"KNOCK YOU DOWN" by Keri Hilson with Marcella Araica | BackTrak

Join legendary mixing engineer Marcella Araica as she breaks down the creative process behind mixing the hit single "Knock You Down" by Keri Hilson, featuring Kanye West and Ne-Yo. 🔥 Don’t forget to like, comment, and subscribe for more beat deconstructions! Here are the timestamps for the video "Creation of "Knock You Down" by Keri Hilson ft. Kanye West & Ne-Yo With Marcella Araica | BackTrak" [NEW YOUTUBE SOURCE, NEW SOURCE], formatted for a YouTube description: *Timestamps:* 0:00:00 - Introduction 0:02:27 - Marcella introduces herself and her experience 0:12:32 - Marcella's preferred vocal and music chain 0:16:14 - Engineering and production as an art form 0:17:31 - The "Junkyard" era with Timbaland 0:18:42 - Transition from recording to mixing focus 0:23:43 - First recording experience with Tweet 0:25:42 - Working with Madonna and her specific requirements 0:28:16 - The correlation between production and engineering 0:30:15 - Digital vs. analogue mixing 0:30:45 - Pet peeves when opening a session (unnamed tracks) 0:32:10 - Approach to rough mixes and "demolitis" 0:35:47 - Balancing vocals in the mix 0:37:41 - Most mix changes ever made (working with Puff Daddy) 0:40:59 - Recall fees 0:49:58 - The creation of "Knock You Down" and Kanye West's verse 0:51:12 - CREATION OF "KNOCK YOU DOWN" 0:52:26 - Starting the session and initial approach 1:03:32 - Collaboration with producers and handling comped vocals 1:15:24 - Mixing with an emotional approach 1:21:52 - Atmos/Immersive audio: here to stay? 1:23:43 - AI in music production 1:24:43 - Marcella's other ventures (water, flag football league) 1:28:18 - Outro and contact information Follow Marcella Araica 📸   / incrediblelago   Follow us for more insights into hip hop history and music production: 📸   / tmronetwork   📸   / doncannon   🎽 Merch: https://shoptmro.com/ #MarcellaAraica #KnockYouDown #KeriHilson #Neyo #kanyewest