MixWithTheMasters Inside The Track 39 Jaycen Joshua

We are thrilled to present our second video series with chart-topping mix engineer Jaycen Joshua! This instalment focuses on another hit by the Spanish artist Rosalia - 'Yo x Ti, Tu x Mi' featuring Ozuna. Jaycen recounts the way in which he mixed the official release in hybrid fashion using a SSL 9080 XL K-Series console, then reveals how he crafted a sonically competitive remix entirely 'in the box'. He goes into great detail on his Pro Tools template and innovative processing techniques on a variety of source material - lead vocal, ad-libs, steel drums, 808, kick, snare, percussion, and more. Noting the style of producer 'El Guincho', Joshua demonstrates how the record can be enhanced for the pop market whilst retaining its cultural aesthetic. Aside from sharing his clever mix methods, Jaycen elaborates on a number of crucial subjects including apparent loudness, preamp choices, monitoring, taste vs. technique, and a lot more!

Part 1
Master chain, effects, gain staging, filters, "moments", session tracks, colours, production

Part 2
808, claps, snare, percussion, hats, steel drums, parallel treatment, distortion, gain staging

Part 3
Vocal processing, white noise, apparent loudness, compression, regaining transients

Part 4
Harmonic enhancement, reductive EQ, M/S, mono low end, tube saturation

Part 5
Vocal ad-libs, bit-crushing, adding weight, multi-band compression for plosives & harshness

Part 6
Template efficiency, proximity effect, spreading, de-essing, depth, adding air, limiting

Part 7
Converters, preamp choices, soft saturation, taste vs. technique, monitoring, mixing for the target market, playlists