Mixing engineer from Ireland
Hi my name is Karl
I am a mixing engineer currently studying sound engineering in Temple lane studios in Dublin and work on all different tracks like , rock, pop, edm and hip hop,
I have worked both in studios and live sound have have access to industry standard equipment and have 3 years experience both producing and mixing across many different genres.
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Interview with Karl M
Q: What's the biggest misconception about what you do?
A: That mixing engineers can't play music that's why they are doing all the techy stuff.
Q: What questions do you ask prospective clients?
A: How many stems does the song have , do you have a reference track. What sort of vibe would you like.
Q: What advice do you have for a customer looking to hire a provider like you?
A: Listen to some of their sample work before you hire them. Make sure their nice and make sure it's the sort of sound your looking for
Q: If you were on a desert island and could take just 5 pieces of gear, what would they be?
A: An SM57. Adam audio T7V. Arturia keylab mini. Audient id44. 1176
Q: What was your career path? How long have you been doing this?
A: I started playing multiple different instruments at a young age then got into computers and learned about garageband. Then moved on to logic pro and have now been in college 2 years for music production
Q: How would you describe your style?
A: Punchy , clear , tight , bright
Q: Which artist would you like to work with and why?
A: I would love to work with Ed Sheeran cause I am a big fan of his but also love working on pop music.
Q: Can you share one music production tip?
A: Understand gain staging it will make producing music much easier.
Q: What type of music do you usually work on?
A: I mostly produce EDM music but work with a lot of rock bands in college and have clients who are pop artists and rap artists.
Q: What's your strongest skill?
A: My strongest skill is probably understanding an artists perspective as I am also an artist therefore I understand what an artist might want or need in order to have a good track.
Q: What do you bring to a song?
A: As an engineer who has worked with multiple clients across multiple genres I feel as though I am not boxed in to a certain type of sound due to me having to mix multiple different styles of tracks.
Q: What's your typical work process?
A: My typical work process is to get the stems from the client. Also get a reference track off the artist in order to know how they want their song to sound. I will then use that to create a static mix and then add Eqs compression effects ect. Once I think the mix is good I will then check it on my headphones , studio monitors , iPhone and JBL speaker to make sure the mix sounds good across multiple devices.
Q: Tell us about your studio setup.
A: I have built my own home mixing studio which consists of gear including an an SSL uf8 and 1176 an LA2A and a pair of Adam audio T7V speakers with a pair of audio tenchnia M50x headphones to check mixes on multiple devices.
Q: What other musicians or music production professionals inspire you?
A: Mark Ronson, Ed Sheeran , retrovision , James Darkin
Q: Describe the most common type of work you do for your clients.
A: I am a mixing engineer from. Ireland and I mix artists tracks using both outboard gear and top rated plugins using reference tracks in order to glue Thier song tougher and make it sound polished.
