Mixing Pop-Rock with iZotope Plug-Ins

Description

In this Groove3 video tutorial series, studio pro Larry Holcombe shows you how to mix a Pop Rock track with iZotope plug-ins! See how to use an assortment of iZotope’s amazing plug-ins to bring a track to life, resulting in a professional radio-ready mix. You also get the stems used in the tutorial to follow along with and mix on your system.

Larry begins by welcoming you and then starts at the beginning, going over the steps to take to get Tonal Balance Control setup in your session, and then fixing any issues with individual tracks before you start mixing, plus figuring out your vision for the mix.

Then it’s off to the races, and Larry explores and explains using Vocal Assistant on the Vocals, Pitch Correction with Nectar, EQing and Transient Shaping with Neutron, utilizing Track Assistant on different parts, and using Neutron’s compressor Detection Filters to compress only the parts of the signal that need it, and much more.

Next, Larry goes over the steps to use Additive EQ to pick and enhance different areas of sounds and make them shine, including adding Saturation and an Exciter to Busses to energize the mix and make it come alive. Then it’s off to the land of squeeze, where you’ll see how to use Side-Chaining on the bass and kick, but only compress the low frequencies of the bass part, applying Bus Processing and Parallel Compression, and Mastering the track with Ozone’s Multi Band Compression, Harmonic Excitation and Parallel Compression.

Wrapping it up, you’ll learn how to use Master Assistant to set parameters while referencing the original artist’s version for comparison, and then add extra Stereo Width Processing to the track to slightly spread the frequencies above 10k, giving it that final polished sound.

See the individual tutorial descriptions for more info. If you’re new to iZotope plug-ins or just want to see them used in-action to create a finished, professional sounding mix, Checkout “Mixing Pop-Rock with iZotope Plug-Ins” today!

Tutorial Song Credit: The Hawthorne Effect - Marry Him

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this is one of the best Groove 3 tutorial series I have seen, and I have done many of them

I am a: Professional, Musician, Logic Pro

Lots of information

I really learned alot about Izotope workflow and got some great inspiration on how to use these plugins. One thing though that annoyed me to death and made me skip sections was the same section of music constantly repeating over and over. Would’ve been nice at least to change loop section or fast forward parts where Izotope assistant calculates etc. Other than that, great tutorial! :)

I am a: Professional, Musician, Producer, Logic Pro, Reason

Great overview of how to use izotope plugins like Ozone and Neutron in a mixing scenario and how they interact with each other using Tonal Balance Control and the masking features. All while also explaining a lot of mixing fundamentals and the thought process behind mixing decisions.

I am a: Semi-Pro, Producer, Beat Maker, Audio Engineer, Logic Pro

Gives a good overview of how to use the iZotope plugins and how these communicate with each other to help with mixing a track. Taking off half a star since, as other reviews point out, the plugins used here are a bit dated at this point, so some newer functions aren't covered.

A bit dated since he works with older plugins, but nonetheless the techniques are great.

Video demonstrates how to use the Izotope Music Production Suite from beginning to end. Very good insight into how the plugins work! Additional explanation regarding why one type of effect, i.e. compressor, is selected from one tool as opposed to another, i.e. Nectar or Ozone or Neutron, would be helpful.

A quite comprehensive intro to Neutron, Nectar and Ozone, and also to mixing and mastering itself.

Great example on how to use izotope plugins and general mixing workflow.

Great breakdown of the individual steps highlighting workflow and tools in Isotope software

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