Vance Powell: Making Mixes With Character

Vance Powell is an American six-time Grammy Award winning record producer, engineer and mixer. His credits include Phish, Chris Stapleton, Jack White, Tyler Bryant & The Shakedown, The Raconteurs, The Dead Weather, The White Stripes, Arctic Monkeys, Wolfmother, Deadly Apples, Seasick Steve, Black Prairie, The Revivalists, Tinariwen, JEFF the Brotherhood, Daniel Ellsworth & The Great Lakes, and Martina McBride, among many others. IN THIS EPISODE, YOU’LL LEARN ABOUT: Working with Jack White and Chris Stapleton How his live sound experience influences his work in the studio The importance of “making decisions” while tracking Why he doesn’t edit his tracks Should you record with a click track? Imposter syndrome: How to learn from it Why doing “shootouts” is a bad idea Reverb vs delay: When it’s better to use one vs the other Using saturation: How to dial it in Where to use it His go-to pedals for saturation How using tape can give your drums a bigger sound Mixing Snare: How to make your snares sound more like a note vs a quick hit His go-to compression settings How to use a transient designer How to get the right tuning How to create ambience through mic positioning To learn more about Vance Powell, visit: http://www.sputniksound.com/vance/ To learn more tips on how to improve your mixes, visit https://masteryourmix.com/ Download your FREE copy of the Ultimate Mixing Blueprint: https://masteryourmix.com/blueprint/ Get your copy of the #1 Amazon bestselling book, The Mixing Mindset – The Step-By-Step Formula For Creating Professional Rock Mixes From Your Home Studio: https://masteryourmix.com/mixingmindsetbook/ Join the FREE MasterYourMix Facebook community: https://links.masteryourmix.com/community To make sure that you don’t miss an episode, make sure to subscribe to the podcast on iTunes or on Android. Have your questions answered on the show. Send them to [email protected] Thanks for listening! Please leave a rating and review on iTunes!