Ozone 9 Exciter
3x Grammy Mixing & Mastering Legend Luca Pretolesi shares his Mid/Side Multiband Exciting mixing techniques using the Ozone 9’s Exciter. This plugin tutorial covers how to use the Mid/Side mode properly, how oversampling within the Exciter works, when to add 2nd and 3rd harmonics in your mix, the best frequencies to target when using multiband exciting, how to gain stage and increase perceived loudness of your mix without adding volume, and which saturation modes work best with each band. Specifically, Luca demonstrates on how he personally approaches mixing drums and synths using Mid/Side excitement within Ozone 9.
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Ozone 9 Exciter
3x Grammy Mixing & Mastering Legend Luca Pretolesi shares his Mid/Side Multiband Exciting mixing techniques using the Ozone 9’s Exciter. This plugin tutorial covers how to use the Mid/Side mode properly, how oversampling within the Exciter works, when to add 2nd and 3rd harmonics in your mix, the best frequencies to target when using multiband exciting, how to gain stage and increase perceived loudness of your mix without adding volume, and which saturation modes work best with each band. Specifically, Luca demonstrates on how he personally approaches mixing drums and synths using Mid/Side excitement within Ozone 9.
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Luca Pretolesi
Luca Pretolesi is a world-renowned mixing and mastering engineer with a wealth of professional experience and a reputation as one of the best in the industry. With multiple Grammy nominations and wins, as well as Platinum, Diamond, Billboard, and Golden Melody awards, he has mixed and mastered some of the most streamed songs of all time. He is also the founder and creator of Studio DMI, a state-of-the-art facility in Las Vegas, Nevada. Luca has worked with top artists such as Drake, Skrillex, Diplo, Chiquis, Major Lazer, Alan Walker, Dillon Francis, David Guetta, J Balvin, and many more. Luca’s Grammy nominations include Chiquis “Abeja Reina” for Best Regional Mexican Music Album, Diplo “Diplo” for Best Dance/Electronic Album, Diplo & Miguel “Don’t Forget My Love” for Best Dance/Electronic Single, J Balvin & Willy William’s “Mi Gente” for Record of the Year, Steve Aoki’s “Wonderland” for Best Dance Album, Snoop Lion’s “Reincarnation” for Best Reggae Album.
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