & Reverb
1:57:33 Delay Throw
1:58:15 Background Vocals
1:58:53 Equalizer | Nectar 3
1:59:15 Compressor | Nectar 3
1:59:46 Saturation | Nectar 3
2:01:09 AUTOMATION
2:01:22 Vocal Long Delay Volume
2:02:22 Vocal Delay into Reverb
2:03:08 Vocal Plate
2:04:13 Delay Throws
2:04:47 Panning in Verse vs. Chorus
2:05:50 Lead Vocal Automation
2:07:30 SUBMIX PROCESSING
2:08:25 Rhythm Bus
2:08:45 Equalizer | Neutron 4
2:09:55 Compressor | Neutron 4
2:10:36 Exciter | Neutron 4
2:11:22 Instrument Bus
2:11:57 Equalizer | Neutron 4
2:13:02 Exciter | Neutron 4
2:13:24 Vocal Bus
2:13:27 Equalizer | Neutron 4
2:14:41 Compressor | Neutron 4
2:15:13 Submix Processing Before & After
2:15:46 MASTERING & REFERENCING
2:16:08 Tonal Balance Control 2
2:18:03 Insight 2
2:19:10 Mastering Chain | bx_Refinement
2:20:49 Master Assistant | Ozone 9
2:21:19 Equalizer | Ozone 9
2:22:18 Dynamics | Ozone 9
2:23:00 Exciter | Ozone 9
2:23:37 Dynamic EQ | Ozone 9
2:24:24 Maximizer | Ozone 9
2:25:43 Mono Button & Channel Swap | Ozone 9
2:26:50 Full Mix Before & After Music Production Suite 5
2:27:51 Subscribe
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