Andrew Scheps on Analogue vs Digital, How to 'Hear' when Mixing

AudioTechnology caught up with legendary Grammy-winning mix engineer Andy Scheps at Collarts, Melbourne, to talk about all things audio. Andrew willingly shared his wisdom and unique insight on topics ranging from audio education to the age-old analogue vs digital debate.

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[tribbybueno]

"rules is ridiculous in something creative." my little artist heart just melted

[freereacher]

There are more pearls in this 11 min viid than a lot of tutorials;

[skategang]

They need to post this at the top of every audio forum 🤣🤣🤣

[KingGrio]

I like that he is sitting in front of an analogue console just for show (as is mandatory when you want to be taken seriously as a sound engineer) and say that he'd rather mix all digital on a pair of speakers and an iMac

[warriorrecords]

"The only thing that matters is what comes out of the speakers and nobody who buys that record is going to know or care what it’s mixed on.”  EXACTLY! 🙌🏻

[kwameeyiah]

The Gandalf of mixing engineering. Sage

[petervad]

He is always such an intelligent speaker; calm and measured and thoughtful and humble. Thanks for posting this great interview!

[belairdeep]

Listening to this calm and measured man reinforces why I don't listen to Reddit "experts" and homemade music bosses demanding we all do things their way.

[TheCymbalProject]

I like how he's emphasizing what needs to be emphasized and dismissing what needs to be dismissed.
Young engineers need to pay close attention because if you follow the right path... you will end up sounding EXACTLY like this when you're older. Trust me.

[flomulousvaanderstoode]

Andrew is my hero. I have never heard him utter a single word about mixing and recording that I didn't agree with completely.... proving that he is, indeed, a genius.

[ksteiger]

"I basically ignore ALL of that..." A man after my own heart. :)

[ZipTronic]

Love this guy's attitude, he is old skool but has his foot in the new stuff too

[iamantoniofernandez]

As Peter said, such a wise, calm, and humble engineer! The man himself, Gandalf Scheps. Thank you for sharing this gem of an interview!

[Feerlyss]

You can always count on Andrew to give you the real deal, he just don't give a fck about showboating or ego. He understands that it's really up to you, and what is it you are trying to achieve. There is no wrong or right.

[becklink]

1:45 exactly what I teach my students: once you understand what a FET circuit does different to an Tube/Opto/PWM, you can shape sounds the way you want

[madmaximilian]

Hey my dude if you have that gift of an extreme ear you are very fortunate and gifted. The invention of portable analog and the digital access to recording has allowed a new generation of musicians and producers to emerge.

[soundcore]

Mixing is a challenge between loudness, presence, muddiness, boom, room, frequency clashing, phase, the amount of filtering and distortion. it is a challenge between the artificial sound made in digital domain, the ideal tonal balance, fletcher munson curve and analog recordings which are again processed to hit in the guts.
Very wise sentence that every processing comes with some artifacts more or less. I recently like the SSL xcomp it might change in the future.

[BradleyLivestreams]

The MASTER at work sharing his wisdom. Love this guy

[bipolatelly]

I'm in a private "loudness war" with myself.
Cool interview.

[stubkar]

Wisdom on tap.
- Two days ago, I put a microphone in front of an amplifier, knowing that I'd be adjusting and playing back the signal for 30-45 minutes to get it "perfect".
- Turns out, I got it right the first time.

- This moment took me twenty years to achieve. Scheps is so encouraging and so inspiring.... meaning he doesn't spur new material, he spurs the desire to go back down to the hobby "studio" and get back to the work of having fun.