Episode 228

Samuel Bassani: How to Edit Your Music

Samuel Bassani is an audio engineer from São Paulo - Brazil, who has worked with producers and mixers like Pedro Calloni, Drew Fulk, Kile Odell, Nick Radovanovic, Kevin Trasher, Randy Slaugh, and many others, as well as bands such as Alpha Wolf, Hands Like Houses, The Amity Affliction, and others. 

IN THIS EPISODE YOU’LL LEARN:

  • Focusing on becoming an editor rather than a full-time mixer or producer
  • How much should you edit your music?
  • What should you edit?
  • Editing drum flams: How to prioritize your tracks
  • Adding drum trigger tracks
  • Tools for converting live drums into MIDI
  • How to use MIDI for sidechaining gates when mixing drums
  • Should you slip-edit your guitar tracks or use Elastic Audio
  • Why you should always record guitars with a DI
  • Melodyne vs. Autotune
  • Should you edit timing or pitch first with vocals?
  • How to speed up the editing process
  • Figuring out your editing workflow to optimize your speed and focus
  • How to prepare your mixes to work efficiently
  • Working with checklists


To learn more about Samuel Bassani, visit: https://www.instagram.com/bassani.samuel/


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Mike Indovina

Mike Indovina is a recording, mixing, and mastering engineer who has worked with hundreds of artists in multiple genres ranging from acoustic, pop/rock, hip hop, and more. In his time, he's been fortunate to work alongside artists such as KISS, Collective Soul, Ed Robertson (Barenaked Ladies), David Usher, and many more.

He's also the author of two Amazon #1 Bestsellers on music production, "The Mixing Mindset" and "The Recording Mindset.