In this 4-hour tutorial by Sarah McLachlan's Lead Engineer Chris Potter,
you'll learn how pop music is mixed to get that Big, Pro Sound. In this
tutorials Chris reveals the secrets he uses to make Sarah's chart-topping
hits sound as amazing as they do.

Chris starts with the basics such as arranging the tracks for a logical
mixing progression, including creating Mix groups with Busses, Aux Inputs,
and Effects Returns. Once your set up and ready to mix, Chris next walks
you through the process of checking phase before getting into a detailed
section on mixing drum kits to make them cut through the other elements
of the song.

After tightening up the drums, Chris moves on to show you how to mix in
the Bass, Acoustic Guitars, Electric Guitars, and also Keyboards. You'll
learn deep secrets about mixing instruments that until now were only
available to people who spent years apprenticing in a pro recording studio!

If your song has vocals, you will devour the next section of this tutorial
as Chris walks you through the process of mixing Pop vocals. You'll learn
about De-Essing a vocal, Compression, and adding the correct Effects to
create a signature Pop sound. Next you'll move on to do a background vocal
treatment that perfectly compliments the lead vocals in the song. For this
information alone the tutorial is worth watching ...

The tutorial concludes with a detailed section on outputting your mix
including bouncing techniques, alternative mixes, backing up your session,
and even preparing the mix to hand it off to a mastering technician.

This is a comprehensive tutorial, but you don't need to watch the entire
show. Use the detailed menus and keyword search functions to quickly find
topics of interest. For a full list of this tutorial's topics, click on the
Topics tab above.

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