Mixing Indie Rock from Start to Finish with iZotope Music Production Suite 5

Follow along as Brian Fisher shares how to mix an indie rock song from start to finish with iZotope Music Production Suite 5, including RX, Neutron, Tonal Balance Control, Ozone, and more. Start with drums processing and move into bass, guitars, melodic instruments, and vocals. Learn how to EQ, compress, and apply effects to your instruments. Discover mix automation techniques, learn about submix processing, and wrap up the production with mastering and referencing.

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00:00 Intro
0:04:11 ROUGH MIX
0:07:07 DRUMS
0:09:26 Kick Drum
0:15:41 Snare Drum
0:21:37 Floor Tom
0:22:53 Hi-hat
0:23:44 Mono Overhead
0:24:54 Drum Kit (All Processing)
0:25:04 Drum Reverb | Neoverb
0:26:48 Drum Bus
0:31:34 Parallel Bus Processing
0:32:06 Crush Bus
0:33:36 Punch Bus
0:36:00 PERCUSSION
0:37:28 Rattles
0:40:37 Congas
0:43:37 Clave
0:44:31 Shakers
0:45:53 Snaps
0:47:27 Hand Claps
0:48:56 Finger Cymbals
0:50:00 BASS
0:51:15 Equalizer | Neutron 4
0:52:35 Punch Compressor | Neutron 4
0:53:45 Exciter | Neutron 4
0:55:31 Unmask Kick & Bass | Neutron 4
0:57:53 Bass Ambience | bx_delay2500
0:59:33 GUITARS
1:01:50 Acoustic Guitar in Verse
1:07:20 Acoustic Guitar in Chorus
1:09:56 Slide Guitar in Chorus
1:13:01 Electric Guitar in Chorus
1:15:20 KEYBOARDS
1:15:56 Keyboards Unprocessed
1:17:00 Electric Piano
1:19:49 Synth
1:23:20 Mellotron Flutes
1:25:01 Funk Clavinet & Organ
1:27:41 Harp Sample
1:28:22 Keyboards Processed
1:28:49 VOCALS
1:31:40 Lead Vocals & Vocal Assistant | Nectar 3
1:33:16 ALM (Auto Level Mode) | Nectar 3
1:33:48 Equalizer 1 | Nectar 3
1:34:25 EQ Solo | Nectar 3
1:34:47 De-Esser | Nectar 3
1:35:45 Compressor 1 | Nectar 3
1:37:02 Compressor 2 | Nectar 3
1:38:21 Equalizer 2 | Nectar 3
1:39:48 Parallel Compression | Neutron 4
1:41:13 Exciter | Neutron 4
1:42:14 Dynamic EQ | Neutron 4
1:42:45 Vocal Delay | bx_delay2500
1:44:59 Vocal Reverb | Neoverb
1:46:06 Saturation | bx_saturator V2
1:46:39 Imager | Ozone 9
1:47:03 Long Delay | bx_delay2500
1:48:32 Vocal Doubles
1:50:39 Extra De-Essing | RX9
1:51:48 Parallel Processing | Neutron 4
1:52:50 Send FX | Vocal Slap & Reverb
1:53:48 Vocal Harmonies
1:54:52 Processing | Nectar 3
1:56:24 Processing | Neutron 4
1:57:20 Send FX: Vocal Slap & Reverb
1:57:33 Delay Throw
1:58:15 Background Vocals
1:58:53 Equalizer | Nectar 3
1:59:15 Compressor | Nectar 3
1:59:46 Saturation | Nectar 3
2:01:09 AUTOMATION
2:01:22 Vocal Long Delay Volume
2:02:22 Vocal Delay into Reverb
2:03:08 Vocal Plate
2:04:13 Delay Throws
2:04:47 Panning in Verse vs. Chorus
2:05:50 Lead Vocal Automation
2:07:30 SUBMIX PROCESSING
2:08:25 Rhythm Bus
2:08:45 Equalizer | Neutron 4
2:09:55 Compressor | Neutron 4
2:10:36 Exciter | Neutron 4
2:11:22 Instrument Bus
2:11:57 Equalizer | Neutron 4
2:13:02 Exciter | Neutron 4
2:13:24 Vocal Bus
2:13:27 Equalizer | Neutron 4
2:14:41 Compressor | Neutron 4
2:15:13 Submix Processing Before & After
2:15:46 MASTERING & REFERENCING
2:16:08 Tonal Balance Control 2
2:18:03 Insight 2
2:19:10 Mastering Chain | bx_Refinement
2:20:49 Master Assistant | Ozone 9
2:21:19 Equalizer | Ozone 9
2:22:18 Dynamics | Ozone 9
2:23:00 Exciter | Ozone 9
2:23:37 Dynamic EQ | Ozone 9
2:24:24 Maximizer | Ozone 9
2:25:43 Mono Button & Channel Swap | Ozone 9
2:26:50 Full Mix Before & After Music Production Suite 5
2:27:51 Subscribe

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