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Drums And Bass - Groove And Dynamics

17 min

Join Luca Pretolesi for an in-depth exploration of drum and bass mixing, including insights into groove and dynamics manipulation across various genres like house music, tech house and beyond. Learn how strategic dynamics control can enhance groove and seamlessly shift tempo, while uncovering essential plugins for achieving these results!  

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Drums and Bass - Groove and Dynamics
Luca Pretolesi

Drums And Bass - Groove And Dynamics

17 min

Join Luca Pretolesi for an in-depth exploration of drum and bass mixing, including insights into groove and dynamics manipulation across various genres like house music, tech house and beyond. Learn how strategic dynamics control can enhance groove and seamlessly shift tempo, while uncovering essential plugins for achieving these results!  

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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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