FREE MIXING LESSON with Dave Way - Todd Rundgren I Saw The Light Cover by Louise Goffin

[@Producelikeapro]

Hope you enjoy Dave's Mix breakdown and please download the Multi Tracks and mix it for yourself! WE are going the away for free to promote the Goffin and King Foundation. Any donation, however small would be greatly appreciated! thegoffinkingfoundation.org/donate/

[@HelixHolmes]

Watching this in 4K on a 55inch monitor is amazing

[@Producelikeapro]

@@HelixHolmes that’s amazing!! Thanks ever so much

[@Joey-rp5vg]

Thats just what the doctor ordered. Watching that video reminds me that there are still good hearted people in the world today. Great approach to mixing and a wonderful song. You did it again Mr Huart......where do you find all these great folks, must be because your a good hearted person yourself. Thanks very much, it's really appreciated. Cheers

[@Producelikeapro]

Thanks ever so much Joey! I really appreciate your kind words!

[@alexanderivakov]

Fantastic mixing lesson! Thanks, Dave and Warren!

[@Producelikeapro]

Thanks ever so much Alexander!

[@HelixHolmes]

I love watching how people route and bus. It's fascinating! It makes a complete difference when you can listen in a completely flat environment. Thanks for the insight to your world of mixing down.

[@Producelikeapro]

Thanks ever so much Helix!! Glad to be able to help

[@miserablesod1]

Great version. Sounds like a classic Northern Soul hit from the 70's.

[@Producelikeapro]

Absolutely

[@billyhughes9776]

This sounds so good -- what a tune.

[@Producelikeapro]

Thanks ever so much

[@RC32Smiths01]

An amazing project to behold for the future! And, of course, an awesome and detailed lesson I'm sure.

[@Producelikeapro]

Thank you kindly!

[@RC32Smiths01]

@@Producelikeapro Cheers!

[@christopher-miles]

@@RC32Smiths01 you are literally everywhere. LOL!

[@phaselockk]

Really good example of how the saturation on the bass sounds completely different when solo'd vs. in the mix. In context, the harmonics give the bass a lot more presence, and it hardly sounds distorted. Thanks!

[@Producelikeapro]

Agreed 100%!

[@curtisburns]

I love Louise's voice.

[@Producelikeapro]

Thanks Curtis! Me too!

[@dbr7033]

One of my favorite songs. And this cover/mix sounds really good.. I'm hypnotized by the vocals in this cover.. kind of dead pan-ish in a good way. and I like the slightly different melodic choices they made vs the original. What made the original for me was the lively bouncy feel of the song. This strangely captures the feel somehow even though the original was a lot more live and raw not necessarily in perfect time..

[@cozmicpfunk]

What an Awesome video and Initiative! Louise sounds so good covering Todd

[@luciferpantykrist7570]

Check out Jamie (Supercollider) Lidells album, the one with Multiply on. He only used real samples from soul/ Motown records and the result is pretty damn good.

[@Producelikeapro]

Thanks ever so much John!

[@Producelikeapro]

@@luciferpantykrist7570 thanks for sharing!

[@jeremyjames8678]

Marvelous track! Love the Motown sound

[@Producelikeapro]

Thanks ever so much Jeremy!

[@rome8180]

I kind of want to mix this myself to try a more traditional Motown sound on the bass. I want to see if the dead, muted James Jamerson sound would work.

[@Producelikeapro]

Do it! Download the tracks and mix it the way you hear it

[@mixinthecloud3338]

Looking forward to putting my own spin on these tracks. I think that's worth a few dollars for the cause. Thanks, Warren.

[@Producelikeapro]

Thanks ever so much! Hope you enjoy it!

[@antcall6779]

Dave is amazing

[@Producelikeapro]

Yes, he is!

[@indieric]

Incredible insight.

[@richardsisk1770]

Great peek into pro mixing! Thank You

[@Producelikeapro]

Thanks ever so much Richard!

[@sonicmistress]

That's a mix away from being a Northern Soul, talc dropping, class tune. Nice.

[@Producelikeapro]

Thanks John! Glad you like it!

[@HitTheRoadMusicStudio]

This is amazing, wonderful, and inspiring! 🙏

[@Producelikeapro]

Thanks ever so much Ady!!

[@jimp.7286]

What a great segment to follow up the ticket to ride video. This song? A great cover and a really great mix. Loved-it! If he was working for smooth with all that going on - I'd say he got it. After working on the ticket to ride stems - gonna go back have a look at the verb again and maybe dump some of the stereo. Anyway, huge fan of the king/goffin songs and have covered a few over the years. Thanks again. Cheers.

[@Producelikeapro]

Thanks ever so much Jim! I really appreciate your great comment!

[@doug.heartstringssound]

Thank you for this Warren and Produce Like a Pro! You all Rock!

[@Producelikeapro]

Thanks ever so much Doug!

[@doug.heartstringssound]

@@Producelikeapro Really, thank you Warren!

[@Producelikeapro]

@@doug.heartstringssound you’re too kind my friend! I really appreciate your support

[@normclemis1221]

Simple and done well!

[@Producelikeapro]

Thanks ever so much!

[@LoveMeBack]

Love it so much. Great song, great mix.

[@Producelikeapro]

Thanks ever so much!

[@melodious2261]

Wow.. Great song.

[@Producelikeapro]

Thanks ever so much!

[@garethde-witt6433]

Ahh 🥰🥰 one of my favourite songs, I’m currently rehearsing for a show which includes this song.

[@Producelikeapro]

That's wonderful Gareth!

[@richardmcarthur40]

“I’m not doing anything” - then you see all those fader rides! How do you even begin to do that on so many tracks? He must have an idea in his head what it will sound like in the end? MDN did a cracking video on that but I’d love to see more on the art of fader riding.

[@Producelikeapro]

Indeed Richard. Dave is making a point that he didn't do a ton of compression, EQ etc, he did mainly fader rides, replacing what most people would use compression for, very Al Schmitt!

[@sgfdancecompany]

Great, thanks so much Warren!!!!

[@Producelikeapro]

You’re very welcome

[@Czyszy]

I've waited so long for a Rundgren cover to appear on this channel.

[@toddgreenwood9631]

Hmmmm ... what about a Rundgren cover on your channel? (I just noticed you had a pretty busy channel yourself. I didn't notice if their already was a Rundgren cover but I did notice that you are quite capable. Cheers mate. Let me know when "Want Of A Nail" is ready.)

[@Producelikeapro]

MOre to come Czyszy! Stay tuned!

[@Producelikeapro]

@@toddgreenwood9631 absolutely! Agreed 100%!

[@rinosphere]

That's great. Underlines how much strength there is in good quality stems where a lot of the tonal/FX/pan decisions have been made. Streamlines everything. Thanks!

[@Producelikeapro]

Thanks Rino!

[@vampyros1]

The absolutely towering genius production skills of Todd Rundgren become very apparent when listening to his brilliant song as produced by… well, anyone else. Thanks for posting.

[@andreirlmeier]

what I absolutely still need in the studio is the hit spray

[@Producelikeapro]

Haha at one stage he was selling it!

[@johnsnyder4949]

all i can say is wow.

[@Producelikeapro]

Thanks ever so much John!

[@thejigantics2641]

Loved this…..loved Goffin King and the mighty Motown….is the Hit Spray available commercially. If so I have a London Bridge I can sell you

[@Producelikeapro]

Haha yes, the US already bought London Bridge! Rumour has they thought they were buying Tower Bridge!

[@cooperarbogast4018]

I'm crying thinking about doing this level of automation on my single fader faderport

[@Producelikeapro]

Haha yes! Try it!

[@willwilliams8037]

hey dave how are You cool video I use to be one of your assistants at larrabee sound this is willie will keep up the good work

[@Producelikeapro]

That's vey cool to hear! Dave is wonderful guy!

[@Beatledave7]

Do you get a refund on the Hit Spray if it doesn’t work? 😁 Wonderful sounding track, love the sound of Louise’s voice in this.

[@Producelikeapro]

Haha who knows? You have to use it with the Boss Talent Enhancer pedal!

[@Beatledave7]

@@Producelikeapro haha indeed...but I hear there's been a run on those & they're all sold out!

[@drindy5166]

Liked!!!

[@andreirlmeier]

Done

[@Producelikeapro]

Thanks ever so much!

[@Producelikeapro]

@@andreirlmeier marvellous!

[@FireMoon42]

Always thought Todd's original version was Todd doing his own Motown version of Tomorrow Never Knows. Todd's has a lope to the rhythm which sorr of almost falls over itself on each turnaround. Not sure playing it straight works for me otherwise, really well done if a tad anodyne in flavour

[@Producelikeapro]

Indeed, I think its was very influenced by Carole King, who is of course Louise's Mum. The Louise heard it as a little girl she asked her Mum 'when did you write this song?'

[@MuddyGunns]

Where can I get some "hit spray" LOL ... no, seriously, where can I buy a can?

[@Producelikeapro]

Haha I think he was selling it at one stage

[@christopher-miles]

massy is very much the same: she say's she always likes to mix and bounce the drums as she goes and just commit to the sound at the time. i've always like approaches like that. this was great, cheers guys!

[@Producelikeapro]

Thanks ever so much

[@accentontheoff]

Any doubts I might have had about this video (not that I had any) were quickly dispelled by the excessive use of hit spray.

[@Producelikeapro]

Haha indeed! Very necessary

[@practice_Chinese_yoga]

Interesting mix session. The track could be described as laid back, with some emulation of Motown sound.

[@Producelikeapro]

Marvellous! Thanks Jane!

[@practice_Chinese_yoga]

@@Producelikeapro ❤️

[@motherofcups9374]

Thoses Scanlon Speakers really become your main speakers instead of the Genelec 8351 😮!!!!

[@Producelikeapro]

Haha I Love them! However, I will rotate

[@carlos-ni4hn]

Hey bro you can do a video whith the engenier of nba youngboy "jason goldberg " teaching us how he mixing and master the song fish scale . Bless this channel

[@Producelikeapro]

Thanks Carlos! I appreciate the idea

[@carlos-ni4hn]

@@Producelikeapro I would love to see a trap vibe on the channel and with the best engineer in the best channel🔥

[@Producelikeapro]

@@carlos-ni4hn thanks! Yes, showcasing all genres is very important to me!

[@carlos-ni4hn]

@@Producelikeapro Do you think it will be possible to bring the engineer before the end of the year?

[@yanii_138]

@@carlos-ni4hn that would be incredibol

[@johnstrawberriusfields]

i MISS HUGOS taco's Breakfast Burrito!

[@Producelikeapro]

Very nice!

[@Thom726]

Motown is right!

[@Producelikeapro]

Absolutely!

[@splashesin8]

🎇💗😃

[@Producelikeapro]

Thanks ever so much Audrey!

[@thejigantics2641]

Who am I to disagree, but the hi hat opening and closing is more disco than Motown. I know this is a mix and not a production vid. The drums don’t have that enviable loose sound which was down to the players and really difficult to replicate.

[@Producelikeapro]

Interesting. Several comments saying how much looser this version is than the original. Just goes to show no one person hears things the same way.

[@cheungcfoo]

The longest intro I ever seen 😂

[@mitkothemacedonian]

Whoa, you scrolled through Bono real fast, I guess he is not the face to promote when gathering donations 😆

[@Producelikeapro]

Bono isn’t on the list. What did you see him? Ha

[@mitkothemacedonian]

@@Producelikeapro thank goodness 🤣

[@Producelikeapro]

@@mitkothemacedonian haha funny