Tom Lord Alges secret mixing techniques

Watch how Tom LordAlge mixes vocals and uses flanger in creative ways. Full video available exclusively on Join the iconic rock engineer Tom LordAlge, mixer of alternative and punk anthems from Blink182, Avril Lavigne, Hanson, and many more. In this series, we sit alongside Tom as he digs into the multitrack session of Sum 41 s breakthrough release, Fat Lip. At Studios La Fabrique, he overviews the original analog recording and mixing process, demonstrates how the audio can be enhanced in the digital realm, and reveals his tricks for effective drum separation, sample triggering, flanging, and more. Operating in the box with console summing, you ll see Tom s daring use of effects, heavy compression, clever editing and EQ within Pro Tools. He also covers the important subjects of session setup and management, phase coherency, and gain staging with faders versus plugins. To finish off, TLA compares his three mixes the analog original, the new hybrid (