How to Get a More Intimate Mix with Dynamics Processing on the Stereo Buss

, , Ian Vargo walks you through using the Shadow Hills Mastering Compressor and Manley Massive Passive to get a closer, more intimate sounding mix. ,, Learn more from Ian Vargo in his debut course 0:44 (before), 1:02 (after) 2:43 (Shadow Hills Mastering Compressor) and 4:27 (Manley Massive Passive) Kris Alberts: Transcript excerpt: Greetings My name is Ian Vargo, I m with The Pro Audio Files, and today, I m going to be showing you a couple of tools and techniques that can help you achieve mixes that sound closer, more in your face, and up front. The track I m going to be using is Christmas Time with Me by Kris Alberts. Make sure to check her out on Facebook. Now, you don t always want to achieve mixes that sound really close and intimate and in your face, but in this case, because it s this very bouncy pop song, that is definitely what the artist wanted, and what I was going for. Specifically, the Sh