David Streit: Creating Ambient Mixes

David Streit is a Portland-based producer, mixer, recording, and live sound engineer who has worked with artists such as Ben Folds, Toby Keith, Henry Rollins, Johnny Cash, and more. Being an avid concertgoer, he started working in clubs and venues in his hometown of Louisville, Kentucky. Later moving to Nashville to become a recording engineer, David learned the ropes and further developed his recording skill assisting and learning from the engineers who came before him. Eventually, he became an engineer and producer himself and has been a freelance audio engineer for various concerts, festivals, recordings, and video shoots. He loves being part of the amazing vibrant music community in Portland. IN THIS EPISODE, YOU’LL LEARN ABOUT: Becoming an engineer without being a musicianWhy working in live sound will get you more clients for your studioMixing live albums vs in-studio recordingsWhy gates aren’t always a good idea to useWorking with bleed vs against itHow to capture ambience in your recordingsHow distance affects depthFinding the optimal positioning in a room for your instrumentsWhich instruments to record in mono vs stereoHow to choose the right reverbsWhy it is important to apply additional processing to your effectsWorking with early reflections To learn more about David Streit, visit: https://www.davidstreit.com/ To learn more tips on how to improve your mixes, visit https://masteryourmix.com/ Download your FREE copy of the Ultimate Mixing Blueprint: https://masteryourmix.com/blueprint/ Get your copy of the #1 Amazon bestselling book, The Mixing Mindset – The Step-By-Step Formula For Creating Professional Rock Mixes From Your Home Studio: https://masteryourmix.com/mixingmindsetbook/ Join the FREE MasterYourMix Facebook community: https://links.masteryourmix.com/community To make sure that you don’t miss an episode, make sure to subscribe to the podcast on iTunes or on Android. Have your questions answered on the show. Send them to [email protected] Thanks for listening! Please leave a rating and review on iTunes!