Jake Jackson – Orchestral Mixing

PROFESSIONAL TECHNIQUES HONED AT LONDON’S AIR STUDIOS

Learn to mix both sampled and live orchestral music with acclaimed mix engineer, Jake Jackson. In eight entertaining hours of video, follow every stage of the process, from setting up your DAW for mixing audio tracks, to EQ, compression and choice of reverb. In 8 hours of fun videos, learn professional techniques that are just as effective in your home studio as at the world-famous AIR Studios in London, where the course was filmed. Then practice for real with downloadable stems of orchestral recordings.

LEARN HOW TO SCULPT ORCHESTRAL MIXES

The course comes with orchestral recordings, both sampled and live, that you can mix yourself alongside Jake Jackson. Learn how to effectively use EQ, compression and reverb to sculpt your mix, and explore using track routing and busses to maximise your workflow.

• Four complete orchestral tracks for you to mix at home.
• Over-the-shoulder mixing tutorials with acclaimed mix engineer, Jake Jackson.
• Learn how to set up your DAW to mix with.
• Work with both sampled and live orchestral recordings.
• Choose and implement the right reverb for your mix.
• Learn effective use of EQ and compression.

What You’ll Learn In Orchestral Mixing

BALANCING YOUR ORCHESTRAL TEMPLATE

Before you even get to mix your own sampled tracks, you need a well balanced orchestral template. In this section, we walk you through how to set up your template so that mixing samples becomes a great deal easier.

SETTING UP YOUR DAW FOR MIXING

How to set up your project, busses and routing, compressors, EQ, and reverb. Establishing a well thought out template will give you the freedom to mix effectively and get the best out of your music.

MIXING SAMPLED ORCHESTRAL TRACKS

Watch Jake mix a sampled orchestral track from scratch. Learn his workflow and the specific techniques he uses to bring the orchestral mockup to life. This is a comprehensive guide to sampled mixing. Load up the track in your own DAW and follow along at home.

MIXING LIVE ORCHESTRAL TRACKS

Now learn a completely new set of skills as Jake walks you through a live orchestral mix. Working with a 70-piece film orchestral recording, he shows you the workflow and special considerations to adopt when mixing live orchestra. Again, load up the track in your own DAW and follow along at home.

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