Today, DAWs have unlimited numbers of tracks. Receiving a song ready for mixing with dozens and dozens of audio tracks can be frustrating and inefficient because the number of tracks is overwhelming, and it’s hard to tell where everything is supposed to go. As you mix the song, it seems as if you’re never getting...
When mixing, you’ll sometimes find yourself not being able to finish a project. For some people, it’s like that with every mix, while for others, it happens from time to time. A good way to finish mixes faster, no matter how often or rarely you get stuck with a mix, is by limiting yourself. It...
In the world of audio mixing, there are certain misconceptions that don’t seem talked about much. As a mixing engineer, it’s easy to get so caught up in the art of mixing, that you forget what mixing is truly about: Making good music sound better. The overflow of tutorials, plug-ins, tips & tricks, gadgets, and...
Getting your name out there as a serious mixing engineer is a daunting task. The market is crowded. And with more and more easy-to-use tools, musicians are better able to take care of mixing and audio processing themselves. As we’ve talked about earlier in this 3-part series on getting your name out there, it all...
Getting your name out there as a serious mixing engineer is a daunting task. The market is crowded and getting picked is difficult. In this 3-part blog series, I’m going through 6 concepts and key-questions to help you get your name out there. For this second article, I will explain two crucial concepts to help...
Getting your name out there as a serious mixing engineer is a daunting task. The market is crowded. And with more and more easy-to-use tools, musicians are better able to take care of mixing and audio processing themselves. But as most people in music know, a solid, professional mix requires a solid, professional mixing engineer....
There are virtually infinite ways to mix a song. And there are virtually infinite ways to write a song. Taking this into consideration makes it obvious that there are also virtually infinite preferences when it comes to both mixing and music making. I’m sure you’ve experienced this yourself. You show a mix to a client...
Knowing when your mix is done is difficult. Your mix may sound perfect in your studio and just decent in your living room. You may have achieved more or less the exact same frequency response in your mix as in your reference track, but something still sounds off. You may have equalized and compressed all...
Achieving a full-sounding mix can be a difficult task. Even if you have a well-arranged and professionally produced song, adding that depth and fullness we all love can seem impossible no matter how much you tweak your plug-ins and level your tracks. Sometimes it’s not about how well you level and process the tracks of...
Mixing is an art that goes beyond knowing what every button on your mixer or plug-in does, the theory behind compression, knowing what frequencies are usually problematic on various elements, or knowing what equalizing techniques are “the best” and so on. The stuff mentioned above is important, but it’s something anyone can learn with enough...