REQ: PUREMIX - John Paterno Mixing Lifeboats

In Episode 4 of our Lifeboats Series, Grammy Award Winning Engineer, John Paterno, opens the multitrack for the Will Knox song, "Lifeboats", and takes us all the way from hearing the song for the first time, to a completed powerful and energetic mix with his signature sound imprinted upon it.

In this 3 hour tutorial, learn how John:

Uses Analog EQs to commit sounds and add extra tone early in the process
Uses Mono delay on the drums to enhance the shuffle groove of the track
Cleans up clicks and pops that can be distracting and pull the listener out of the track
Reamps the guitars using a Little Labs PCP box, an Otis amplifier, a Universal Audio OX and a Chandler LTD-1
Controls the balance of the drums in the overhead mics
Deals with the phase relationship between a Bass DI and Amp
Monitors in Mono to fine tune balance relationships

Watch John Paterno's episode of our exclusive Lifeboats series, only on puremix.net

Software

Audio Ease Altiverb
Elysia mpressor
Empirical Labs Arousor
Fabfilter Pro-DS
Flux Solera V3
Ghz Lohi 3
McDsp AE600
McDsp Futzbox
Over Loud Echoson
SPL Iron
Softube RS127
Sound Toys Crystallizer
Sound Toys Devil-Loc
Sound Toys Primal Tap
UAD 1176 LN Rev E
UAD 1176 Rev A
UAD Ampeg B15N
UAD Ampex ATR-102
UAD Brigade Chorus
UAD EP-34 Tape Echo
UAD Fairchild 660
UAD Lexicon 480L
UAD UA610-A
Valhalla Uber Mod
ghz Wow Control 3
iZotope Ozone
iZotope RX De-Click
reMatrix

Hardware

Build Your Own Clone Vibrato
Chandler Limited Germanium
Chandler Limited LTD-1
Chandler Limited Little Devil
Empirical Labs Mike-E
Little Labs PCP Instrument Distro
Moog Mooger Fooger
OTIS Amp
Sony M7
Studio Electronics AN2 Stereo Simulator
UA Ox
Urei LA-3A