Secret Sonics 087 - Joe Costable - Mixing with Intent

Joe Costable is a mixing engineer based out of NY, USA! In this episode, Joe shared his journey niching down into mixing as well as his approach to mixing; including communication with artists, why he doesn't reference while mixing, why stems are built into his template and so much more! He also shared wisdom on how to treat a room, what it takes to succeed in this field, and did an elaborate "Sauce" segment where he shared individual elements of the mix we broke down from his Pro Tools session. Check it out!

You can find out more about Joe at https://www.joecostable.com/

You can find Joe on Social Media
IG - https://www.instagram.com/mixedbyjoe/

You can check out the song we discussed in the "Sauce" segment in its entirety here:
"Sunday Sunshine" by Young Rising Sons - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4L7gw4VgbIE&ab_channel=YoungRisingSons

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References
Working Class Audio - https://www.workingclassaudio.com/wca-160-with-joe-costable/
Mixerman's "Zen and the Art of Mixing" - https://amzn.to/3bsyMyd
Resonant Bass Traps - https://www.acousticfields.com/diy-bass-traps/
Room EQ wizard - https://www.roomeqwizard.com/
Justin Long - https://www.benwallick.com/podcast-episodes/2020/8/16/secret-sonics-059-justin-long
The Orphan the Poet - https://theorphanthepoet.com/
Echoboy - https://www.soundtoys.com/product/echoboy/
Valhalla - https://valhalladsp.com/
Waves Abbey Road Chambers - https://www.waves.com/plugins/abbey-road-chambers
McDSP - https://www.mcdsp.com/
SSL - https://www.solidstatelogic.com/products/plug-ins
Chandler Curve Bender EQ - https://www.uaudio.com/uad-plugins/mastering/chandler-limited-curve-bender.html
Kush Clariphonic - https://thehouseofkush.com/products/clariphonic-dsp-mkiiMelotron
Wes Anderson - https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0027572/
Soothe - https://oeksound.com/plugins/soothe2/
J37 tape - https://www.waves.com/plugins/j37-tape#how-to-use-the-j37-tape-plugin
Sibilance - https://www.waves.com/plugins/sibilance#how-to-de-ess-vocals-sibilance-plugin-tutorial
UAD precision De-esser - https://www.uaudio.com/uad-plugins/special-processing/precision-de-esser.html
Mike Kalajian at Rogue Planet Mastering - https://www.rogueplanetmastering.com/mike-kalajian-1
Sam Moses - https://www.benwallick.com/podcast-episodes/2020/4/21/secret-sonics-035-sam-moses

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