Max Morton: Having a Musician’s Mindset as a Producer

Max Morton is Ukrainian producer and musician best known for his work with Jinjer, IGNEA, Morton, and other metal bands.

IN THIS EPISODE, YOU’LL LEARN ABOUT:

• Being able to relate to musicians and coach them
• Improving your own musicianship through recording
• Making musicians comfortable in the studio
• Recording guitars using DIs and reamping vs capturing live amps
• Tips for recording with DIs
• Should you record guitars using gates?
• How string and pick selection impact the sound of your guitars
• Recording metal vocals
• Controlling screaming vocals
• Being strategic with headphone mixes for singers
• A simple process for layer vocals and building harmonies
• How to get a solid low end in metal music
• Using tools like compressors and EQs as analyzers

To learn more about Max Morton, visit: https://mortonstudio.com/

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