Sam Sherbin is a mixing engineer based out of New York, USA! In this episode, discover Sam's journey; studying under the late great Bruce Swedien and legendary mixer Manny Marroquin, Sam's approach to mixing, how to make a record not only sound good but feel great, the importance of manual automation, good monitoring, and so much more! Check it out!
You can find out more about Sam at https://www.samsherbin.com/
You can find Sam on Social Media
IG: https://www.instagram.com/samsherbinmusic/
You can find Sam's podcast "In The Zone" here - https://www.samsherbin.com/podcast
You can listen to the track that we discussed in the "Sauce" segment in its entirety here:
"Soldiers" by Rachel Platten - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_mmLiCrgYnM&ab_channel=RachelPlatten
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References
Dylan Emmet - https://www.benwallick.com/podcast-episodes/2020/12/27/secret-sonics-077-dylan-emmet-letting-the-songs-guide-the-way
Bruce Swedien - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bruce_Swedien
Bernie Grundman - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bernie_Grundman
Ed Cherney - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ed_Cherney
Manny Marroquin - http://www.mannymarroquin.com/
Johnny Goldstein - https://www.johnnygoldstein.com/
Carl Bahner - https://www.benwallick.com/podcast-episodes/2020/8/9/secret-sonics-058-carl-bahner
"Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain" - https://amzn.to/2XKBPKp
Clarity M scope - https://www.tcelectronic.com/product.html?modelCode=P0DC8
Faderport - https://www.presonus.com/products/faderport
Oceanway Pro 2 A - https://oceanwayaudio.com/pro2a/
Auratones - https://www.auratoneaudio.com/
Tube traps “the attack wall” - https://www.acousticsciences.com/products/attack-wall
Stuart White - https://www.stuartwhitemix.com/
Jon Castelli - https://www.instagram.com/mixedbyjoncastelli/?hl=en
Live with Matt Rad - https://www.instagram.com/livewithmattrad/?hl=en
Fabfilter - https://www.fabfilter.com/
Softube Console 1 - https://www.softube.com/console1
R Comp - https://www.waves.com/plugins/renaissance-compressor#mixing-beats-vocals-renaissance-plugins-marioso
PSP reverb - http://www.pspaudioware.com/plugins/reverbs/
Manny Reverb - https://www.waves.com/plugins/manny-marroquin-reverb#manny-marroquin-signature-series-overview
Valhalla Vintage Verb - https://valhalladsp.com/shop/reverb/valhalla-vintage-verb/
Baby Audio’s "Spaced Out" - https://babyaud.io/spaced-out-plugin
Rachel Platten's Song Exploder - https://songexploder.net/rachel-platten
Nick Lee - https://whoisnicklee.com/
Alex Psaroudakis mastering - http://www.alexpsaroudakis.com/
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