Hip-Hop and R&B Mixing Masterclass w/Young Guru and Anthony Cruz

It's a Mix-Off! In this episode from UA Live, two all-star engineers work back to back mixing the same session LIVE! Watch and learn as Young Guru (Jay-Z, Common) and Anthony Cruz (Meek Mill, DJ Khaled) take turns mixing the winner from the UA Beat Maker Challenge. 00:00 - Intro 18:02 - Set your Levels First 28:30 - Dialing in Kicks & Snares 50:22 - Adjust Kick Drum Attack 01:08:16 - Monitor Tips 01:39:50 - Crush your Drums 02:41:24 - Add Shine & Shimmer to Vocals 03:09:54 - Always Stay Mindful of Gain Staging Listen to the single featuring music by Beatmaker Challenge winner, Drumatik: https://distrokid.com/hyperfollow/vol... 📘 Learn more about LUNA Recording System https://www.uaudio.com/luna.html 📘 Learn more about API Console Emulation for LUNA: https://www.uaudio.com/uad-plugins/ap... 📘 Learn more about UniversalAudio Apollo Interfaces: https://www.uaudio.com/audio-interfac... ✔️ Subscribe to UA’s YouTube Channel:    / universalaudio   --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- → Like Universal Audio on Facebook:   / universalaudioinc   → Follow @uaudio on Instagram:   / uaudio   → Follow @uaudio on Twitter:   / uaudio   → Subscribe to UA’s YouTube Channel:    / universalaudio   → Learn more about Universal Audio: https://www.uaudio.com/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- #LUNArecordingsystem #ApolloInterface #UniversalAudio #APIconsole #APIvision #Recording #Mixing