Ep.1 Fab mixing a rock song

Modern rock music has an expectation of tightness that bands must achieve in order to compete on alternative radio and modern rock playlists. In this tutorial, Grammy winner Fab Dupont shows you how to make a hard rocking mix have has all the punch, sizzle, and pop that 21st century rock fans expect.

Fab uses Presonus Studio One Pro v3 as his canvas to sculpt his mix into a competitive modern rock track ready for radio.

This video is perfect for anyone wanting to go above and beyond that "home studio" sound and jump to the next level of professional polished audio engineering.

Topics Covered:

• Dangerous Music Converters, 2 Bus+, and Liaison
• Analog summing
• Studio One’s easy to use “Folder” style arrangement
• Treating rock vocal stacks
• Combining samples with acoustic drums
• Sidechain compression
• The importance of referencing your mixes

Get a chance at mixing the song yourself by downloading the multitrack.