
Today we go Inside The Mix of "Undertow" from See This Through. Follow along as I mix a rock song from start to finish. This 3+ hour mix breakdown walks you through strategies, mixing techniques, and suggestions touching on session setup to reviewing your mixes with your clients.
In this chapter, we discuss session setup & ways you can stay organized and efficient.
In this chapter, we listen to the final, unmastered mix of "Undertow." This is the final destination that all the mixing work leads up to.
Produced, Engineered, & Mixed by Shane D. Grush.
Mastered by Mike Kalajian at Rogue Planet Mastering
Recorded at Grush Audio (grushaudio.com)
Drums recorded at Blackbird Studio (blackbirdstudio.com)
Blackbird Assistant Engineer: Lowell Reynolds
Edited by Shane D. Grush, Wada Dana, & Ryan Huff
In this chapter, we discuss mixing kick & snare. This includes individual track processing, how I use samples, and how you can create multiple reverb returns to shape your tracks.
In this chapter, we begin to mix main guitars.
In this chapter, we continue to discuss the mixing of main guitars. This includes discussion around a creative layering approach I call the "transposed layer." This technique is something I've created through my own experience and can be used to create massive-sounding rock guitars.
In this chapter, we finish mixing main guitars, discuss side chain processing, and some parallel music compression techniques.
In this chapter, we begin mixing bass guitar.
In this chapter, we continue mixing bass guitar.
This chapter looks at the tracks that make up the "Alt Group," how that folder functions within my mixing template, and why the layers within that group are usually my favorite ones to create while writing or producing.
In this series, we go Inside The Mix of "Undertow" from the rock band, See This Through. This 3+ hour mix breakdown walks you through intermediate to advanced mixing strategies, taking you on a journey from session setup and staying organized to reviewing your mixes with your clients. Follow along as Shane mixes a modern rock song from start to finish inside Pro Tools.
Note: while this course is completed in Pro Tools, the applied techniques and theories can be created in any digital audio workstation (DAW).
About The Author
What began as a part-time gig turned into a full-time passion for Producer/Mix Engineer Shane Grush, the founder of Grush Audio. It started as a boutique studio focused on writing and producing music and expanded to include voiceovers and recording music for nationally known bands, film, television, commercials, plus miscellaneous projects. Grush Audio does everything big music production studios do – with an added personal touch.
Shane has a degree from Berklee College of Music and has worked in the music industry since 2001. He has learned from some of the industry's top mixing engineers, such as Andy Wallace, Dave Pensado, and Grant Mohrman. As a full-time mixing engineer, producer, and songwriter, Shane has helped multiple artists get signed to major labels and tour stages across the globe. Shane also owns a music company called Grush Audio. Grush Audio supplies custom cues for the TV, Film, and advertising industries.