Welcome to the Course: What You’ll Learn
Organizing Your Session for Speed and Clarity
Analyzing the Track Before Mixing
Getting It Right from the Start: Gain Staging & Balance
Shaping the Mix on the Stereo Bus (pt1)
Shaping the Mix on the Stereo Bus (pt2)
Shaping the Kick
Mixing Low-Frequency Percussion
High Percussion Processing
Glue and Punch: Crafting the Drum Buss
Crafting a Solid Low End: Mixing the Bass
Mixing Low Synths
High-Frequency Synth Processing
FX Processing and Integration
Set the Stage: Preparing Your Vocal
Shape & Shine: Vocal Treatment and Mixing
Final Touches on Vocals
Glueing Vocals and Synths in the Mix
Final Tuning before the mastering
Mastering Mindset
Surgical Mastering: Phase, EQ and Mid/Side Balancing
Loud, But Clean: Mastering Level Dynamics
Final Metering & Limiting for Streaming and Downloads
Mastering Cleanup: Sample Peaks, True Peaks Declipping & Final export
Setting up your projects for efficient and focused workflow
Balancing frequencies and shaping your track mix from the start
Crafting powerful beats with punchy kicks, bass, and percussion
Shaping the core sound with bass, synths, and FX for a cohesive track
Mastering your mix for professional loudness, clarity, and streaming quality
Welcome to the Course: What You’ll Learn
Organizing Your Session for Speed and Clarity
Analyzing the Track Before Mixing
Getting It Right from the Start: Gain Staging & Balance
Shaping the Mix on the Stereo Bus (pt1)
Shaping the Mix on the Stereo Bus (pt2)
Shaping the Kick
Mixing Low-Frequency Percussion
High Percussion Processing
Glue and Punch: Crafting the Drum Buss
Crafting a Solid Low End: Mixing the Bass
Mixing Low Synths
High-Frequency Synth Processing
FX Processing and Integration
Set the Stage: Preparing Your Vocal
Shape & Shine: Vocal Treatment and Mixing
Final Touches on Vocals
Glueing Vocals and Synths in the Mix
Final Tuning before the mastering
Mastering Mindset
Surgical Mastering: Phase, EQ and Mid/Side Balancing
Loud, But Clean: Mastering Level Dynamics
Final Metering & Limiting for Streaming and Downloads
Mastering Cleanup: Sample Peaks, True Peaks Declipping & Final export
Setting up your session for efficient and clear workflow
Gaining proper balance and shaping your mix from the start
Crafting powerful beats with punchy kicks, bass, and percussion
Shaping the core sound with bass, synths, and FX for a cohesive track
Mastering your mix for professional loudness, clarity, and streaming quality
Starting at $13 per month
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Luca Pretolesi is a mixing and mastering engineer with over 25 years of experience and 40,000 hours in the studio. The founder of Studio DMI in Las Vegas, he has collaborated with internationally renowned global artists, earning him two Grammy Awards.
Artist Collaborations:
Diplo, Skrillex, Drake, Steve Aoki, David Guetta, Major Lazer, Jack Ü, Lil Jon, Snoop Lion, Beyoncé, J Balvin, Calvin Harris, Imagine Dragons, Carnage, ZHU, Above & Beyond, G-Dragon, Jolin Tsai, and many more.
Immerse yourself in the Reverse Funnel 2.0®, a new mix approach created by Luca Pretolesi that earned him two Grammy® awards.
iRefine your skills, masters advanced mixing and build pro-level sets - guided by world-class DJs with exclusive industry insights.
Organize your session for speed and clarity
Analyze the track before starting the mix
Get the right balance from the start with Gain Staging
Shape the mix on the Stereo Bus for a solid foundation
Prepare your workflow for quick and clean results
Shape the kick with EQ and compression
Mix low percussion for a groovy rhythm
Add punch and cohesion to the Drum Buss with the right "glue"
Create a solid low-end by mixing the bass
Enhance synth bass and process high-frequency synths for clarity
Prepare the vocal for optimal mixing performance
Shape and treat the vocal for a natural shine
Make the vocal stand out with the right final touches
Adopt the right mindset for professional mastering
Optimize dynamics for clean and powerful loudness
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