The art of balancing a track with Jacquire King

In this sneak peek Jacquire explains how he balances vocals with effects, keyboards, and synthesizers. Full video available exclusively on Join us at Jacquire King’s Nashville studio for an in-depth workshop on recording, production, and mixing techniques! Each episode of this 16-part series focuses on tips and tricks used by the Grammy-winning engineer, who reveals many facets of his record-making process. Using Pro Tools sessions of three different songs, King demonstrates his methods and gives reasoning for their application to the source material. Some of the numerous topics covered include his mix buss chain, choosing a vocal EQ, adding presence to bass guitar, and optimizing polarity. Not only does he impart a generous amount of his mixing workflow – he also covers his approaches to recording and production. Jacquire shows you his way of tracking drums, punching in a guitar, subtly enhancing a vocal with Auto-Tune, and much more!