Inside the Track 91 Mixing TUTORiAL
mp4 + subs | 1 GB
An accomplished musician, producer and engineer, Hill Kourkoutis wears many hats in the studio. To kick off her debut series, the Canadian polymath takes us inside the production and mixing of the JUNO award-winning song ‘Howler’ by SATE. The ferocious track features roaring electric guitars, saturated vocals and thundering electro-acoustic drums.
Part 1
15 min
Career journey, songwriting, studio roles, artist relationships, production aesthetics, overall workflow
Part 2
16 min
Mixing overview, analog gear, plugin selection, gain staging
Part 3
14 min
Mix bus, kick, snare drum
Part 4
17 min
Cymbal selection, hi-hats, tom toms, overheads, room mics, kit blend
Part 5
18 min
Sample replacement, transitions, creating contrast, quantization, bass guitar
Part 6
21 min
Rhythm guitars, lead guitar, pedals, keyboards, creative processing
Part 7
20 min
Recording vocals, home recording, vocal doubling, ad-libs
Part 8
21 min
Backing vocals, wolf recordings, vocal blend, mix bus recap, mastering