🎚️ Friday Fader: 4-Steps to EQ ANYTHING!

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Salutations, studio savages!

Rip open that Costco-sized bag of Halloween candy you “bought for tricker treaters” and strap-in for a sugar rush… it’s time for the Friday Fader – your weekly recap of Mix Protégé sweetness.

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Hearing EQ anomalies and what to do about it

Lucas Lee is curious why the same EQ model made by two different plug-in manufacturers can sound so different from each other. I responded with WHY that phenomenon exists, WHAT exactly I do about it, PLUS my 4-step process I use to EQ everything … read more

🔎 Jesse Lewis lit up the Member Spotlight this week with a brand new, awe-inspiring, instrumental track ❤️‍🔥 showcasing the Arturia Moog soft-synth he’s been re-amping through a Princeton Reverb amp. Be sure to check it out and weigh in with your constructive ideas and high fives!

👻 And let’s hear it for our awesome new members this week, Lucas Lee and Casey Nielsen! (Casey, a.k.a. my uber-talented brother-from-the-same-mother, a.k.a. “Kwas”, a.k.a. “Special Guy” – love u, bro bro!) I’m super pumped both Casey and Lucas have joined us. 🤗 Take a moment to fill out your profiles with pics and info so we can get to know ya better!

🎬 Lastly, a reminder to watch the latest livestream replay before it’s gone!

… well, it won’t be “gone, gone” … but once the timer ends it will only be accessible to peeps enrolled in a related course.

Have a superb Friday, yall!

Faders forever,

Dana

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Dana Nielsen

Dana Nielsen is a Grammy-nominated mixer, engineer, producer, and multi-instrumentalist known for his work with SZA, Rihanna, Adele, Post Malone, The Smashing Pumpkins, Neil Young, Justin Timberlake, Weezer, The Avett Brothers, Bob Dylan, and Kanye West. A frequent collaborator with legendary producer, Rick Rubin, Nielsen has amassed credits that run the stylistic gamut from Neil Diamond to Slayer and just about everything in between.

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🎚️ Friday Fader: I’m pretty sure this is legal…

Step into your studio slippers and sidechain that Distressor with a steady drip of eggnog… It’s time for the Friday Fader – your Mix Protégé peek at the week!
Heads up: some links require login – just log in once, if needed, and u should be good to go!
I’m pretty sure this is legal …”
Paul Tucci used RipX DAW, Izotope RX, and other tools to “reimagine” several songs by one of his (and my) favorite bands for this excellent mashup in the Member Spotlight forum!
This was an exploration of…

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Mixing Indie Folk Vocals (feat Cammy Kurtzman)

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Strymon BigSky Plugin: Reverb Review

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🎚️ Friday Fader: Fix it at THE SOURCE? 🧐

Salutations, studio savages!
Slip on your boogie shoes, it’s time for the Friday Fader – your weekly recap of Mix Protégé goodness!
Who’m I kidding tho … I’ve been glued to my studio chair the past few weeks grinding on mix deadlines, avoiding sunlight like it’s poison, nourishing my lumpy…

Dana Nielsen

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Hearing EQ anomalies and what to do about it

🎬 Lastly, a reminder to watch the latest livestream replay before it’s gone!

Dana

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