Gain Staging
3x Grammy Mixing & Mastering Engineer Luca Pretolesi teaches you how to balance headroom and loudness before mixing & Mastering. These are the first steps to every mix that allow for the correct volume and loudness going into your plugins. Learn how to route, level, and organize your tracks for a professional mixing and mastering workflow and the best possible sound quality.
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Gain Staging
3x Grammy Mixing & Mastering Engineer Luca Pretolesi teaches you how to balance headroom and loudness before mixing & Mastering. These are the first steps to every mix that allow for the correct volume and loudness going into your plugins. Learn how to route, level, and organize your tracks for a professional mixing and mastering workflow and the best possible sound quality.
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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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