Creative Mixing with iZotope Neutron

Join Groove3 instructor Thomas Cochran for a video course on strategies for getting creative in your mixes with iZotope's Neutron 4 mixing plugin suite. In this course, you'll learn ways to enhance your drum and percussion sounds, including kits, percussion loops, 808s, and more. Thomas will also teach you how to achieve warmth and definition on your synths with some smart uses of multi-band processing and a few other tricks as well. Sometimes you have to step outside the box a bit to get new, exciting results, and that's what this course is about. These videos are for users with a basic familiarity of Neutron 4.

Drums

• Enhancing Drums & Percussion (15:13) - This tutorial video demonstrates how to use iZotope Neutron 4 to enhance and mix drums. We'll cover various techniques and tools within Neutron 4, including multi-band processing, gate, and EQ, to achieve a professional and polished drum sound.

• Mixing 808 Kicks (14:22) - Discover how to use iZotope Neutron 4 to mix and enhance 808 kicks using the multi-band harmonic exciter. Learn techniques for adding warmth, definition, and snap to 808s using Neutron 4's powerful exciter module.

• Getting Creative with Percussion Loops (12:36) - Explore techniques for using the Unmask Mode in Neutron 4 to enhance and shape the sound of percussion loops, as well as tips for to create interesting filtering effects.

• Mixing Drums with Neutron's Limiter (09:11) - Learn techniques for adjusting the built-in limiter to create tight, punchy, and well-defined drum sounds that stand out in a mix. This allows for snappier and tighter-sounding drums.

Instruments & Synths

• Shaping Synth Sounds with Multi-Band Processing (13:21) - Here, Thomas demonstrates how to use iZotope Neutron 4 to shape and enhance synth sounds using multi-band processing, including techniques for adding definition, warmth, and snap to the sound.

• Using Unmask Mode for Creative Side-chain FX (12:21) - Discover how to use iZotope Neutron 4's Unmask Mode to create creative side-chain effects such as ducking, pumping, and more.

• Mixing Synths Quickly Using Learn Modes (11:27) - This final video will show how to use iZotope Neutron 4's Learn Modes to quickly mix and enhance recordings, freeing up time for creative mixing decisions.