#12: Are you over processing? | With Special Guest Luke Herold

Podcast Summary

In this episode, we bring you Luke Herold, Founder and Owner of Herold Dynamics, to talk about over-processing when mixing.

Luke Herold is the lead engineer, founder, and owner of Herold Dynamics, a recording studio based in Maryland. Over the past 7+ years, Luke has worked with industry leading artists, including 21 Savage, Jose Guapo, Shy Glizzy, Fat Trel, Lightshow, and Lor Scoota. 

Today, you’ll hear about a day in the life of Luke Herold, his over-processing habits, what to do when you notice your over-processing, trusting your expertise, using FX, mixing vs mastering, buying new plugins, and how long Luke takes to mix a record.

Episode Timestamps

• [01:00] About Luke.
• [03:11] A day of recording.
• [07:08] Constantly overdoing the same thing.
• [11:32] Over-processing vocal compression.
• [13:09] When the over-processing happens.
• [16:02] Expertise vs over-processing.
• [19:17] Luke’s approach to mixing.
• [24:57] FX and plugins.
• [29:09] Mix bus processing.
• [35:34] Mixing vs mastering.
• [40:25] Buying new plugins.
• [42:09] Three things Luke wishes he knew earlier.
• [45:20] How long it takes to mix a record.

Notable Quotes

• “It’s always a positive thing to take a break and get that fresh ear back.”
• “They’re paying for your expertise, experience, knowledge.”
• “Every record is different, and every record is going to call for something different.”
• “It’s all about the approach, and every approach is different.”
• “Keep the things that the artist loves about the rough mix.”
• “Always give 200% when you’re working with a client.”
• “Word-of-mouth is an extremely huge thing in this industry.”

Connect with Luke

Website:www.herolddynamics.com.

Twitter:@LukeHeroldMD.

TikTok:@lukeheroldmd.

Instagram:@lukeheroldmd.