RE•SET: Mix Session Preparation Course
Author
Bao Pham
Producer/Engineer
Bao Pham is a Vietnamese-American Producer/Engineer/Songwriter and business owner of Mixology Studios Online, born and raised in Montgomery, Alabama. With extensive studies in music since the age of four, Bao is classically trained in piano, guitar, and saxophone; in his younger years, he also played as a keyboardist and rhythm guitar/bass for his father's band, The QB Band, promptly named after Bao's middle and first name initials.
Bao's experiences with live instrumentation, along with a classically trained ear, and love for Hip-Hop music all the while attending Arts and Academics schools propelled him to pursue a career in music production, and his first placement (Watch What You Say To Me, featuring Jay-Z) appeared on T.I. vs. T.I.P., the fifth studio album by American rapper T.I., released on July 3, 2007 through Grand Hustle Records, Asylum Records and Atlantic Records.
Bao later pursued to open a recording studio in Montgomery in October of 2009, Mixology Recording Studios, also owned and operated by himself successfully--working with numerous local and independent artists as well as major artists, one namely the late Glenn Thomas aka Doe B, a rising star signed to A&M/Geffen and T.I.'s Hustle Gang Records until he was tragically gunned down in December of 2013.
In the past decade, Bao has gone on to work with other prominent rappers, singer/songwriters, and producers such as Young Dro, Shek’spere (producer: TLC, NSync, Whitney Houston, Destiny’s Child),Yo Gotti, Rocko, Busta Rhymes, Joell Ortiz, Zaytoven, Verse Simmonds, Future, Watch the Duck, Christina Milian, Estelle, Bigga Rankin, Kalenna Harper (Dirty Money),Ursula (Sevyn Streeter, Jennifer Lopez),Nicki Minaj, Rich Homie Quan, Trae Da Truth, Sam Chris (Doctor’s Advocate),Nikki Grier (Dr. Dre, Eminem, Kanye West, Big KRIT, Michael Jackson),Moneybagg Yo, Lady K, and many, many more.
Session Preparation is the foundation for creating a great mix.
Much like anything else, core fundamentals are essential for anything you want to be highly skilled at in life. Mixing is no different--you have to pay attention to all of the nuances such as the recorded vocal quality, having to clean up vocals, manual clip gain, melodyne if necessary, pitch and time alignment, major and minor decibel moves, bringing out the essence of a record BEFORE actually mixing/mastering, etc. Although the base is the final recording, the EDITING before/during/after mixing is what separates a good mix from a great one. This is why we call our site re•academy--record/edit academy.
Think of it this way: The master is only good as the mix. The mix is only as good as the recording. Consider the quality of source material!
Course program
Duration 8 h 13 m 2 s
AUTO-TUNE AND ALTERNATIVE PLUGINS6 m 57 sBATCH LOADING AND GROUPING PLUGINS2 m 54 sSTEREO WIDTH PLUGINS3 m 5 sMELODYNE ESSENTIALS OVERVIEW10 m 42 sAUDIOSUITE PLUGINS OVERVIEW12 m 17 sVOCALIGN IN-DEPTH11 m 36 sPANNING PLUGINS OVERVIEW8 m 47 sPANNING IN-DEPTH4 m 23 sUSING RX PLOSIVE4 m 13 sDE-VERB PLUGINS OVERVIEW4 m 6 sTO REPAIR OR NOT?36 sEFX PLUGINS OVERVIEW23 m 49 s
PLUG-IN LIST0 s
PRESETS0 sASSESSMENT AND NEW SESSION FILE1 m 47 sMASTER FADER/VU METERING1 m 16 sSETTING TEMPO2 m 52 sHEAT1 m 38 sINSTRUMENTAL/VOX SYNCHRONIZATION PART 13 m 10 sINSTRUMENTAL SYNCHRONIZATION AND ARRANGEMENT PART 27 m 28 sLABELING/ORGANIZATION (INSTRUMENTAL)4 m 20 sLABELING/ORGANIZATION (VOCALS)2 m 48 sCOLOR CODING VOCALS1 m 55 sSPLITTING STEREO INTO MONO45 sAUDIO FILE REPLACEMENT VIDEO COMING SOON0 sSPLITTING DRUM LOOP INTO SEPARATE STEMS6 m 5 s
RE•SET: Mix Session Preparation Course
Author
Bao Pham
Producer/Engineer
Bao Pham is a Vietnamese-American Producer/Engineer/Songwriter and business owner of Mixology Studios Online, born and raised in Montgomery, Alabama. With extensive studies in music since the age of four, Bao is classically trained in piano, guitar, and saxophone; in his younger years, he also played as a keyboardist and rhythm guitar/bass for his father's band, The QB Band, promptly named after Bao's middle and first name initials.
Bao's experiences with live instrumentation, along with a classically trained ear, and love for Hip-Hop music all the while attending Arts and Academics schools propelled him to pursue a career in music production, and his first placement (Watch What You Say To Me, featuring Jay-Z) appeared on T.I. vs. T.I.P., the fifth studio album by American rapper T.I., released on July 3, 2007 through Grand Hustle Records, Asylum Records and Atlantic Records.
Bao later pursued to open a recording studio in Montgomery in October of 2009, Mixology Recording Studios, also owned and operated by himself successfully--working with numerous local and independent artists as well as major artists, one namely the late Glenn Thomas aka Doe B, a rising star signed to A&M/Geffen and T.I.'s Hustle Gang Records until he was tragically gunned down in December of 2013.
In the past decade, Bao has gone on to work with other prominent rappers, singer/songwriters, and producers such as Young Dro, Shek’spere (producer: TLC, NSync, Whitney Houston, Destiny’s Child),Yo Gotti, Rocko, Busta Rhymes, Joell Ortiz, Zaytoven, Verse Simmonds, Future, Watch the Duck, Christina Milian, Estelle, Bigga Rankin, Kalenna Harper (Dirty Money),Ursula (Sevyn Streeter, Jennifer Lopez),Nicki Minaj, Rich Homie Quan, Trae Da Truth, Sam Chris (Doctor’s Advocate),Nikki Grier (Dr. Dre, Eminem, Kanye West, Big KRIT, Michael Jackson),Moneybagg Yo, Lady K, and many, many more.
