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Fix My Mix With Adames

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3x Grammy Mixing & Mastering Legend Luca Pretolesi shares his highly sought after mixing techniques for mixing and mastering Reggaeton tracks like a pro. This Month’s FixMyMix winning submission comes from Subscriber and artist Adames. Luca Pretolesi gives an in-depth look into his personal template and workflow in four part series processing drums, stereo buss, synths, and vocals separately before his final master chain. This course explains the “in the box” plugin workflow for you to apply to your mixes as well as professional insight into target loudness, and mix referencing.

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FIX MY MIX WITH ADAMES
Luca Pretolesi

Fix My Mix With Adames

23 min

3x Grammy Mixing & Mastering Legend Luca Pretolesi shares his highly sought after mixing techniques for mixing and mastering Reggaeton tracks like a pro. This Month’s FixMyMix winning submission comes from Subscriber and artist Adames. Luca Pretolesi gives an in-depth look into his personal template and workflow in four part series processing drums, stereo buss, synths, and vocals separately before his final master chain. This course explains the “in the box” plugin workflow for you to apply to your mixes as well as professional insight into target loudness, and mix referencing.

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Luca Pretolesi

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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