Mark Rankin: Making Instruments Sound Like They Do in a Room

Mark Rankin is an English record producer and audio engineer. He has won two Grammy Awards for his work with Adele and has multiple nominations for his work with other artists including Queens of the Stone Age, Iggy Pop, Weezer, Florence and the Machine, and Foster the People. 

Rankin started his studio career in the London Exchange Mastering Studios, with his first session being with electronic duo Basement Jaxx.

Rankin won The Music Producers Guild Award for Breakthrough Engineer of the Year in 2010.

In 2012, Rankin won two Grammy Awards: in the Album of the Year category with Adele's 21, and Record of the Year category with "Rolling in the Deep".

In 2014, he was nominated for The Music Producers Guild Award for Engineer of the Year. He also received two Grammy nominations for the Queens of the Stone Age album ...Like Clockwork, in categories Best Rock Album and Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical.

IN THIS EPISODE YOU’LL LEARN:

• Starting audio engineering by learning to master
• The benefits of working in a mastering studio
• Building a console
• Making the transition from learning engineering/mixing after focusing on mastering
• The challenges of tracking and working in the same room
• Making instruments sound like they do in a room
• Tracking drums for Queens Of The Stone Age
• Minimal micing techniques for drums
• Recording impulse responses of rooms
• How to organize your sessions
• Adding “color” to your tracks
• Referencing on different monitors
• Getting your mixes to translate

To learn more about Mark Rankin, visit: https://www.markrankin.co.uk/

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