Mixing Masterclass: Analog Sounds in the Box with Rich Chycki

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In this MixCon presentation, Rich Chycki, a master mixer for the likes of Rush, Dream Theater, Aerosmith and more, takes us for a tour of a real progressive rock mix with a special emphasis on emulating the iconic and organic sounds of classic analog consoles in the box.
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[@mlgomes1]

00:00 Presentation 01:35 Intro 02:43 Music 03:25 Rich Mix Preview 08:30 VCAs 35:28 Bass 38:28 Guitars 40:40 Keys 46:35 FX 47:24 Master Section

[@mixclubstudios]

9:40 Drums 34:57 Tiled Room 44:40 Keys

[@jimmyneutron1889]

Gating a delay tail to minimize unwanted sounds to keep a mix sonically balanced is a great tip. Thanks.

[@sebprovision]

What I like about Rich is that he uses a variety of plugins from different guys. He's not a 'so and so' plugin snob. If you get what I mean? Some good insights, I like the template routing.

[@sINGLE_hANDED]

Whoa! really tons of good information here! Thanks everybody!

[@benbraidfoot6157]

Some really different and interesting techniques! Thanks SonicScoop for all the fantastic Masterclasses!!!

[@xaosnox]

Love this guys work. He uses the same approach that I've found works best for me, but for someone who listens to the minute differences in sound quality for a living, he sure does smack his gum awfully loud! I'm gonna have to run RX Mouth Noise on this before I can finish it!

[@NewHopeAudio]

the gum chewing and breathing were really well mic'ed

[@Jalliams]

Do you even ASMR bro 😋

[@vigilant545]

I'd love to see some on/off examples, just to hear the differences.

[@petegiant]

Yeah I tend to agree, however I think it would take too long for this format. I think it's more valuable him talking through the reasons why.

[@BihlerOfficial]

Amazing masterclasses. Thank you!

[@GregLassalle2015]

Thank you. Tons of great info and tips.

[@coyoteserranoband]

Subbed!! Beats school!..sorta.. went to school for music ed and feel like I know nothing about recording. This helps:) thanks for sharing this excellent content!!

[@danielnahuelpi]

That's the Mangini's sound DT need in their next album!!!

[@nevessl998]

@Sample Dude If that was true, DT would not be were they are today.

[@zeppo20]

Great masterclass. Thank you...

[@WheelieMix]

Multiband for controlling hi hat bleed on the snare, that's brilliant...

[@NBdrumsOficial]

Exactly like i use on my snare. Same plugin and similar setings. Works great

[@GeorgePiazza]

I love using multiband for all kinds of things, especially mild instrumental ducking when the vocals or lead instruments come in - that carves out a little extra room just for the frequencies that the vox need to be present without pushing everything else down full band. My fav for this is izotope's Alloy 2.

[@hugovallada6744]

press play... omg we work with sound

[@arande3]

After studying up on the currents mixing culture, I think my limitations are less than my mixing skills and More in my arrangements skills and knowing how to put different instruments together

[@simontrem080]

Interesting, but not enough audio exemples, too much gum chewing

[@jesse_cole]

By 5:15, we all learned that we can do this all in the box... if we have the mixing console from the old Sound City.

[@rafaelmarchanteangulo4582]

at 4:55 he says they recorded drums there. does he say elsewhere they mixed them there too?

[@ERICdaGREAT09]

rafael marchante angulo doesn’t matter the drums sound great before he even gets to mixing.

[@rafaelmarchanteangulo4582]

@@ERICdaGREAT09 Totally. It goes without saying. Still the tutorial was not "how to mix crappy sounding stems and make them sound great". It's "Analog Sounds in the Box". Whith this level of guest you would not expect the takes to sound crap or be recorded in a mediocre studio... ultimately this is just promo for their soft plugins. If we learn stuff in the process so much better for us

[@ERICdaGREAT09]

rafael marchante angulo right but the analog sound isn’t coming solely from ITB plugs. It was already baked in before the plugs even hit it. So the title is still a bit misleading. Yea he’s still mixing like it was an analog desk. But that “analog” sound was already there. He’s not showing here how to achieve it.

[@rafaelmarchanteangulo4582]

@@ERICdaGREAT09 right. as you know the industry is quite compartmentalized. people at this level are not expected to take care of every step of a recording generally. If you're a mixing engineer you take care of that part of the process (which is what this tutorial is about). if you get given tracks to work with that don't sound good (or analog, or anuything else) reverting them to sounding good (or analog or anything else) is probably impossible, or in any case unrelated to what this video is about. I was not expecting, upon beginning to watch thi video, that the mixing process was going to involve any magic of that sort. Just top notch recordings being mixed in the box etc..

[@arande3]

Lol when he played the track, I thought it was some sort of professional track you laid with the video but then I realized he's the one who mixed it. Hahaha super professional sound

[@xx11xx11xx]

does he look like an older dwight schrute or am I high

[@maxuno8524]

😂🤣

[@jimmyneutron1889]

Great thing this was recorded to video, seems like nothing got into anyone attending lol. Thanks for the upload. P.s. Anyone got a link to UA Plugins cracked ver.

[@morbidmanmusic]

Buy plugins, stop using cracks. It's shitting where you eat.

[@twilightbiscuit]

So Dwight Schrute is also a top level mixer, nice

[@bernie8835]

A masterclass in plugin salesmanship.😂

[@mastershake9374]

It would have been nice to hear what the plugins do..

[@the-LeoKnightus]

Good grief! That's a lot of drums and sounds like he uses all of em. Rich is very articulate...explaining things with verbiage that I immediately understand. Some commenters don't like the gum chewing...ok. whatever, dudes drums sound killer.

[@theravenskillrebelmilitia139]

You haven't heard Dream Theater's last two albums.

[@terreseco]

Cant find the song? anyone?

[@mlgomes1]

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[@Pomtayer597]

I have a stupid question but i'd liked to if the the left and right samples are stereo channels panned left and right or mono channels panned left and right?

[@Richard_P_James]

Great masterclass (except for the mic'd up gum chewing!)

[@owlsonik37]

Lecture/demonstration 101, spit out gum before starting

[@syndiko]

yep thats right

[@EricSmith-zh3di]

Sis Sfate has

[@sonicfigures]

Too many examples... Obviously not for starters .. Very well explained :-)

[@kaislivesoundchannel4706]

So this is a pro audio content….who the hell put the headset on that guy ?

[@zach9809]

What up moe?

[@thebigpicture2455]

He just explained most of the tracks. Didn't even play them individually.

[@piano25]

10:30

[@morbidmanmusic]

A bit of attitude about emulated guitar, but ususe samples?!

[@Sixalienasa]

Stone the Crows Mate pass out the Aspros.

[@kraznet]

Interesting stuff but audio examples of the techniques he is describing would go a long way. It's a wasted opportunity.

[@sampledude8846]

lol, these prog rock guys

[@РоманДуменков]

Subtitles please...,)

[@nathanielcampos8306]

as someone who is new to audio engineer, I have the utmost respect for multi instrumentalist engineers. no way my young ass has thew time, patience or money to learn all this stuff. Ill stick to hip hop lmao

[@dannydaniel1234]

Wow! I would never use a plugin on my music.

[@morbidmanmusic]

Then you won't be recording ever in the future. Once your tape machine dies, you will use a plugin. What is the issue? Nothing!

[@johnd942]

The gum chewing is absolutely so rude and disgusting! No manners in this man!

[@iOWNyouFOOLaskYOmama]

Oh shut the fuck up!

[@theravenskillrebelmilitia139]

This guy ruined Dream Theater like Bob Rock ruined Metallica. Canada sure produces some "gems."

[@nandoblondemobydick5438]

as we use reference songs for mixing, should be good use reference YT video to compare ITB vs Analog, in the ¨mix with the masters¨ series it is very funny to me when i listen to Tchad Black who mix ITB then i switch and listen to Andy Wallace or Brauer with his big console and his racks, to me the big consoles works are far aways more powerfull and beautifull sounding than those who mix ITB, i agree there are lots of reasons to mix ITB today but the sound quality is not one IMHO ;-)

[@GeorgePiazza]

There are ways to get analog sound ITB, but he only touches on a few. Sad.

[@kaiulrich6185]

the worst positioning of a headset mic I have ever seen

[@everythingmusic8459]

I am doing mixing everyday

[@eurobeatz5250]

Who gives a fuck if he is chewing gum. God forbid you do something you like while giving a lesson

[@joulesrutherford9611]

errrm...

[@ernieg]

That BELLY THO! YOU EATING GOOD FAM!

[@alfonsomartinez2751]

The only thing that sounded good here was the snare drum To me this guy destroyed DT sound Maybe his digital approach Hope he founds a better sound that suits DT

[@martywhite1084]

I don’t take any audio advice from a channel that starts such a video with sampled double bass horseshit.