This week is the premiere of Pensado's Place with mixing engineer Dave Pensado, his manager Herb Trawick, and engineer Zan Nakari. They are joined in studio by mixing engineer Ariel Chobaz who recently worked with Nicki Minaj on her album. In this week's Into The Lair, Dave Pensado goes over some of his favorite new compressor and eq plug-ins that he uses on his mixes. They also break down the tracks for Linkin Park's 'Waiting for the End' in this week's Playback, and the group takes questions from viewers during Corner Office. For more information, show notes, and schedule visit www.thisweekin.com.

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In 2nd episode of Pensado's Place with mixing engineer Dave Pensado, Herb Trawick, and Zan Nakari are joined by world renowned mixing engineer Jean-Marie Horvat (Michael Jackson, Justin Timberlake, TI, Reba Mcentire, Beyonce, etc.). On this week's Into The Lair, Dave goes over stereo buss compression and the difference between compressors and limiters. The gang also breaks down Whiz Kalifa's Black and Yellow in this week's Playback, and the group takes live chat room questions from viewers during Corner Office! For more information, show notes, and schedule, visit www.thisweekin.com!

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In episode #5 of Into The Lair, Dave talks about reference mixes, their role in the mixing process, and how he uses them in his work! 0:10 Ultrasone Pro 750's. Use of headphones to negate the sound of the room. www.ultrasone.com 0:47 Referencing Technique when mixing 1:40 "Romio and Juliet by Silk E. Fyne" - Instrumental 2:25 "Say it To My Face" - Young Buck 3:32 Listening to Kick Drums on NS-10 is a good reference for seeing whats going on in the160-200hz regions. 4:18 Dave uses "Torn" by Natalie Imbruglia to reference the sibilance on vocals and make sure his "S" sounds are up to the level of that song. 4:50 "Fix" by Blackstreet (Mixed byTeddy Rileys) for midrange and overall apparent level. Aggressive midrange. 6:28 "My All" by Mariah Carey for judging the EQ on a vocal 7:17 "Hella Good" by No Doubt (Mixed by Mark "Spike" Stent) for use of compression and transient design on drums, level of the snare drum, and the way the vocal sits. 7:53 John Legend "Used To Love U" (Mixed by Manny Marroquin) Loves the honesty in the mix. Loves referencing it to make sure that his mixes are not too much brighter than this track. 9:53 "Miss Independent" by Ne-Yo (Mixed by Phil Tan). Likes the level of the drums relative to other instruments. 10:21 Track by The Roots (Mixed by Bob Power) for the placement of the sub, low, and top end in the mix. Also the level of the instruments relative to each other. 11:40 John Gas mix for background vocals 12:19 Just for fun, when dave needs a mood <b>...</b>

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