Kevin Killen on Setting Reverbs, Vocal-First Mixing, UAD and More [MixCon Video]

[@---4385]

Honestly, honesty is the only way to truely be.

[@davearooney]

I've watched this video around 20 times now - each time I pick out another nuance - love it!

[@horowizard]

He's one of the most musical engineers around. Just brilliant.

[@waynerand1265]

i've seen quite a lot of these type videos and this is for sure one of the best i've seen. big picture stuff, simplicity, never losing sight of the ultimate goal(s) of mixing.

[@rome8180]

The effects he uses on the vocals add so much emotion. I always struggle with that. I feel like I'm adding reverb and delay just to add it, and I can never quite achieve the emotional effect I want.

[@SteveStockmalMusic]

26:28 “Grabbed a box af percussion, dropped it on the floor”.... Priceless, love it !!!!

[@cabuffal0]

This episode is the best I watched so far.

[@krisscanlon4051]

His work with U2 had defined a certain sound

[@srjackson722]

Great stuff here. It's amazing to see how much he can do with so few plug-ins. Also gives me great insight as to how much effects to use on a main vocal (it sounds pretty heavy when the vocal is soloed, but in the mix everything blends together perfectly). I tend to have my vocal mixes a bit dry, so this is really making me rethink my mixing process. Also, starting the mix with the vocals is genius

[@steveg219]

Great insight into the link between production and mixing

[@jimwilliams330]

Kevin is the man !

[@Tyrell_Corp2019]

I would LOVE to see another MixCon event in NYC/Brooklyn. Anything on the horizon this summer, 2024?

[@SonicScoop]

Would love to do it in person again sometime in the future. This year it is online only. But it would be fun to do this format again. -Justin

[@Tyrell_Corp2019]

@@SonicScoop Thanks for the update. Well, if anyone can make it happen, I know you can do it Justin. i’ll keep my ears open. ✌️

[@soulfaktor]

This is beautiful walk through...thank you for sharing.

[@---4385]

Beautiful Song

[@djflx3313]

Great video MixCon! And thank you Kevin for sharing your knowledge. Very interesting to hear your thought on production and mixing // FLX

[@MrJazzyshine]

Really great experiences and very cool analytical, if you have any mapping for your talking and ideas. should help us deep understanding cleary, you've done a great job. thanks.

[@IanRoss]

AWESOME song.

[@dwaynedelario]

Great video, thanks! The lead singer of this band sounds EXACTLY like Eric Johnson of The Fruit Bats. It's uncanny.

[@officialllchris]

Great video

[@davidkeller8084]

I have always started with the vocal an the accompanying instrument

[@KoolKatRecordingStudios]

Love it, Thanks Man. (Ps; by the way; what got my initial attention to this is I see your sticker of B&H on your laptop. I LOVE B&H, I just got some more new Gear in for my Studio, Yesterday.) Thanks Kevin & Sonic Scoop

[@amonchhetri1053]

beautiful lots of insights..thank u..

[@Hexspa]

Elegant mixing. I love D-Verb. Has it been made into a VST yet? I know Lo-Fi has been.

[@grahamtaylor6883]

Great video of a minimalist approach. I think the stems have been tracked to get the right sound he's looking for from the start. I guess for most of us who don't have a high end studio for tracking (i.e. straight through the audio interface), there would be a layer of EQ/Comp plugins on all the tracks first to get us to his starting point and then we can adopt a more minimal approach from there on.

[@brucelau7794]

It's very enlightenment.Thanks a lot!

[@rengrag4868]

great lessons...

[@fabiogermanotto5465]

whats the name of the band? that sounds so good

[@fabiogermanotto5465]

+Justin Colletti thank you very much

[@beefheart1410]

Anyone else think Kevin Killen looks briefly a little like Topper Headon from certain angles?

[@AudioPervert1]

can there be vocals without reverb ??? there can be vocals with distortion or even bit crusher?

[@toefes]

The sky is the limit, you can do whatever you'd like to do. If reverb doesn't float your boat, try a delay for example :)

[@duncaudible7226]

Does anyone know the plugin used on the guitar part that makes the pad sound? It sounds very interesting...

[@MichaelCosta_]

Sound Toys' Crystallizer - amazing harmonized delays!

[@hanguoguo8717]

Who can tell me? vocal sub master What is signal routing? There's no input over there

[@Hexspa]

"Interstitial," never heard that word before.

[@89eyes]

What is he borrowing from her make up bag? I don’t get it and it’s pissing me off.

[@---4385]

condoms. Women have their condoms in their make-up bag. 1. it doesn't get lost. 2. no men will look into it and recognize she's a slut. 3. when she "freshens up" for a guy she wants to fuck, she can put the condom into her pocket or something..that way there's no awkward searching it out, when the time comes. Well it's either that, or it's a weird guy that wears eyeliner. I hope this helps you out!

[@RockmannMusic]

Nice . . but the main guitar is definitely not an acoustic guitar

[@RockmannMusic]

The song is lame as fuck but the advice is quiet good ; ) Thanks