Audiotent Kevin Grainger Mixing and Mastering Course » GFxtra

He has built a worldwide reputation for his dynamic and emotional mixes.

Kevin is the co-founder of Wired Masters (established 2003) and operates from their brand new base in Wimbledon, South London.

He is currently mixing the new Kenya Grace album and the new Swedish House Mafia album. Recent mixes include “Sebastian Ingrosso & Steve Angello – Skip”, “Bob Marley – Jammin (FISHER Rework)”, “ZHU feat. UPSAHL – Thrill Again” & “Cheat Codes & Birdy – Head Up”.

In this Studio Feed masterclass, Kevin reveals his mixing and mastering process, covering two mixes from scratch and a third project he worked on previously.

Lesson plan
•Mix Preparation – Prepare the project and set up the master chain. (18 min.)
•Track 1 – Denis Horvat – Mixing kick and bass. (16 min.)
•Bass Processing – Further processing the bass. (12 min)
•Synth & Vocal Editing – Main synth processing to sit in the mix. Nice clip editing of the vocals. (16 min)
•Synth Group Mixing & Master Bus Automation – Synth group processing. Master bus automation for maximum detail and impact. (13 min.)
•Adding Elements – Add extra hi-hats and use saturation for definition. (9 min.)
•Final Adjustments – Fine Details to Achieve a Loud Master (15 min)
•Track 2 – Alex Metric & Dot Major – See This Through – Explanation of the mastering chain (12 min)
•The Mix – A look at how each sound worked into the final project (20 min.)
•Track 3 – Ditian – Setting up the project. (18 min.)
•Processing the individual elements – Getting the bass tight and controlled (25 min.)
•Delivering the Master – Final Adjustments and Edits. (13 min.)
•Q&A Part 1 – We ask Kevin questions. We discuss his thought process on limiting, creating width in the mix, and tips for making your kick drum cut through. (17 min.)
•Q&A Part 2 – Parallel processing tricks, favorite plugins, how to prepare your track before sending it to an engineer, using multiband compression. (14 min.)
•Q&A Part 3 – Thoughts on boosting/cutting with digital EQs, gain staging with plugins, sample rates, how to deliver a loud master, metering, master bus compression, the mastering engineer’s secret weapon, and more. (25 min.)
•Live Q&A – Kevin answers your questions during the live Q&A session after the course. (112 min.)

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