RSR408 - Bryan Cook - Mixing Advice for Pro Tools in the Box - Recording Studio Rockstars

RSR408 – Bryan Cook – Mixing Advice for Pro Tools in the Box

Don't touch that kick drum! Bryan talked about riding the drums during fills, adding drum distortion, setting up your Pro Tools mix template, how to mix with reverbs and delays, keeping the vocal realistic, and how to use mix bus plugins and stems.

My guest today is Bryan Cook a Los Angeles based mixer whose credits include U2, One Republic, the Raconteurs, Fleet Foxes, Iggy Pop, Queens of the Stoneage, Cold War Kids, Damien Rice, The Eels, and Autolu to name a few. He has been a previous guest on the podcast for episodes RSR333 where we talked about his beginning at Berklee School of Music, working at A&M Studios, mixing with composer/producer Michael Andrews, and his recent work on Jeff Goldblum’s latest album.

Today we will dive back into talking about mixing, and Bryan’s thought process and workflow in the studio to bring his experience to your home studio and help simplify what can seem like a very complex process.

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Website Links:

RSR333 – BRYAN COOK – PRODUCING AND MIXING TIPS – JEFF GOLDBLUM, U2, ONE REPUBLIC
https://www.bryancookmixer.com/



Additional podcast editing and production by:
Brayden Stremming
Vlad Vasilcenko

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