Max Morton: Having a Musician’s Mindset as a Producer

Master Your Mix Podcast

Max Morton is Ukrainian producer and musician best known for his work with Jinjer, IGNEA, Morton, and other metal bands.

IN THIS EPISODE, YOU’LL LEARN ABOUT:

• Being able to relate to musicians and coach them
• Improving your own musicianship through recording
• Making musicians comfortable in the studio
• Recording guitars using DIs and reamping vs capturing live amps
• Tips for recording with DIs
• Should you record guitars using gates?
• How string and pick selection impact the sound of your guitars
• Recording metal vocals
• Controlling screaming vocals
• Being strategic with headphone mixes for singers
• A simple process for layer vocals and building harmonies
• How to get a solid low end in metal music
• Using tools like compressors and EQs as analyzers

To learn more about Max Morton, visit: https://mortonstudio.com/

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