LUCA PRETOLESI MIXING & MASTERING WORKSHOP STUDIO DMI VEGAS - 2 DAY BUNDLE

STUDIO DMI LAS VEGAS WORKSHOP 2025

NOVEMBER 8TH & 9TH 2025

This very exclusive and extremely limited two-day event pulls back the curtain on the work of Luca Pretolesi. Step inside his world for a hands-on deep dive into mixing and mastering using the exact gear, sessions, and techniques behind his biggest hits inside his home studio, Studio DMI Las Vegas.

The all-inclusive 2 day bundle is available at a special rate until August 29th. After that, only limited single-day tickets will be offered at a higher price if space is available.

Bundle Includes...

• 2 days of workshops
• Catered Lunches
• Studio DMI suite of Acustica Plugins
• One Year MyMixLab Membership

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COURSE DESCRIPTION

DAY 1: MIXING WITH LUCA PRETOLESI

Theme: Creative and Technical Mixing – From Raw to Ready

Focus: Mixing philosophy, hybrid vs. in-the-box workflows, and real-world strategies

1:00 – 3:00 PM: Instruction Block 1

• Luca’s approach: mixing creative Vs Technical

• Session prep, bussing, and routing templates

• Stereo bus processing – early setup techniques

• Why Luca sets up the bus chain first

• Compressors, limiters, and color tools

• Hybrid vs. plugin-based chains

• Hybrid vs. In-the-Box (ITB) mixing workflow overview

• Drum + bass foundation mixing

• Kick/bass balance, low-end energy, transient control

Q&A

3:00 – 4:00 PM: Lunch / Networking Break with Luca

4:00 – 6:00 PM: Instruction Block 2

• FX chains and stereo image shaping

• Vocal mixing strategies

• Tone shaping, layering, FX automation

• Parallel and mid-side vocal chains

Mixbus final tweaks, versioning, and exporting

• Commercial mix breakdown and Q&A

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DAY 2: MASTERING WITH LUCA PRETOLESI

Theme: Impact, Loudness & Translation

Focus: Analog vs. digital chains, real-world case studies, client management

1:00 – 3:00 PM: Instruction Block 1

• What mastering is really about: clarity, tone, and feel

• Hybrid vs. in-the-box mastering workflows

• Real-world examples from Luca’s chain

• Loudness targets (LUFS), metering, and delivery specs

• How to communicate mastering vision with clients and labels

3:00 – 4:00 PM: Lunch / Networking Break with Luca

4:00 – 6:00 PM: Instruction Block 2

• STEM mastering

• Workflow advantages and creative control

• EQ, compression, and limiting across grouped stems

• Monitoring for platform and environment translation

• Client & label communication during mastering

• Explaining revisions professionally

• Aligning technical goals with creative intent

• Q&A + live demonstration