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of their flat characteristics and then I have a [Jason] One of the great things about the pair of Avantones that I use for mixing levels. way that our church is set up is that our Audio The avantones are meant to emulate that end- Department is an extension of our Worship [WM] Well thank you for all of this, is there user experience rather than a HiFi system. I’m Department rather than a traditional AVL/ anything else you want to say before we go? constantly switching between them and then Media Department. Our worship pastor is very also between stereo and mono. clear on the vision for our musicians and our [Jason] Sure, I know there are a lot of audio mixes. They need to sound like the record. We engineers out there right now trying to figure try very hard to get “ourselves” out of the mix. out this broadcasting/streaming thing. Just [WM] Why switch from stereo to mono? try to know the songs inside and out.  Our musicians work very hard on only playing know that you can do it. There are resources [Jason] There are a few reasons to switch your the parts on the record. So that's my starting out there. Don’t be afraid to reach out to reference around. One is phasing. Something place. If it's a new song that has more of a someone who's already doing it. I constantly can sound spectacular in stereo and then synth-pop feel, I’ll favor those backing tracks try to surround myself with people who are summed to mono (which is what a lot of cell and synth leads and turn the guitars down. If doing what I do that are better than me. It's not phones will do, especially when streaming) it's a jam band song that is mostly guitars and a competition, it's all about growing the church parts of the mix phase out. I have to make sure drums, let's rock. If it's a vocal heavy song with and bettering ourselves in our craft. We are a it translates to mono. If it sounds good in mono, a huge call and response feel, then let those small community of people who normally aren't it's going to sound great in stereo.  vocals shine. It's all about knowing that original the most extraverted and don’t like to admit recording inside and out. I try to make it a point when we are over our heads. But the people [WM] Alright, last thing before we go, tell me to memorise every drumbeat, every guitar solo, who are called to this need to know that we about your approach to mixing when it comes every synth lead line, every vocal harmony. That aren’t alone and that we need to take a deep to the music. Where do you approach your comes with practice. I’ll listen to the multitracks breath and keep going.  mix from? Drums and vocals? Backing tracks? of the songs when they come out, I’ll listen to Guitar heavy? guitar tutorials even though I don’t play guitar, I 10 SPECIAL EDITION Subscribe for Free...