MIX PROTÉGÉ | Jesse Lewis | Favorites https://mixprotege.com/members/jlew/activity/favorites/ Activity feed of Jesse Lewis's saved posts. Sun, 12 Apr 2026 16:29:58 -0700 https://buddypress.org/?v=2.21.0 en-US 30 hourly 2 a0485f55ddb846d9c146499fb684fd71 Dana Nielsen posted a new post. https://mixprotege.com/?p=17059 Fri, 13 Mar 2026 19:55:41 -0700
How to Add Reverb to Acoustic Instruments Without Muddying Your Mix

Learn 6 simple tricks for adding reverb to acoustic instruments without muddying your mix, including EQ, pre-delay, and send techniques.

]]> 2 0417a75ddfb26b7a997a21170692b3d1 Dana Nielsen posted a new post. https://mixprotege.com/?p=16953 Thu, 26 Feb 2026 18:31:35 -0800
How to Know When Your Mix Is Done (Fresh Ears Test)

One of the hardest parts of mixing isn’t EQ or compression — it’s knowing when your mix is actually done. In this member story, we explore how fresh ears and trusted feedback helped turn an “almost…

]]> 3 0ddbea31205c596f5015965ef94f7480 Paul Tucci started the discussion Inspiring Christmas song in the forum Member Spotlight https://mixprotege.com/forums/discussion/inspiring-christmas-song/ Tue, 24 Dec 2024 18:46:32 -0800 Inspiring Christmas song

How did we fit such a big choir in the garage studio?? I always revisit this every year about this time.

Merry Christmas y’all.

Or Festivus.

However you celebrate

PT

]]> 87da5959e656b5fe25fe437f52afc6f1 Joe Robinson started the discussion Solar / Battery location recording in the forum Member Spotlight https://mixprotege.com/forums/discussion/solar-battery-location-recording/ Thu, 19 Dec 2024 19:01:29 -0800 Solar / Battery location recording

Since it is the season, i’ll share my Christmas album here – this was recorded with batteries / solar in a lakeside Quebec cabin. I was unexpectedly stuck in Canada for 3 months in 2021 trying to sort out my wife’s K1 VISA – I put the time to use by arranging and recording this project. I sourced a pair of DPA 4011 mics and a Bryston mic pre…

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]]> 0b74960ccd5db895f801a6d9a7e06807 Dana Nielsen replied to the discussion Recording in a slot canyon? in the forum Member Spotlight https://mixprotege.com/forums/discussion/recording-in-a-slot-canyon/#post-6900 Tue, 17 Dec 2024 09:22:41 -0800 Reply to Recording in a slot canyon?

Here are a few short vids too of the day this vid was recorded! (The website didn’t want me to co-mingle photos and vids for some reason, so I’m adding them separately) – Enjoy!

]]> 16e91d7c543abff3591ea9e8f202eb7d Dana Nielsen replied to the discussion Recording in a slot canyon? in the forum Member Spotlight https://mixprotege.com/forums/discussion/recording-in-a-slot-canyon/#post-6896 Tue, 17 Dec 2024 09:19:53 -0800 Reply to Recording in a slot canyon?

OMG! I have a zillion wonderful memories of that epic adventure while watching this video again, @jlew, @horse, and @phillipbroussard!!! Gonna post a few pics here if I can. That particular day was a freaking SCORTCHER! 🥵 And the hike to that spot, carrying all our equipment … @detective just be happy we wore anything at all! LOLOL

What…

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]]> ff6eecd50762847992bf64d9a440c11a Dana Nielsen started the discussion Native Instruments Sale Features Instruments I Helped Create! in the forum Plugins, Virtual Instruments, Samples https://mixprotege.com/forums/discussion/native-instruments-sale-features-instruments-i-helped-create/ Wed, 09 Oct 2024 23:31:12 -0700 Native Instruments Sale Features Instruments I Helped Create!

Hey all,

Me and two of our fellow Mix Protégés have a virtual instrument company called Skybox Audio. We make deep-sampled, highly-realistic digital recreations of acoustic and electric instruments such as pianos, wurlitzers, rhodes, dulcitones, etc., which run on Native Instruments’ Kontakt platform.

Native Instruments are running an NKS Partner…

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]]> a791935abcda99dfade5f35161dd7681 Dana Nielsen replied to the discussion Way To You - Mix feedback please in the forum Member Spotlight https://mixprotege.com/forums/discussion/way-to-you-mix-feedback-please/#post-6585 Wed, 09 Oct 2024 22:45:55 -0700 Reply to Way To You - Mix feedback please

Nice work, Jesse! Some great improvements in this v2 version! I made a quick video demonstrating my thoughts and suggestions… 😂

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