Andy Wallace Mixing Philosophies | Three Simple Tips to Improve Your Mixes

[@pix5288]

a “mixing philosophies” series would be amazing if you’ve ever got the time to work on something like that. loved watching this, very interesting.

[@DanielPestanaTranslations]

Thank you so much for this. I had read something about him along these lines that made me use his philosophy of “less is more”, and it sure works. Love your channel.

[@GreenLightSound]

Thanks!

[@edgarfigueroa5511]

Great advice. We are definitely spoiled with all the choices we have at our disposal. The Less is More approach is very powerful in the sense that we can have an SSL or a Neve console right in front of us with the right channel strip and mix a complete project with only one plugin across all channels. Even with stock plugins you can achieve very good sounds. We should all take the time to learn the software we have if you are working ITB.

[@streamofconsciousness5826]

Remember how good a tape from a boombox sitting in the basement during a jam sounded. Everyone, (including me) is trying to get a Black Sabbath Album to sound like Dark Side of the Moon. We are definitely over producing and overthinking things. It's better to have and not need than to need and not have, but we have way too many options now. It is actually like Quick sand, the unlimited possibilities is slowing us down. And the Advances in tech gives us expectations that are too high. I don't think The Beatles could have done Sgt Peppers with today's tech.

[@BojanBojovic]

I find very interesting that some other very successful engineers suggest totally opposite workflow to get great results. 😃 There is no only one way to Rome, how things are done is not that important if the end results are good. 🙂👍

[@rok_koritnik]

I'm sure the channel strip approach works if you get quality recordings to mix. But for most of us this is not the reality. Stuff I get to mix requires far more than just an SSL EQ and SSL dynamics. I could set up a fixed channel strip for my workflow, but it would not be SSL. It would consist of a flexible EQ like Nova or Pro Q and a flexible, but easy to use compressor like Klanghelm DC8C. I can imagine getting things half-way done that way, but other processing would be needed also.

[@GreenLightSound]

Right, the source material makes a big difference in tool selection.

[@stevenswisher4339]

I see alot of other mixers talking about the bad recordings theyre getting.....what r u guys getting? Like bad mics, noisey rooms...etc.? I only record a few artists and we use neuman, sure, and i think telefunkin mics and our rooms have at least basic treament. (Is why i ask)

[@BukanIbuMu]

I see CLA used only channel strip eq even with bad sounding tracks.

[@rickblackers88]

Really nice philosophy, that's why Andy is my favorite and i always follow his tips.

[@fl7210]

I love your channel bro

[@wholewheaties]

thank you thank you thank you

[@YoMyNamesJakeG]

This was great, thank you. I like trying to create a simplified workflow, however the tracks he’s getting likely are already compressed a little right? Tracking is something I struggle with as a fully ITB mixer/producer. If I’m trying to mimic the flow of someone like Andy, wouldn’t it make sense to have some preamp/compression/tape on a recorded track to mimic tracking processing, then keep it to a channel strip?

[@GreenLightSound]

He's probably mixing tracks that have a little compression on them, depending on where/how they are recorded. If you're recording totally sterile digital, it would make sense to have preamp/comp/tape before the channel strip if that's the sound you're going for.

[@RealHomeRecording]

Yes... And that is exactly what I do when I have the mix prep part of my mixing accomplished. That way when I drop the "virtual high end recording studio" files into the mix section, they are already sounding pretty great!

[@sirmagicfingers76]

thanks

[@guitardave]

Tip 2, monitor at low levels - I’ve heard CLA does that too.

[@pianolover5417]

I really like this channel!

[@GreenLightSound]

Glad you like it!

[@zenmixproductions]

Thanks again for this info

[@PocketSunlight]

Nice n concise 👍

[@danemiljoshua]

Great tips

[@CharLessMajor7Music]

Great tips..

[@romyn8726]

do you have any suggestions on what sort of things you are automating in the third rule? would this include compression and eq?

[@GreenLightSound]

Not really, just really detailed automation of the faders.

[@andigisler]

'Use less plugins' while showing a plug-in for the whole video. Can I say IRONY?