Mixing Night - Live Q&A with Ken Lewis
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Join Ken Lewis, who has credits on 114 Gold & Platinum records and 30 years experience in the major label music industry. In these free monthly Mixing Night Audio livestreams, Ken answers a wide range of questions on music production, mixing and recording, as well as career development. He demonstrates cool techniques, shares insights, mixes live, challenges you with ear training exercises and offers practical advice. Come join the fun!
This episode covers:
0:00 Intro
8:25 Sprint Mix Queen's “Bohemian Rhapsody”
20:35 Ken shows how he got the Peter Griffin AI voice for Intro
25:06 Christmas Gift from Taylor Swift - a "Midnights" 10x Platinum Plaque
28:37 Q: “What Did You Mean By Rewind, Edit and Autotune?”
30:00 How To Setup a Vocal Microphone
32:52 LOLCOMP is a Cheat Code on the Vocal Chain
38:13 How to Prepare for the Kanye West Chant Vocals
40:58 Ken Gives more Vocal Tips and Sings Chants
46:11 Blending Vocals
50:14 Finalizing the Chants
52:42 Marcus Manderson’s Mixing Night Man of Mystery
56:01 Vocal Performance and Production Tips
1:00:59 Best Vocal Tip to Direct Artists
1:05:55 Vocal Comping
1:16:30 The Point of Comping
1:21:01 Q: “Do You Use Melodyne?”
1:21:47 Q: "Was your vocal chain just the mic pre into ProTools into LOLCOMP?"
1:22:16 Q: “Can You Show Autotune Working?”
1:29:21 Q: “What Was That Little Phone Keyboard App You Just Used?”
1:31:14 Ken's Best Vocal Tips Ever
1:39:34 Q: “Would You Put GreenHAAS On The Vocal Bus For The Song You Were Playing?”
1:40:50 More of Ken's Best Vocal Tips Ever
1:48:20 Livestream Giveaway -DJ Swivel Big Distortion Energy (BDE) Plugin
1:51:39 Mike Stone taught Ken Vocal Comping
1:53:56 Q: “What Are Tips For Setting Delays With Vocals?”
1:57:49 Q: ”If You Feed the Click, Any Tips on Making It Comfortable for the Singer?”
1:59:16 Q: “Any New Mixing Videos Coming?”
2:02:16 End
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