RSR399 - Billy Decker - How To Mix A Song Fast & Great Every Time

Published: April 28, 2023, 7 a.m.

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Delete most of those damn tracks before you mix! Billy talked about narrowing the drum and guitar mics down to the essentials for mixing, his vocal chain, bass eq roll-off, designing the perfect mixing chain plugins, and how mixing mono can help you.

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My guest today is Billy Decker aka The Deckerator is an award winning Nashville mixing engineer known for his efficient and effective mixing method.\\xa0

He\\u2019s mixed 16 Billboard #1\\u201ds to date such as Dustin Lynch\\u2019s \\u201cRiding Roads\\u201d and notable artists as Sam Hunt, Chris Young, Rodney Atkins, Parmalee, Colt Ford, and the metal band Starset to name just a few. He also mixed George Jones\\u2019s last album before he passed. Billy Decker made history in July of 2014 when Sam Hunt became the most added new artist of all time.\\xa0

Decker works in a unique way. \\u201cI mix really fast. Most of my mixes are finished within an hour. To be able to do this, I use a lot of templates in pro tools. Instead of spending two hours EQing a kick drum I can do it in thirty seconds, because I have set up templates for the album that outline all the basic parameters for each instrument. I can then work on fine tuning - working on the entire mix, rather than focusing on individual adjustments. It\\u2019s a good way to work. It\\u2019s fast efficient and most importantly it\\u2019s fun."

He has been on the show recently for episode RSR281 and is also now a published author for his book \\u201cTemplate Mixing and Mastering: The Ultimate Guide to Achieving a Professional Sound\\u201d and has created a series of mixing plugins called the Bus Glue Billy Decker Bundle over at Joey Sturgis Tones.\\xa0

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