This STRANGE Mixing Technique actually IMPROVED my Mixes! (must see)

[@DowdenProductionAcademy]

Comment below if you actually LIKE mixing or if you prefer the writing process! (I love a good mix down session)

[@justletmesigninokthx]

how did u get the reference in span ? nice video

[@unthunder22]

dude your videos are amazing! Its really helping a lot in my own productions! Keep it up!

[@DowdenProductionAcademy]

Thanks so much! Glad to help :)

[@unthunder22]

@@DowdenProductionAcademy I’ve been watching your videos for the last few months now and they really helped me a lot. I would love to see more mixing videos, perhaps different techniques or what to look out for, what not to do, etc. I would also love to see a video on how to make progressive house track like shingo nakamura 😁

[@DowdenProductionAcademy]

@@unthunder22 Thanks for watching and for the feedback! Okay, I will consider this! Thanks :)

[@unthunder22]

@@DowdenProductionAcademy nice!! I'll be looking forward to it! :)

[@pixelpusher91]

Man, I'm speechless. This was some Beethoven level shit (making music while being deaf). The whole idea sounded silly first (no pun intended), but then I realized this was the best simulation of a beginner. See, I am deaf compared to your experience so all these extra information and rules of thumb can help land a noob at least in the ballpark. One of the best mixing tutorials ever. Wow, just wow!!

[@DowdenProductionAcademy]

Thank you so much!

[@lateralshiftmusic]

fantastic idea, and it turned out pretty well!! Definitely shows the power of referencing!

[@DowdenProductionAcademy]

Thanks!

[@AutPen38]

I'm a big fan of using various visual analysers for getting the volume of high end frequencies right, because I'm old and my ears are fucked when it comes to stuff above 10-12kHz, but I hadn't ever considered trying to balance the low end and mix without actually listening to it. I'm quite amazed at how well you got things to go together just from visual feedback alone. I guess that years of experience help you to translate the numbers and graphs on screen into how it will sound.

[@DowdenProductionAcademy]

Thanks very much! I'm glad you enjoyed. Was a tricky video to do!

[@mysoul10]

this is great Dowden 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽 thank you !

[@Dowden_Official]

Thanks!

[@blairmalott3628]

I do like mixing to a degree, I am working on improving that skill set currently. Enjoyed the video, a fun thing to see and a good display of how visual tools really are helpful rather than just using your ears.

[@DowdenProductionAcademy]

Thanks mate! Keep practicing and it'll become second nature!

[@Evanngelos]

Would love more videos like the last one with the 10 prog basses.

[@DowdenProductionAcademy]

Any ideas? Let me hear em!

[@madmanj.official]

I agree, that video was very good, maybe the same with 10 different kind of Hooks or arps in the style of...? @@DowdenProductionAcademy

[@Evanngelos]

Awesome video. Thanks for sharing!

[@DowdenProductionAcademy]

thanks and my pleasure!

[@TakeOneRecordsOfficial]

that video is gold, especially for those who don't have treated room or a sub, very nice! masterclass in visualising music

[@richtrelo]

Fantastic video. Love it! Using reference tracks is definitely something I need to get better at.

[@DowdenProductionAcademy]

Thanks!

[@KolaKoleszczuk]

HI Dowden, great video really love it. Beside the fun aproach you took it is just one of the best mixdown workflows I have ever seen on youtube. One question about the headroom and sending the files for the mastering. Are you rendering those with +6db on, or you move it to 0 (I suppose)? Thx for the confirmation!

[@DowdenProductionAcademy]

Thanks so much! Definitely bringing it back down to 0 :)

[@djfrancolaino]

great video! How do you map the span and see two channels at the same time with different colors, so you can compare?

[@DowdenProductionAcademy]

Thanks! It's a bit of a process but here it goes: You need VST2 version of Span (I believe it's 2, 3 doesn't allow for sidechain) 1. Click Sidechain on Span in the device menu (not the VST itself but the device window where FX is at the bottom of the screen 2. Click on the channel you want as the second waveform as your sidechain signal 3. Go into SPAN and click 'routing' and change channel IN3 from --- to 3. This will activate the sidechain signal 4. Go back to main screen of SPAN and click 'Underlay' and click the 2nd one. It should work!

[@djfrancolaino]

@@DowdenProductionAcademy You are the best of the bests! Thank you very much. I see all of your videos. Cheers from Argentina🤘

[@isurutharuka6800]

❤

[@richtrelo]

In the Loudness & Balance Test, where can you see that you're at -6db of headroom? @24:15

[@DowdenProductionAcademy]

It's to check the overall loudness and balance of frequencies in the 2 spectrums

[@dj_kik]

Merci :o)

[@DowdenProductionAcademy]

my pleasure!

[@izzykill2861]

🔥👍🙌