This in-depth master class takes us through each step of putting together a front of house mix. With the assistance of Justin Grealy, Jon’s comprehensive look at the input and output channels, outboard rack and interconnections, each individual sound source and working the mix until it’s right; is filled with tips, tricks and some excellent advice.
Mixing Front Of House
Tags: acoustic guitar, advice, analogue, bass drum, bass guitar, channel strip, connecting, drum, electric guitar, faders, foh, front of house, goups, interconnections, keyboards, keys, kick, master, mixing, mixing at zero, outboard, overhead, patching., phase, rack, sheffield, snare drum, sound check, soundcheck, soundcraft series 5, sub groups, the plug, toms, VCA, vocals
Episodes
01. Mixing Front Of House: Arriving At The Venue
Jon and Justin, as visiting engineers at The Plug in Sheffield, explore their territory and assess the tools at their disposal.
02. Mixing Front Of House: Deciding On A Mix Position
Jon and Justin set up the front of house console in The Plug. There are many things that need to be considered when choosing a mix position.
03. Mixing Front Of House: Testing The System
Jon & Justin investigate the house system in the Plug, Sheffield
04. Mixing Front Of House: Introducing the Desk
Jon gives us a comprehensive tour of the Soundcraft series 5.
05. Mixing Front Of House: The Master Section
Jon gives a comprehensive tour of the Soundcraft Series 5’s master section.
06. Mixing Front Of House: The Rack
Jon gives us a unit by unit breakdown of the various pieces of outboard in the effects rack.
07. Mixing Front Of House: Getting Connected
Jon talks about patching and connecting the console.
08. Mixing Front Of House: The Kick Drum
Jo gets to work on the kick drum.
09. Mixing Front Of House: The Snare Drum
Working on the snare drum.
10. Mixing Front Of House: Overheads And Complete Kit
Working on the overheads and balancing the kit.
12. Mixing Front Of House: Acoustic Guitar
Working on the acoustic guitar
13. Mixing Front Of House: Mixing At Zero
Why it's best to work at the zero point of the faders.
14. Mixing Front Of House: Electric Guitar And Keys
Working on the electric guitar and the keys.
15. Mixing Front Of House: Vocals
Working on the vocals and introducing effects.
16. Mixing Front Of House: Getting the Mix Together
Getting a basic mix together.
17. Mixing Front Of House: Walking The Room
Walking the room to check the dispersion and the balance.
18. Mixing Front Of House: Final Thoughts
Final touches and conclusion.
19. Mixing Front Of House: Burton’s-Eye-View
See the mixer from Jon’s view as he rustles up a mix of the Gomez track, “Options”, demonstrating the speed with which live engineers have to work.