Episode 2
In this Puremix exclusive, Joe opens up the multitrack and breaks down the mix while explaining how the decisions for the final shape of the song began in pre-production and how there were executed through the final mix.
Watch as Joe:
- Explains the process he and the band went through from pre-production to the studio and why he thinks pre-production is one of the most essential steps in record making
- Demonstrates his approach to adding drum samples to a song
- Shows each of his three drum parallel busses and explains how he used them on different sections of the song
- Breaks down each source and parallel chain on the bass guitar and how he blends them to craft the final tone
- Goes through each guitar track and how he added life to their tones with EQ and time-based effects
- Breaks down his approach to the lead vocal with multiple parallel compression busses that fill in dynamic gaps and craft a powerful vocal that commands attention from the listener
- Explores each of his vocal effect chains and explains how he created dynamic reverbs and delays that add exciting moments throughout the track
- Goes piece by piece through his meticulously designed stereo bus chain, from the converters to summing bus, to outboard Chandler Curve Bender, Shadow Hills Compressor, SSL Fusion, back into Pro Tools via his Burl Bombers A/D converter
Don't miss out on this incredible opportunity to join Joe Chiccarelli as he deconstructs his mix of "Do It Over" by The Districts. Gain invaluable insights, learn expert techniques, and get ready to be inspired and educated by one of the industry's finest.
Hardware
Burl B2 Bomber
Burl B32 Vancouver
Chandler EMI TG12345 Curve Bender
Shadow Hills Mastering Compressor
Solid State Logic Fusion
Software
Acustica El Rey
Acustica Purple 2AA
AIR Stereo Width
Antares Auto-Tune Pro
Dyn 3 De-Esser
EQ3
Eventide H 910 Dual Harmonizer
Eventide Tricerachorus
FabFilter Pro Q3
Leapwing Audio CenterOne
Lowender
Pulsar Echorec
Softube Abbey Road RS127 Box
Softube Chandler Limited Zener Bender
Softube Transient Shaper
Soundtoys EchoBoy
Soundtoys MicroShift
Steven Slate Trigger 2
UAD AMS RMX16
UAD API 550A
UAD dbx 160
UAD EMT 140
UAD Fairchild 660
UAD Neve 33609 C
UAD Pultec EQP-1A
UAD SSL E Channel Strip
Valhalla Vintage Verb
Waves API-500
Waves API-550 B
Waves API-560
Waves CLA-76
Waves MDMX Overdrive
The Districts are an American rock band originally from Lititz, Pennsylvania.
The group was formed in 2009 while members Rob Grote, Mark Larson, Connor Jacobus, and Braden Lawrence were all still in high school. In 2015, the group's second full-length album, "A Flourish and a Spoil". This album peaked at #7 on the Billboard Heatseekers chart and #28 on the Top Independent Albums chart. In August 2017, the band released their third full-length album, "Popular Manipulations". Their latest album "Great American Painting" was released in 2022.