#8 - Tracking Vocals, Beyonce, Rihanna, Justin Bieber, and Mixer Jaycen Joshua

In the 8th Episode of Pensado's Place, Dave is joined by GRAMMY award winning mixer Jaycen Joshua! This week's Into The Lair, dave interviews GRAMMY nominated engineers Andrew Wuepper and Brian "B-Love" Thomas about their vocal tracking methods. And finally, Dave and Jaycen give their in-depth answers to live viewer questions in the Corner Office.


Pensado's Place #8

2:11 - Into The Lair - Vocal Tracking at The Boom Boom Room w/ GRAMMY nominated engineer's Brian "B-Love" Thomas and Andrew Wuepper.

2:57 - Do you use different mics for different genres?

3:35 - Are there any mics you use that would surprise people?

4:41 - What is your pre-amp of choice?

• Neve 1073
• Cranesong Flamingo

5:31 - What do you (Andrew and B ) mean by gain structure as it applies to tracking vocals?

8:39 - How does the genre of music effect the vocal chain?

9:45 - What attack and release times do you use as a starting point?

10:35 - What compression ratio do you like to use?

11:38 - Advice for project studios

13:09 - Interview w/ Jaycen Joshua

14:00 - Jaycen explains how he works with the low frequencies in his mixing.

15:24 - EQing small amounts in a mix at narrow bandwidths and describing parallel compression with kick drums.

16:40 - Dave asks Jaycen if he works In The Box (Digital) or Analog.

18:40 - Dave talks about Jaycen's engineering skills vs. his taste

22:41 - Dave has Jaycen expand on his use of vocal effects in his mixes

24:51- Dave asks Jaycen what his go-to delay is.

"All my vocals, 100% are in the box

26:26 - Do you have a favorite plug-in, EQ, or compressor that you use?

"Find that compressor that you know backwards and forwards"

28:48 - How many reverbs or delays do you use to get a good 'ambiance' in the mix?

31:02- Do you start with a template when you mix?

30:10 Corner Office!

33:04 - How do you balance Keys and Bass to have a nice bottom and low-midrange?

35:47 - Dave explains the Penua Project

36:30 - Joshua explains the Penua Project

38:56 - How are you able to make your drum buss loud in the mix without killing the transients?

40:58 - Jaycen answers

"L2007 compressor on drum buss will make your drum buss sound loud, without killing the transients, and giving you that midrange that you need"

42:15 -Dave and Jaycen's thoughts on automation and compression

44:54 - New Segment!! Rapid fire: Dave name's an instrument and Jaycen gives the first go-to compressor that comes to his mind.

Category:

• Entertainment
• Learning & Education
• Science & Tech

Starring:

• Dave Pensado
• Herb Trawick
• Drew Adams

Produced by:

• Will Thompson

Tags:

• Waves
• Pro Tools
• Engineering
• Music Production
• Vocal Tracking
• Dave Pensado
• Jaycen Joshua
• Rihanna
• Beyonce
• GRAMMY
• Massey
• DJ Software

[TheTribute2stars]

hahaha I like how they're talking about the need of a "cheap" mic where the diaphragm can can take a beating...the U87 (neuman). yeah right, that would pretty much be the crown jewel in my mic selection...!! sigh...

[G5Beatz1]

Lmao @ 1:19 ....Hit us up and ummm, we'll get it popping

[AlexNiedt]

@Vanjal You must not know much about Dave's career. He mixed "Wait A Minute" by the Pussycat Dolls, which was PRODUCED BY TIMBALAND.

[AlexNiedt]

@sunkafleky The Tube-Tech CL 1B

[AlexNiedt]

@zachabend They know exactly how much microphones cost, which is why they referred to the U87 as cheap in comparison to the microphones they normally use. The 251 is three times the price.

[manglez1]

@zachabend when your working in a studio with a quarter million dollars in outboard equipment, hardware and software.. a 3 thousand dollar mic is cheap, Relatively speaking. also CHEAPER then a TeleFunken he mentioned earlier. so not really a dumb comment from his perspective of cheap.

[YoungDocMusic]

man jaycen looks like he's busy......look at his eyes.....looks like he hasn't had a good night sleep in months

[DJReidiculousVideos]

yeah sometimes a cheaper mic like a $3000 neumann u87

[kevinroney]

are you marketing brands in a big commercial or providing recording advice to get the sound we want?

[1234541959]

DOOR

[HipHopBluesman]

Wow... just awesome. Thanks guys!

[ThisisdakiddTV]

@headshotsvol7 same here! thanks