Recording Studio Rockstars RSR251 - Jamie Tate - Mix Advice From A Grammy Winner
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Jun 26, 2020 Jamie Tate, Grammy and Emmy-winning engineer and owner of The Ruckus Room in Nashville, shares studio and mixing life from analog console workflows to monitoring choices. He talks session prep, minimal mic techniques, kick and low-end strategies, vocal chains and snare parallel compression. Expect concise mixing philosophy and practical gear habits.
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Control Headphone Mixes And Volumes
- Use speaker-level headphone mixes with simple click and vocal for players to perform comfortably.
- Monitor and adjust headphone volumes because quieter mixes often improve musicians' timing and pocket.
Trust The Monitors You Know
- Use the monitoring system you trust most, not the trendy one, because comfort lets you mix confidently.
- Familiar tools and rooms beat switching to new gear purely for perception or marketing.
Other Peoples' Tracks Make Better Mixers
- Mixing other engineers' tracks forces creative problem-solving and can yield better mixes.
- Different recorded tones challenge you to adapt and often push you to produce stronger results.
