Jay Maas – Hardcore Engineering Secrets

Hardcore Engineering Secrets was built with the audio engineer in mind. Whether you’re new to engineering or you’ve been doing it for years and want to step up your game. This course helps with each step along the way.

Jay Maas – Hardcore Engineering Secrets

I’m Jay Maas and I’ve recorded at some of the top studios in the world. We’re talking multi-million dollar studios with acoustically treated rooms, insane outboard gear, and an arsenal of top end microphones and equipment.

Yet some of my best sounding albums we’re recorded in my basement.

I recorded an album that went to #19 on the mainstream charts in Australia…And I recorded it right next to my washing machine and an old oil drum.

It didn’t matter. Do you know why? Because It’s not about the gear, it’s about what’s in between your ears.

Think about a master craftsman. Someone who is driven and passionate about what they do. They have a vision for what they want to accomplish.

Do you really think that if you handed them a crappy hammer it would stop them from building something great?

Of course not.

Audio engineering is no different.

You don’t need tons of fancy gear. You don’t need to bury yourself in debt to go to audio engineering school. All you need to do is learn is the secret to making mixes sound great.

I put this course together to share that secret with you.

The same secrets and engineering tricks I used when I worked with…

Bane, Citizens, State Champs, Counterparts, Defeater, Propagandhi, Have Heart, Verse, Title Fight, Seaway, Somose, Ceremony, Fossil Youth, Expire, Carpathian, No Trigger, Transit, Strike anywhere, Make do and Mend, Shipwreck and so many more.

Course Information

Hardcore Engineering Secrets was built with the audio engineer in mind. Whether you’re new to engineering or you’ve been doing it for years and want to step up your game. This course helps with each step along the way.

• Work at your own pace. There are seven modules with 24 videos (over three total hours!), walking you from start to finish.
• Clear action items set you up to create great sounding mixes, learn which gear will work best regardless of budget.
• Bonuses to keep you on track, This includes free plugin settings, working files and more.
• Gain exclusive access to a Facebook community and get direct access to Jay and a group of like minded individuals.

Course Curriculum

Introduction and Getting ed

Welcome to the Course (0:43)

The Mix Prep (4:21)

Mixing Drums

The Kick Drum (6:47)

The Snare Top (8:35)

The Snare Bottom (5:10)

The “Huge” Snare Sound (4:33)

The Toms (7:50)

The Cymbals (9:00)

The Drum Bus Tracks (9:03)

The Drum Parallel (5:59)

The Drum FX (11:26)

The Drum Rooms (10:42)

Mixing Bass

The Bass (10:14)

Mixing Guitars

The Heavy Guitars (10:51)

The Clean Guitars (11:56)

Mixing Vocals

The Main Vocals (20:19)

The Vocal FX And Dynamics (11:35)

The Singing Vocals (10:13)

The Mix Bus

The Mix Bus (20:48)

Bonus #1 – Plugin Presets

Download All Plugins Settings

Verbsuite Classics

Virtual Buss Compressors fg-grey

Virtual Buss Compressors fg-mu

Virtual Mix Rack

Virtual Tape Machines

Bonus #2 – Stem Tracks

COURSE – Stem Tracks

COURSE – Individual Stems

New Lecture

Snare One Shot Sample

Bonus #3 – Studio Tour and Business Secrets

How To Get Bands To Record With You (3:49)

FAQ With Jay (7:07)

Studio Tour – The Mix Room (8:04)

Studio Tour – The Live Room (9:53)

Bonus #4- Death Of A Nation EP Pre Release

Death of a Nation Full EP Audio Files

Death of a Nation Album Art

You’re At A Fork In The Road