Learn DAW & Analog Mixing Technique with Multi Grammy-winning Mixer Phil Tan. During the video Phil does a full mix on a hybrid setup using Pro Tools, an SSL 4000G+ console, plug-ins, outboard/hardware processing + tape and digital pre-master options. He then re-mixes another version all “in the box” – making for a great dual case study. You also get the Pro Tools sessions for both versions to run on your system. As well, there are supplemental videos of Phil doing additional mixes – making the entire program a high value mixing course.
Inside the Mix with Multi-Grammy winning Mixer Phil Tan – BUY / OWN
About Phil Tan: Atlanta, GA based music/audio engineer Phil Tan is a 3-time GRAMMY Award recipient, as mixer for Mariah Carey’s “The Emancipation of Mimi” (Best Contemporary R&B Album, 2005), Ludacris’ “Release Therapy” (Best Rap Album, 2006) and Rihanna’s “Only Girl (In the World) (Best Dance Recording, 2010). Among the artists on Phil’s list of credits: Jennifer Hudson, Janelle Monae, Wiz Khalifa, Usher, Ne-Yo, Leona Lewis, Monica, Snoop Dogg, Janet Jackson, Corinne Bailey Rae, Enrique Iglesias, Gwen Stefani, Anthony Hamilton, Taio Cruz, Ciara, Outkast, Jay-Z, Lionel Richie, Nelly, Alicia Keys, Jermaine Dupri, The Neptunes, TLC, Aretha Franklin and Toni Braxton. Sales of albums and singles sold in the US with Phil listed in the credits as mixer, engineer, remixer or producer total over 250 million.
Video Chapters in Detail
PART ONE
1: First Look
2: Monitors
3: The Room
4: SSL 4064 G Input / Output Module Overview
4a: The Routing Matrix
4b: Channel Input Section
4c: Dynamics Section
4d: Compression Applications
4e: Equalizer Section
4f: Cue And Auxiliary Sends
4g: Small & Large Fader Sections
4h: Typical functions in Mix Mode
5: Signal Path
5a: Hybrid Mix Setup
5b: Pro Tools I/O Setup
6: Session Orientation
7: Stages of the Hybrid Setup
7a: Outboard Gear
7b: Digital / Analog / Function / Sound
8: The Song
8a: Band, Production Team, State of the Session
8b: Mixing Goals
8c: Audition Unmixed
PART TWO
9: Drums
9a: Pro Tools / SSL: Signal to Noise
9b: SSL: Sub Kick, Kick & Snare – Levels
9c: SSL: Snare Top snd Bottom – Filters / EQ
9d: SSL: Snare – Lexicon 480L Reverb: Brick Wall
9e: SSL: Kick – Dynamics: Compressor
9f: SSL: Sub Kick – Dynamics: Compressor Gate
9g: SSL: Hi-Hat – Level
9h: SSL: Overhead Mics – Dynamics: Compressor
9i: SSL: Room Mics – Dynamics: Compressor
9j: SSL: Toms – Level Dynamics: Gate / Balance Kit
9k: Drums Summary
10: Bass
10a: Anchor Elements
10b: SSL: Bass – Level Dynamics: Compressor
11: Piano
11a: SSL: Piano – EQ
11b: SSL: Piano Dynamics: Compressor
12: Lead Vocals
12a: Pro Tools: Plug-In – Waves Renaissance Compressor
12b: Outboard: Lexicon 480L – Medium and Stage Reverb
12c: Outboard: Summit Audio TLA 100A
13: Harmony Vocals
13a: Balance with Lead Vocal Add Outboard
13b: Pro Tools: Plug-In – Waves Renaissance Compressor
14: Guitars
14a: Audition
14b: Lead Guitar Treatments
14c: SSL: Steel Guitar – Filter / EQ
14d: SSL: Crunch Guitar- Level
14e: SSL: Baritone Guitar – Level Dynamics
14f: SSL: Slide Guitar – Level
14g: Ambient Guitar Treatments
15: Background Vocals
15a: Set Initial Balances
15b: Outboard: Eventide H3500 – Voice Doubler
15c: Outboard: Yamaha SPX 1000 – Hall Reverb
15d: SSL: Dynamics
15e: Outboard: Lexicon 480L – Medium and Stage Reverb
15f: SSL: Filter and EQ
PART THREE
16: Signal Path II
16a: Send Pro Tools auxilary track outputs to Outboard Effects
16b: VCA Control Groups
17: Outboard
17a: Balance using Control Groups and Track Faders
17b: Background Vocals: Yamaha SPX 990 – Symphonic
17c: Lead Vocals: Yamaha SPX 1000 – Hall Reverb
18: Drums: Parallel Compression
19: Mixing
20: Vocals II
20a: Lead Vocal Treatments
20b: Harmony Vocal Treatments
20c: Pro Tools: DSP I
20d: Pro Tools: DSP II
20e: Pro Tools: Plug-In & Volume Automation
20f Review Vocal Treatments
21: Mixing II
22: Automation
23: Lead Guitar
24: Vocals III
25: Pre-Master Plug-Ins
26: Mixing III
27: Lead Guitar II
28: Automation II
29: Balance
PART FOUR
30: Reference Options
30a: Audition Against Original Mix
30b: Monitor Switching
30c: Using the Reference Tools
31: Pass One (Test Pass)
32: Pass Two (Full Pass)
33: Review Tape Pass
34: Pre-Master Plugs (Post Tape)
34a: Review Pre-Master Plug-Ins
34b: A/B Audition Of PSP Vintage Warmer on Post Tape Print
35: Pass Three (Print Pre-Master Plugs)
35a: Pro Tools: Prepare to Bounce Tape Print Track
35b: Using Full Program Volume Automation on the Hooks
36: Export
37: Round Two Tweaks
38: Automation III
38a: Pro Tools: Drums – Volume Automation
38b: Pro Tools: Using Volume Automation & Volume Trim Automation
38c: Pro Tools: Low Rez Delay – Note Duration Automation
39: Mixing IV
39a: Final Adjustments I
39b: Final Adjustments II
40: SSL Master Bus Compressor Explained
41: Pass Four
42: Mastering
43: Conclusion
Phil Tan “track by track” mix review – Wiz Khalifa
BLACK AND YELLOW MIX
1: Drums
2: Drums II – Auxiliary FX
3: Bass
4: Low Synth
5: Main Synth
6: Pads
7: Music
8: Lead Vocal
9: Lead Vox II – Slap & Delay Sends
10: Lead Vocal Double
11: Vocal Echos
12: Lead Vocal Auxiliary FX
13: Background Vocals
14: Background Vocal Filters
15: Hooks Sub-One Aux FX
16: Hooks Sub-Two Aux FX
17: Background Vocals Full Hook Aux
18: Final Background Vox Aux Sends
19: All Vocals – Final Auxilirary Effects Processing
20: Pre-Master Plug-Ins
21: Pre-Master A/B Comparison
22: Finished Mix
Phil Tan “track by track” mix review – Anthony Hamilton
THE POINT OF IT ALL MIX
1: Drums
2: Music
3: Lead Vocals
4: Lead Vocals – Bridge Delay
5: Vamp Echo
6: Background Vocals
7: Background Vocal FX
8: Automation
9: Finished Mix
Video Add-On / Phil Tan on Summing Mixers
SUMMING MIXERS
Summing Mixers
Inside The Box Mix with Grammy-winning Mixer Phil Tan
PART ONE
1: Drums
2: Bass
3: Piano
4: Guitars – Steel
5: Guitars – Crunch
6: Guitars – Baritone
7: Guitars – Slide
8: Guitars – Vibro
9: Guitars – Ambient
PART TWO
10: Lead Guitar
11: Lead Vocal
12: Harmony Vocal
13: Background Vocals
14: Pre Master Options
15: Effects Review
16: Automation Review
17: What Makes A Good Mix
18: Compare Mix Versions
Audio Content in Detail
HYBRID MIX-Finished.ptf
Includes finished session with all tracks + all automation + all plug-in presets. This is the actual session Phil Tan mixes on camera in Hybrid Mix.
Along with the fully mixed song you will find printed A/B stems that represent the various stages of the tracks, channels, equipment and final mix options.
Includes the full mix plus the following bounced tracks:
Full Mix Progressions:
These tracks let you experience different stages of the mix from unmixed to the finished record.
TRACK NAME: FLASHLIGHT-UNMIXED (Stereo)
COMMENTS: UNMIXED
TRACK NAME: FLASHLIGHT-B4 SSL COMP (Stereo)
COMMENTS: WITHOUT SSL QUAD COMPRESSOR
TRACK NAME: FLASHLIGHT-MIN MAKEUP GAIN (Stereo)
COMMENTS: MINIMAL SSL QUAD COMPRESSOR MAKE UP GAIN
TRACK NAME: FLASHLIGHT-w/SSL COMP (Stereo)
COMMENTS: w/SSL QUAD COMPRESSOR
TRACK NAME: FLASHLIGHT-1/2″ ANALOG TAPE (Stereo)
COMMENTS: 1/2″ ANALOG TAPE
TRACK NAME: FLASHLIGHT-1/2″ w/ADDL PLUG-INS (Stereo)
COMMENTS: 1/2″ ANALOG TAPE + ADDITIONAL PLUGINS & AUTOMATION
TRACK NAME: FLASHLIGHT-FULL MIX (Stereo)
COMMENTS: FULL MIX
Stems:
Stems let you hear the full and final sound of the SSL console, all the gear, all the plug-ins and all the automation, per-instrument group – minus the SSL Quad Compressor.
TRACK NAME: DRUMS STEM (Stereo)
COMMENTS: NO SSL QUAD COMPRESSOR
TRACK NAME: BASS STEM (Stereo)
COMMENTS: NO SSL QUAD COMPRESSOR
TRACK NAME: PIANO STEM (Stereo)
COMMENTS: NO SSL QUAD COMPRESSOR
TRACK NAME: GTR STEM (Stereo)
COMMENTS: NO SSL QUAD COMPRESSOR
TRACK NAME: LEAD & HARM STEM (Stereo)
COMMENTS: NO SSL QUAD COMPRESSOR
TRACK NAME: BG STEM (Stereo)
COMMENTS: NO SSL QUAD COMPRESSOR
Isolated Treatments:
With these bounces, we reveal different stages of processing / treatments – showing them individually. For example, you could turn on “LEAD VOX w/SUMMIT COMP (Stereo) – ADD SUMMIT COMPRESSOR” and you would be hearing just the sound of that processor (in context of Hybrid Setup) – as if you were in right there in the room with all the same gear. So you have the ability to experiment turning on and off combinations of these bounces to hear the isolated effect and the accumulative effects.
LEAD VOX TREATMENTS:
TRACK NAME: LEAD VOX PLAIN (Stereo)
COMMENTS: NO FX, NO AUTOMATION
TRACK NAME: LEAD VOCAL THRU SSL (Stereo)
COMMENTS: w/VOLUME AUTOMATION
TRACK NAME: LEAD VOX RCOMP (Stereo)
COMMENTS: ADD RenCOMP
TRACK NAME: LEAD VOX w/SSL CH COMP (Stereo)
COMMENTS: ADD SSL CHANNEL COMPRESSOR
TRACK NAME: LEAD VOX w/SSL EQ (Stereo)
COMMENTS: ADD SSL EQ
TRACK NAME: LEAD VOX w/SUMMIT COMP (Stereo)
COMMENTS: ADD SUMMIT COMPRESSOR
TRACK NAME: LEAD VOX w/REVERB (Stereo)
COMMENTS: ADD 480L ‘MEDIUM + STAGE’ & SPX 1000 ‘REV 1 HALL’
TRACK NAME: FULL LEAD VOCAL (Stereo)
COMMENTS: ADD DELAY & SLAP ECHO
BG VOX TREATMENTS:
TRACK NAME: BG BLEND (Stereo)
COMMENTS: PLAIN BG BLEND THRU SSL 4000G
TRACK NAME: BG w/SSL COMP (Stereo)
COMMENTS: ADD SSL COMPRESSOR
TRACK NAME: BG w/SSL EQ (Stereo)
COMMENTS: ADD SSL EQ
TRACK NAME: BG w/480L reverb (Stereo)
COMMENTS: w/480L ‘MEDIUM + STAGE’ REVERB
TRACK NAME: BG w/SPX 1000 (Stereo)
COMMENTS: w/SPX 1000 ‘REV 1 HALL’
TRACK NAME: BG w/DOUBLER (Stereo)
COMMENTS: w/H3500 ‘VOICE DOUBLER’
TRACK NAME: BG w/SPX 990 (Stereo)
COMMENTS: w/SPX 990 ‘SYMPHONIC’
TRACK NAME: FULL BG BLEND (Stereo)
COMMENTS: w/ALL FX
SNARE TREATMENTS:
TRACK NAME: TOP SN (Stereo)
COMMENTS: THRU SSL 4000G
TRACK NAME: BOT SN (Stereo)
COMMENTS: THRU SSL 4000G
TRACK NAME: COMBO SN (Stereo)
COMMENTS: THRU SSL 4000G
TRACK NAME: COMBO SN w/SSL COMP (Stereo)
COMMENTS: ADD SSL COMPRESSION
TRACK NAME: COMBO SN w/REVERB (Stereo)
COMMENTS: ADD 480L ‘BRICK WALL’ REVERB
HYBRID MIX – FAKE-SSL-LAYOUT.ptf
The main point of this session is to provide fake SSL tracks (that mirror the SSL console) alongside the Pro Tools tracks. The fake SSL tracks that mirror the SSL console have Waves SSL Plug-ins on them that have the same settings as Phil Tan used on the real SSL console.
Inside the Box MIX-UNMIXED.ptf and
Inside the Box MIX-Finshed.ptf
Includes finished session with all tracks + all automation + all plug-in presets. This is the actual session Phil Tan mixes on camera in Pro Tools in “Inside The Box”.
TRACK NAME: SUB KICK
TRACK NAME: KICK
TRACK NAME: SN TOP – PLUG-INS: EQ3 1-Band (mono)
TRACK NAME: SN BOTTOM – PLUG-INS: EQ3 1-Band (mono)
TRACK NAME: HI HAT – PLUG-INS: EQ3 1-Band (mono)
TRACK NAME: TOM 2 – PLUG-INS: EQ3 1-Band (mono)
TRACK NAME: TOM 3 – PLUG-INS: EQ3 1-Band (mono)
TRACK NAME: TOM 4 – PLUG-INS: EQ3 1-Band (mono)
TRACK NAME: OH (Stereo) – PLUG-INS: EQ3 1-Band (stereo) RCompressor (stereo)
TRACK NAME: RM (Stereo) – PLUG-INS: SSLChannel (stereo)
TRACK NAME: BASS – PLUG-INS: AutoTune (mono) ChannelStrip (mono)
TRACK NAME: PIANO.dup1 (Stereo) – PLUG-INS: SSLChannel (stereo)
TRACK NAME: STEEL GTR L
TRACK NAME: STEEL GTR R
TRACK NAME: CRUNCH GTR L – PLUG-INS: RCompressor (mono)
TRACK NAME: CRUNCH GTR R – PLUG-INS: RCompressor (mono)
TRACK NAME: BARI GTR L – PLUG-INS: RCompressor (mono)
TRACK NAME: BARI GTR R – PLUG-INS: RCompressor (mono)
TRACK NAME: SLIDE GTR (Stereo)
TRACK NAME: VIBRO GTR – PLUG-INS: RCompressor (mono)
TRACK NAME: AMBIENT GTR – PLUG-INS: SSLChannel (mono) TL AutoPan (mono/stereo)
TRACK NAME: LEAD GTR – PLUG-INS: URS Saturation, RCompressor, SSLEQ, L1 limiter (mono)
TRACK NAME: LEAD VOX – PLUG-INS: RCompressor, DYNAM-IZER, ff d2 4-Band, L1 limiter
TRACK NAME: HARM VOX – PLUG-INS: Dyn3 Compressor/Limiter (mono) DYNAM-IZER (mono)
TRACK NAME: BG 1 – PLUG-INS: RCompressor (mono)
TRACK NAME: BG 2 – PLUG-INS: RCompressor (mono)
TRACK NAME: BG 3 – PLUG-INS: RCompressor (mono)
TRACK NAME: BG 4 – PLUG-INS: RCompressor (mono)
TRACK NAME: BG 5 TRACK NAME: BG 6
TRACK NAME: UNMIXED (Stereo)
TRACK NAME: FLASHLIGHT-ITB MIX – COMMENTS: NO OUTBOARD SUMMING OR EQ
TRACK NAME: FLASHLIGHT- IN THE BOX w/ SSL COMP MAKEUP (Stereo) – COMMENTS: WAVES SSL QUAD COMP MAKEUP @ 0
TRACK NAME: FLASHLIGHT- IN THE BOX w/ Outboard Summing (Stereo) – COMMENTS: w/OUTBOARD SSL X-RACK SUMMING UNIT & GML 8200 EQ
TRACK NAME: PIANO (Stereo) COMMENTS: ORIG INTRO PLUG-INS: Echo Farm (stereo) SSLChannel (stereo)
TRACK NAME: Ambient Gtr – PLUG-INS: EchoBoy (mono)
TRACK NAME: Lead Gtr – PLUG-INS: Tel-Ray Delay (mono)
Stems:
Stems let you hear the full and final sounds, all the plug-ins and all the automation – minus Buss compression.
TRACK NAME: DRUMS STEM (Stereo)
TRACK NAME: BASS STEM (Stereo)F
TRACK NAME: PIANO STEM (Stereo)
TRACK NAME: GTR STEM (Stereo)
TRACK NAME: LEAD VOX STEM (Stereo)
TRACK NAME: BG’S STEM (Stereo)
