Vance Powell: Making Mixes with Character (Revisited)

Vance Powell is an American six-time Grammy Award-winning record producer, engineer, and mixer. His credits include Phish, Chris Stapleton, Jack White, Tyler Bryant & The Shakedown, The Raconteurs, The Dead Weather, The White Stripes, Arctic Monkeys, Wolfmother, Deadly Apples, Seasick Steve, Black Prairie, The Revivalists, Tinariwen, JEFF the Brotherhood, Daniel Ellsworth & The Great Lakes, and Martina McBride, among many others.

IN THIS EPISODE YOU’LL LEARN:

●  Working with Jack White and Chris Stapleton

●  How his live sound experience influences his work in the studio

●  The importance of “making decisions” while tracking

●  Why he doesn’t edit his tracks

●  Should you record with a click track?

●  Imposter syndrome: How to learn from it

●  Why doing “shootouts” is a bad idea

●  Reverb vs delay: When it’s better to use one vs the other

●  Using saturation

●  How to create ambiance through mic positioning

To learn more about Vance Powell, visit: http://www.sputniksound.com/vance/

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