Mixing Analysis 5

The Glitch Mob - Beyond Monday
95 BPM

Intro:
Loud Atmospheric wind noises                                 -14db
One sustained bass note
Two reverse whine ups, one reverse vocal gasp 

3 seconds of silence
0:15 Electric Piano with panning on loudest hits going from right to left
layered sustained paino with 16 note repeats

0:25 Verse:
Fat Saw Synth with wide stereo imaging.                    -25 db
Kick  on 1 and                                                                       -26
Snare layered w/ tambourine alternates with electronic snare     -32 db
Funky layered saw lead                                              -40 db

0:36 Saw Bass Fill
0:44 Distorted high riff comes in                                -45 db
0:50 Distorted  "Go" vocal sample with lots of delay
0:55 "uh uh" vocal sample  reverb

1:05 Chorus
Shaker
Distorted heavily phased lead comes in as
Real bass comes in playing 16th notes  
High delayed Chords fades up towards end

1:25 Breakdown
Real Bass riff contines
"I can't let you go" Vocal Sample chopped up
"Go" Delay blends to atmospheric synths
Same Electronic Piano w/ heavy reverb from intro.

2:00 Verse 2:
Makes dramatic shift in melody
Big Layered Saw lead
Lots of "glitchy" effects - Bitcrushers, phaser, filters, reverse used on the 2 and 4

Very electronic snappy snare 2 one has a pulse modulation
2:08 Big Electronic Kick Fill
2:29 High synth strings come in
2:36 Nice fill to bring in chorus  with various different synths

2nd Chorus:
Original Beat from intro
Huge Layered gliding saw bass                  -22 db
with organ on top                                        -24 db
Uses second saw with side chained compression and a long release to raise up to the snare

2:59
16th note saw synth with a swing playing the real bass pattern from earlier

3:19 Outro
Big Drum hits 4 on the floor
3:29 Heavily limited single drum hit with space echo on
3:40 Vocal hit stays in left a second longer
Ends with same atmospheric intro build

Gear: MPD, midi keyboards, guitar, bass, Lemur  http://www.jazzmutant.com/lemur_overview.php

Screenshots:

Production video:
http://www.uaudio.com/blog/glitch-mob-tips-and-tricks/

reddit page:
http://www.reddit.com/r/edmproduction/comments/z1nrp/we_are_the_glitch_mob_and_this_is_our/

"we don't use any outboard gear at all. we used to have a bunch of gear - synths, compressors, drum machines, eventide harmonizer, etc. but we got rid of it all. we wanted to go all "in the box" so that everything could be done faster. it speeds up the speed at which we finish music, and also it makes it easier for us to recreate it on stage when we don't have to lug any hardware with us. the UAD processors make this all possible, we have 4 Quad cards so that we can have enough processing power to get thru the huge sessions

on the master bus we use UAD fatso, URS channel strip pro, UAD SSL comp, Pultec. but it depends on the song. sometimes there's nothing on the master bus... or sometimes we will do the processing more internally during mix phase, in groups"

Produced by:

Glitch Mob

Mastered by:

http://www.exchangemastering.co.uk/
Simon Davey
Recent masterings: Sweedish House Mafia, David Guetta, Calvin Harris, Elton John vs Pnau