MixWithTheMasters Inside the Track #89 Jaycen Joshua TUTORiAL

After years mixing on his trusted SSL console, Jaycen Joshua has gone fully in the box. In this new series, the multi-platinum engineer demonstrates his all-new digital workflow as used on the mix of a brand-new anthem by C. Tangana.

The mix is a masterclass in balance, transient control and 3D panning, featuring explosive percussion and a supercharged low-end designed to make stadiums shake.

After years mixing on his trusted SSL console, Jaycen Joshua has gone fully in the box. In this new series, the multi-platinum engineer demonstrates his all-new digital workflow by taking us inside the mix of a brand-new single by C. Tangana. Composed as an anthem for one of Spain's most celebrated football clubs, the track is packed full of striking group vocals, explosive percussion and a supercharged low-end designed to make stadiums shake. In this 4-part series, Jaycen works his way through the song's dense arrangement and showcases the steps he took to bring the artist's vision to life. He dives into the inner workings of his mixing workflow, offering expert techniques for compression, equalization and harmonic excitement. He even shares his signature 'low-end theory', a novel approach that allows him to achieve clarity, power and punch all the way down to the lowest frequencies.

Part1
16 min
Session overview, mixing template, drum bus, harmonic excitement, creating depth

Part 2
16min
Bass bus, gain structure, low-end side-chain, percussion

Part 3
12 min
Horns, flutes, organ, synths, strings, guitars, chants, track enhancement, vocal busses, multiband compression

Part 4
10 min
Vocal FX, resonance control, vocal compression, blending busses, mix bus treatment, loudness

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