Luca Pretolesi Final Mixing / Mastering Tutorial (J Balvin & Willy William)

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  • Опубліковано 9 лют 2025
  • Luca Pretolesi Mixing and Mastering Willy William & J Balvin. This tutorial covers Luca's final stem mix and mastering of Willy William "Voodoo Song" which was re-released by J Balvin 1 year later as Mi Gente, and then a 3rd release featuring Beyoncé. The Voodoo Song was originally produced/written by Willy William and mixed by Phil Greiss in 2017 then given to Luca for stem mastering. "Mi Gente" was nominated for a grammy and has become one of the most streamed songs of the decade.
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КОМЕНТАРІ • 302

  • @djdstarofficial
    @djdstarofficial 4 роки тому +692

    im living in a world where i can sit and watch a grammy award winning engineer in the business walk through a massive hit, right now on my couch during a pandemic....and people still complain in the comments. god bless.

  • @ELTEEMUSIC
    @ELTEEMUSIC 4 роки тому +149

    Multiple frequency ranges “breathing” to their own groove. No wonder this song is a smash. The dynamics are crazy in this!

  • @whustledilantro1378
    @whustledilantro1378 4 роки тому +69

    That sidechain on just the mid part blew my damn mind

    • @psysword
      @psysword 4 роки тому +1

      Thats just the FAB filter MB doing the work there.

    • @costinvaly1
      @costinvaly1 4 роки тому +17

      @@psysword lol, "just Fabfilter MB doing the work there", like the plugin just loaded itself into a specific track and done the work by itself without anyone's lead/tweaks. Watch your mouth mate, cause kids might take that statement too seriously. Stop giving credits to the tools, just ask Luca to mix with just the DAW's stock plugins as a challenge on the same song where you're mixing with the most expensive plugs out there and i promise you he'd still destroy your ass. Plugins doesn't mean Taste / Vision / Experience. It's not Fabfilter ProMB doing the work, it's the mixer who used it and how he did it.

    • @strictlyboys
      @strictlyboys 4 роки тому +1

      Why

    • @alangreen142
      @alangreen142 4 роки тому +1

      @@costinvaly1 I agree with your comment on where he would destroy anyone with standard plugins is correct but I have got to be honest with you since I bought fab filter plugins a couple
      of months ago my mixes have gone up 10 fold. They are incredible and the features they have are crazy good. Pretty much only use Fabfilter now and soundtoys. Also plug-in alliance to a certain point.

  • @lamar8264
    @lamar8264 4 роки тому +93

    Some people may easily take 10 years to reach the level of knowledge compressed in this 13 minute masterclass, amazing.

  • @kaidenmajarali7665
    @kaidenmajarali7665 4 роки тому +20

    It's crazy the amount of dynamics this song has while being loud at the same time.

  • @Dramatello
    @Dramatello 4 роки тому +28

    Luca = GOAT of mixing\mastering.
    Gotta appreciate how he literally throws gems of knowledge if not secrets for free and for anyone to enjoy.

  • @derawat
    @derawat 4 роки тому +87

    Producer : let's here it in the mix.
    Reid : Time to headbang
    Lol its so funny

    • @EsaShaheed
      @EsaShaheed 4 роки тому +8

      Don't wanna see what happens when he listen to metal

  • @Jawadbenissa
    @Jawadbenissa Рік тому

    I would never be able to focus seeing a pupet dancing around me! Thank you so much for this Tutorial, i learn a lot from Reid

  • @redblock1382
    @redblock1382 3 роки тому +4

    am i the only one crying because of how is possible for us to watch a grammy engineer diving into the session of a worldwide hit?

  • @mermaidfeetxoxo_music
    @mermaidfeetxoxo_music 4 роки тому +4

    This video was so inspiring. I couldn't stop smiling while watching this video. And hearing you guys geek out about mixing and mastering is really cool. Thank you Reid, for bringing Luca onto your show.

  • @Daviddosi
    @Daviddosi 4 роки тому +15

    THis is pure gold. Thx for sharing

  • @Darksagan
    @Darksagan 4 роки тому +1

    I love how everything about Luca is about some type of movement.
    He has me thinking about music completely different now. All this goes so perfect with the genre too.

  • @DarkTrapStudio
    @DarkTrapStudio 8 місяців тому

    haha the Heeyyyy of Lucas :D
    Love you Reid and Lucas. keep rocking the Audio world like the Legends you are, may the force be with you !

  • @andivax
    @andivax 4 роки тому

    Luca is THE BOSS!

  • @IamSpencerBaird
    @IamSpencerBaird 4 роки тому +30

    This was FANTASTIC. so clearly articulated. Would love more collabs with Luca!

  • @papito2lindo
    @papito2lindo 4 роки тому +2

    One of the best videos online. Definitely learned something new today.

  • @bitflux2
    @bitflux2 4 роки тому +12

    this was fantastic information, thanks luca and puppet

  • @vanicka
    @vanicka 4 роки тому

    THANK YOU SO MUCH REID FOR MAKING THIS HAPPEN

  • @BharathKrishnaBhatDJBjauXkronn
    @BharathKrishnaBhatDJBjauXkronn 4 роки тому +1

    I can't thank you enough for this tutorial. Just wanna say I'm ever grateful for this...

  • @hlqa7938
    @hlqa7938 2 роки тому

    Reid & Luca, what else could we ask for!!! Thanx guys 4 sharing da magic!!!

  • @themarkvasilyev
    @themarkvasilyev 4 роки тому +3

    This is the most unconventional mix I have ever seen and this guy thinks so much out of the box. Now I get why this track gets me moving every time.

  • @TiuqueErrante
    @TiuqueErrante 4 роки тому +2

    I just noticed i need to much to learn. Amazing video. Thanks!

  • @vatal5410
    @vatal5410 4 роки тому +1

    Thanks Reid, this man is a living legend. Sooo creative!!

  • @tonysmilemusic7714
    @tonysmilemusic7714 4 роки тому +5

    3:30 drums neutron 4:30 panning drums 7:30 sidechain 9:00 clipping

  • @cobybin7590
    @cobybin7590 4 роки тому

    Luca is one of the most talented people on the planet ! cheers bro

  • @bboymac84
    @bboymac84 4 роки тому +6

    Reid your the man! Luca is awesome! I hope to meet you soon when I visiting Vegas soon!!

  • @onefromthetribe
    @onefromthetribe 4 роки тому +3

    Luca,
    You always come up with techniques that blow my mind!!! +++

  • @SOUNDINTHECITY
    @SOUNDINTHECITY 4 роки тому +2

    Yo that groove he created... not just volume, but feeling

  • @YulaTsheringSherpa
    @YulaTsheringSherpa 4 роки тому

    just shared this video with the PreSonus studio one group on Facebook with 32000 members, maybe a boost in your subscriptions! All the very best and good luck and of course thank you for the awesomeness!!!

  • @soundofpatrick
    @soundofpatrick 4 роки тому +4

    DAMN - BIG TUTORIAL! Thanks for this Reid and Luca.

  • @erso2593
    @erso2593 4 роки тому +16

    4:19 this is real magic

  • @adisatrio3871
    @adisatrio3871 4 роки тому

    OH YES. I'm a fan of Luca's work. he's definitely one of the best engineer and my 1st favorite engineer in the world. he influenced and taught me tons of things. huge respect

    • @ReidStefanMusic
      @ReidStefanMusic  4 роки тому

      Adi Satrio 💯

    • @adisatrio3871
      @adisatrio3871 4 роки тому

      @@ReidStefanMusic You Reid, and you too are my huge influence since i found your track on soundcloud maybe around 5 or 4 years ago. ass and titties, come around with henry fong, and your no boyfirend remix from sak noel. just wanna say thank you for both of you for all the knowledge, and inspiration. i wish one day i could be on the same level to hangout or work with you guys. bless you reid. realest puppet in the game!! love you bro. sincerely

  • @SolStateMusic
    @SolStateMusic 4 роки тому

    You deserve a grammy for this video!

  • @QuartzEvolution
    @QuartzEvolution 4 роки тому +1

    I love how Reid is so enthralled he doesn't even blink once

  • @cameronmoss154
    @cameronmoss154 4 роки тому

    This was AWESOME Reid!!! Thanks so much for this empowering exposure :)
    Great Thanks to Luca Pretolesi for dropping those powerful nuggets that can help to improve the overall quality of our future releases.

  • @levproducer430
    @levproducer430 4 роки тому +4

    Thanks a lot for this tutorial. I learn a lot ever with Luca. I master my track thanks with his tutorial for "Light it up". He teaches a lot of the groove, doing the technical part artistic too. 🎚🎚

  • @muu6789
    @muu6789 4 роки тому

    Amazin video reid already a big fab of your channel hope we can see luca again with you

  • @HenrikHarrell
    @HenrikHarrell 4 роки тому

    Wow! Many thanks for this walkthrough video guys!

  • @blazing1923
    @blazing1923 4 роки тому +2

    I used his technique all the time and it works perfectly

  • @PedroPerez-zk8zd
    @PedroPerez-zk8zd 4 роки тому +4

    sounds faster, with good dynamics ... thats a sing of a good mix

    • @PedroPerez-zk8zd
      @PedroPerez-zk8zd 4 роки тому

      maker it sound faster and groove

    • @PedroPerez-zk8zd
      @PedroPerez-zk8zd 4 роки тому

      PANNING THE ENTIRE PERCUSSIO, using multiband, paralel some panning to create side information doind thate evrything happening over 45 due to its on the high end does that panning.

  • @YulaTsheringSherpa
    @YulaTsheringSherpa 4 роки тому +9

    Studio one!!!

  • @dallasjarvis6169
    @dallasjarvis6169 4 роки тому

    What a video! I watched Luca's class on light it up and it was very informative and now you brought him back to share his knowledge on another hit! Perfect way to start my day! Thanks for the gold!

  • @trentonshutters4502
    @trentonshutters4502 4 роки тому +1

    Loving these new collaboration vids

  • @ellobobeats6324
    @ellobobeats6324 4 роки тому +1

    Lets go!😁😁😁😁 im excited. Love your videos reid

  • @lucidlife4098
    @lucidlife4098 4 роки тому

    Dudes a damn genius. Dropping crazy bombs

  • @iamkarramusic
    @iamkarramusic 4 роки тому +1

    Wow insane tutorial! What a song 🚨🚨🚨

  • @andiherzog
    @andiherzog 4 роки тому

    Awesome! Thank you!

  • @Jamusictv
    @Jamusictv 4 роки тому

    Of course he was behind this. Such a guru behind the boards 💯🤙❤️

  • @indievibes1751
    @indievibes1751 4 роки тому +2

    Crazy tutorial !! Respect !! 🤯 🔥

  • @shine_uno
    @shine_uno 4 роки тому +1

    Awww nice to see S1 🙏

  • @prodj.mixapeofficial6431
    @prodj.mixapeofficial6431 4 роки тому +1

    This is the same guy engineered and showed the vocal mixing as i remember. Sick!

  • @SoniqSounds
    @SoniqSounds 4 роки тому

    This is amazing - thank you for this

  • @tribbybueno
    @tribbybueno 4 роки тому

    bro my man luca used such good samples he barely had to do any processing

  • @paulkit-
    @paulkit- Рік тому

  • @Ekeezee
    @Ekeezee 4 роки тому

    Amazing. Thank you guys for this gem of a video. Great content as always.

  • @rudiwillems1166
    @rudiwillems1166 4 роки тому

    nice to learn , with Luca Pretolesi and movement Reid Stefan,

  • @AZtheproducer
    @AZtheproducer 4 роки тому

    🔥🔥🔥🔥

  • @parthkulkarni5868
    @parthkulkarni5868 4 роки тому

    hollyy this guy is a genius i love his workflow

  • @AlexWhitemusic
    @AlexWhitemusic 4 роки тому +1

    Grazie Luca!!!😊❤👍

  • @a.ro6
    @a.ro6 Рік тому

    great song

  • @crwthtv
    @crwthtv 4 роки тому

    so much awesomeness holy frik

  • @DjPlink
    @DjPlink 4 роки тому +1

    In the sidechain part, is he ducking the kick or the instrument. Or is he ducking everything else in the instrument except the midrange? What exactly is happening?

    • @erso2593
      @erso2593 4 роки тому

      Dj Plink sidechain with compression just in that range of thevocal

    • @Mixedbyjojo355
      @Mixedbyjojo355 4 роки тому +1

      He is expanding the midrange of that vocal triggered only when the kick hits= louder when kick hits and normal when there is no kick = more dynamic !

  • @408hex6
    @408hex6 4 роки тому

    reid really one of the best on youtube!

  • @Astronomater
    @Astronomater 4 роки тому

    fantastic giveaway! congrats to the winners and thanks sponsors!

  • @bsoundbeatz
    @bsoundbeatz 4 роки тому

    Dope video Reid! Yall hit that like button!🚨🚨

  • @ikyguy3438
    @ikyguy3438 4 роки тому +1

    The multi-band Autopan was a god tier move... wow

  • @lilwombat
    @lilwombat 4 роки тому +1

    That's a beautiful studio

    • @ReidStefanMusic
      @ReidStefanMusic  4 роки тому

      watch my full tour of Luca's Studio DMI here: ua-cam.com/video/XEWUDTcvt5M/v-deo.html

    • @lilwombat
      @lilwombat 4 роки тому

      @@ReidStefanMusic the dedication to the puppet vlog was incredible I love it

  • @elosbeatz5899
    @elosbeatz5899 4 роки тому

    Best Tutorial of 2020 Hands Down

  • @VAIBHAVSINGHMUSIC
    @VAIBHAVSINGHMUSIC 3 роки тому

    Presses space bar... Nodding head starts 😂😂🚀🚀. Thank you so much for this video though ♥

  • @HMondrykLive
    @HMondrykLive 4 роки тому

    Great video!!

  • @djguidopolese
    @djguidopolese 4 роки тому

    Grande Lucaaaaa 😎❤️🇮🇹🇮🇹

  • @hollidaymadethis
    @hollidaymadethis 4 роки тому

    This is crazy

  • @jmrc2908
    @jmrc2908 Рік тому

    This was very informative

  • @ninimaborah723
    @ninimaborah723 4 роки тому

    Woah I can't believe it
    This hit was made on studio one

  • @VikramSingh-je4go
    @VikramSingh-je4go 4 роки тому

    Gem 💎

  • @spacemanpope1805
    @spacemanpope1805 4 роки тому

    This is gold. Thank you for this.

  • @lionsdenrecords3869
    @lionsdenrecords3869 4 роки тому

    mind blown ......
    keep up the amazing content

  • @bitflux2
    @bitflux2 4 роки тому +2

    hahah love how luca slides in in true puppet fashion

  • @richcooke4086
    @richcooke4086 4 роки тому

    so much good information in this

  • @3nterprisevideos
    @3nterprisevideos 4 роки тому +5

    Auto-pan on all the drums 🔥 🔑 ‘s

    • @dancegod1691
      @dancegod1691 4 роки тому

      Yeah that plugin was one of those secret tricks lol

    • @ermharriable
      @ermharriable 4 роки тому +6

      in parallel only above 4k to be exact

    • @costinvaly1
      @costinvaly1 4 роки тому

      guys, contrast it's still important no matter what. He doesn't go "auto-pan everywhere", he's specific with it. Just because you'd put it everywhere over all your drums it won't make you any better, maybe worse at best. Because there's a great quote stating about contrast in life: "If everyone is a winner, then there's no winner no more." If everyone affords a lamborghini, then the lamborghini wouldn't be perceived as a special car anymore. Also, everything-the-same = no dimension a.k.a one dimensional, because there's no clear sonic variation. Variation is what takes a one-dimensional material sounding 3D. Be wise.

  • @riktascale4
    @riktascale4 4 роки тому

    Priceless info Reid. Thanks!!

  • @silhz9201
    @silhz9201 4 роки тому +7

    wish we could've seen his whole master chain :(

    • @costinvaly1
      @costinvaly1 4 роки тому

      he doesn't master, he admitted that already. He sends it to an actual mastering engineer and go back and forth with feedback.

  • @baki2905
    @baki2905 4 роки тому +74

    I was pretending to understand everything

  • @rajahomestudio8427
    @rajahomestudio8427 4 роки тому

    Thanks man for the gems

  • @MarvelousMarvels
    @MarvelousMarvels 4 роки тому

    So awesome!!!

  • @CharlesK441
    @CharlesK441 4 роки тому

    Awesome!

  • @lucamazzeo6897
    @lucamazzeo6897 4 роки тому

    Genius

  • @moz7130
    @moz7130 4 роки тому

    Brilliant!! Thanks guys!!

  • @CutTheCrabOfficial
    @CutTheCrabOfficial 4 роки тому

    cool Trick

  • @camianpa97
    @camianpa97 4 роки тому +18

    HAHA I can’t take the puppet banging his head right next to a god himself.

  • @BANDAPIAZZOLLA
    @BANDAPIAZZOLLA 4 роки тому

    Viva l'Italia!

  • @Usernameyt4466
    @Usernameyt4466 4 роки тому

    This is absolute gold 🙌 I learned so much it’s 🤯

  • @Paraay
    @Paraay 4 роки тому

    I didn't get what the fabfilter Pro MB is doing at 7:34??....can Reid explain that??

  • @jives.
    @jives. 4 роки тому

    amazing!

  • @wyattalexander4041
    @wyattalexander4041 4 роки тому

    Whoa 😳 this is amazing !

  • @SkillGamingNL
    @SkillGamingNL 4 роки тому

    Awesome tutorial!

  • @JotaKaMc
    @JotaKaMc 4 роки тому

    I loved this

  • @bloodcell6282
    @bloodcell6282 4 роки тому

    Great video. Thank you!

  • @peterk3556
    @peterk3556 3 роки тому

    I've been searching this song for so long I knew it was from j balvin but I searched it so much

  • @DJPREZ
    @DJPREZ 4 роки тому

    WOW!!! Amazing explanation!! Thank you guys!!! 🙏🏼🙏🏼