Into The Lair #5 - All About Reference Mixes!

In episode #5 of Into The Lair, Dave talks about reference mixes, their role in the mixing process, and how he uses them in his work!

0:10 Ultrasone Pro 750's. Use of headphones to negate the sound of the room.

http://www.ultrasone.com/

0:47 Referencing Technique when mixing

1:40 "Romio and Juliet by Silk E. Fyne" - Instrumental

2:25 "Say it To My Face" - Young Buck

3:32 Listening to Kick Drums on NS-10 is a good reference for seeing whats going on in the160-200hz regions.

4:18 Dave uses "Torn" by Natalie Imbruglia to reference the sibilance on vocals and make sure his "S" sounds are up to the level of that song.

4:50 "Fix" by Blackstreet (Mixed byTeddy Rileys) for midrange and overall apparent level. Aggressive midrange.

6:28 "My All" by Mariah Carey for judging the EQ on a vocal

7:17 "Hella Good" by No Doubt (Mixed by Mark "Spike" Stent) for use of compression and transient design on drums, level of the snare drum, and the way the vocal sits.

7:53 John Legend "Used To Love U" (Mixed by Manny Marroquin) Loves the honesty in the mix. Loves referencing it to make sure that his mixes are not too much brighter than this track.

9:53 "Miss Independent" by Ne-Yo (Mixed by Phil Tan). Likes the level of the drums relative to other instruments.

10:21 Track by The Roots (Mixed by Bob Power) for the placement of the sub, low, and top end in the mix. Also the level of the instruments relative to each other.

11:40 John Gas mix for background vocals

12:19 Just for fun, when dave needs a mood-lifting song, he plays "I'm a Thug" by Trick Daddy

Category:

• Entertainment
• Learning & Education
• Science & Tech

Starring:

• Dave Pensado
• Herb Trawick
• Drew Adams

Produced by:

• Dave Pensado
• Zan Nakari

Tags:

• UltraSone
• SSL
• Waves
• Dave Pensado
• API
• Pro Tools
• Manny Marroquin
• Alicia Keys
• John Mayer
• Kanye West
• Maroon 5
• GRAMMY
• John Legend
• Ne-Yo
• Avid
• Young Buck
• NS-10
• The Roots
• Fender
• Into The Lair

[godmadehiphopllc]

Dave and staff thanks a lot for your work, its a great thing you're doing, Gods grace to you

[anytingtv]

"Young bird" that was a classic Dave ;)

[gyawupknduom]

Thumbs up if you have noticed Dave hasn't received a dislike in all ITLs...

[KennaOkoye]

Hi dave, awesome vids, specially bout width. sometimes I will finish a mix, that i produced and feel that everything is in line... everything sounds good, but when I go to "L2" it to get it as loud as music that's out, I still get that irritating squashing/distorted sound. What's more frustrating is that my reference, that's louder still has more bass and sub... Help. Thanks!!

[purity4your11]

What an awesome guy. Not everybody takes time to give of themselves like Dave. Thanks buddy!

[DropItLowEnt]

Good shit !

[matcaster]

Sacrifice by the Roots !

[DeneGM]

tanks Dave !

[wolfve]

Wow. I could relate so much! Thanks for doin this vids.

All the way from South-Africa.

[untinyunity]

Thanks!!!