Tech House Mixing Explained

In this in-depth mixing tech house video course, house music guru Larry Holcombe walks you through everything you need to know in order to create an awesome-sounding tech house mix—from the prepping stage all the way through to the final bus processing. You'll learn invaluable skills like how to use parallel compression, saturation, clipping, sidechaining, and much more. By the end, you'll be ready to implement your newfound skills to produce a mix you can truly be proud to share. These videos are designed for tech house producers looking to improve their mixes.

Videos

• Mix Prep & Volume Balance (14:45) - This video introduces the series and discusses prepping the mix and setting a basic working volume balance built around the kick.

• Sidechaining & Transient Shaping (08:31) - Here, we discuss adding sidechaining to get the mix pumping and changing the volume envelope of loops and individual sounds.

• Subtractive EQ (11:28) - Next up, we filter out unwanted hum and air to make sure our compressors aren't creating density in unwanted areas of the frequency spectrum.

• Compression (15:59) - This video is concerned with creating a sense of front-back perspective using compression. This is done by varying attack and release times.

• Additive EQ (15:35) - Next up, we bring out certain sounds using additive boosting EQ, which helps focus the midrange.

• Spatial Effects (18:20) - This video covers the addition of stereo width, early reflections, and reverb to help fill the space we have carved out in the mix.

• Saturation & Parallel Processing (17:29) - Discover how adding saturation and NY-style compression can help add hype to the mix.

• Clipping (10:10) - In this video, we demonstrate managing transients to make sure our master limiter will not be overworked.

• Stereo Bus Processing (05:12) - Finally, we add a mid/side compressor to gel the mix and maintain the spatial balance we've created.