Andrew Scheps Unplugged: Decoding the Mix

Andrew Scheps, today I’m Having a GAS with one of the most respected and well-reputed mix engineers in the music industry. Andrew Scheps returns to the podcast and is IRL and ’unplugged’ for the first time! Ashore, A new way to Work From Anywhere: We discuss his Grammy Nomination for mixing ’The Blue Hour’; his mix bus processing, his collaboration with Waves on Scheps Omni Channel 2, distortion, reverb, parallel processing, his preferred headphones for mixing and why mix engineers choose to mix in the box, Red Hot Chili Peppers, fame, AI and much more! More on Andrew Scheps here: Low Roar: Having a GAS™ is the podcast that talks to the great and the good of the creative industries, and in particular finds out what makes great music for film, for TV, for advertising; for dancing to, for cooking to, f*cking to, and more... GAS™ Music is a music production agency in Manchester, UK. We compose and produce original music, create awe inspiring sound design and have a fully integrated audio post-production studio. We also have a great record collection, and welcome any additions, recommendations or criticisms. ​​​ © GAS™ Music 2024 0:00 Welcome to Having a GAS with Andrew Scheps 0:31 Ashore 0:55 Andrew Scheps Grammy Nomination 4:36 Mixing The Blue Hour: Andrew Scheps Discusses 18:20 Switching off the “visual cortex“ 24:03 Group and Mix Bus Processing 39:30 Focusing on Individual Elements 43:16 Sampled vs Live Drums 44:47 Scheps Omni Channel 2 50:07 Analog vs Digital Distortion 54:18 Sculpting reverbs for The Blue Hour 1:01:34 Sonic Artefacts 1:05:00 Parallel Processing 1:10:20 Outboard Gear vs ’In the box’ 1:11:35 Mixing on Headphones 1:13:46 Red Hot Chili Peppers 1:21:12 Andrew Scheps Musical Taste 1:25:05 Andrew Scheps on Fame 1:31:30 Andrews Scheps Responds to YouTube comments 1:34:08 Andrew Scheps on AI #AndrewScheps #Podcast #Interview