Explore the making of Beyoncé’s club anthem, ‘BREAK MY SOUL (THE QUEENS REMIX)’. In this series, the Grammy Award-winning engineer explores his work with the extraordinary artist and breaks down how they reworked her chart-topping 2022 single for the dancefloor.
Recorded and mixed in just a few hours, this session is a masterclass in how to deliver top quality mixes in record time. Stu begins with the instrumental, revealing how the energy and attitude of a song can be completely transformed with balance, demasking, and bass management. Using just a few strategic EQ moves, Stu seamlessly glues the mix together and creates a powerful, polished low end.
Next, he zooms in on Beyoncé’s showstopping vocals and discusses how he engineers complex vocal sessions under pressure. From his vocal tracking workflow to his custom effect chains, he unveils the cheat codes that enable him to dial in radio-ready mixes on the fly. The series concludes with a look at Stu’s pre-mastering techniques, as he demonstrates how to optimize compressors and limiters to achieve loud, exciting mixes that keep the dancefloor moving.
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