17 Noob Mixing MISTAKES to Avoid

[@hardcoremusicstudio]

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[@alanakafang6143]

Considering you can't even use the right terminology to describe things, I find it hard to believe you are helping anyone. Glue things together? No buddy, it's blend or layer, nothing gets glued in audio.

[@KSherwoodOps]

Mixing with your eyes was def the hardest habit to break.

[@mrcoatsworth429]

Same. Getting that SSL channel strip definitely helped me. I also have a "blindfold EQ" plugin, which has no numbers at all. No frequency, no dB, no Q.

[@KSherwoodOps]

@@mrcoatsworth429 Cool I hadn’t heard of that before

[@mrcoatsworth429]

@@KSherwoodOps I don't use it a lot, because having at least some rough numbers is helpful for mixing quickly. But I definitely recommend trying it, because it forces you to really listen to what you're doing. But thinking of it now, I think I'll challenge myself now and do my next mix with only that EQ haha

[@kaiulrich6185]

It helps when you grew up in the analog world . I look at shapes of eq‘s but I never think „it shouldn‘t look like that“. If it sounds good, it is good.

[@timothyforry2222]

Loudness meters relieve this habit lmao.

[@spaldingmcintosh]

When you said watching too many KZbin tutorials you earned my respect. Total honesty even though it could be considered a clash with your own personal gain. Great video, Cheers

[@BAwesomeDesign]

This may be the most succinct, clear, honest video there is on mixing. Even as someone who's mixed his own stuff for almost twenty years... and who has gotten audio engineering training... I find that the first ten in your list are at least occasionally still problems for me. Too much surgery, focusing on "cutting mud" instead of leaving low-mids in the mix and hearing them in context of the whole mix on different systems... using a "main reverb" stereo aux channel and throwing everything into it. After watching this video, I went back to a current session I was working on and within 15 minutes, cleared up several problems i had been having over the last MONTH of struggling. Now I'm just down to tweaking a few vocal levels in the mix when listening on my computer speakers/headphones/car. Hats off. Thanks.

[@Nenko_Music]

yup !

[@cdrums8996]

Mixing without isolating is DEFINITELY the biggest tip to take away from this. Changed my sound big time (in a good way)

[@kimkimpa5150]

Noob mistakes: 0:11 1. Always mixing in solo 0:50 2. Spray and pray panning 1:26 3. Making baby moves 2:00 4. Mixing with your eyes 3:04 5. Band-aid fixes 4:09 6. Never committing 5:32 7. Blurring the mixing and editing phase 5:53 8. No consistent workflow 6:25 9. No standard organization 7:24 10. Smiley face syndrome 8:12 11. Static mixes 9:01 12. Always distracted 10:00 13. Sharing mixes before they are done 10:57 14. Referencing too much 12:09 15. Too much reverb 12:49 16. Too much surgery 13:47 17. Watching too many tutorials

[@thejasonblackburn]

If reverb is clouding your mix you can roll off the low end of the reverb return. You'll get quite a bit of clarity back and be able to keep as much reverb as you want.

[@marq_8976]

Yeah but I agree with him that reverb is rarely used for mixing. I think of it as more of a production tool.

[@spookie3000]

​@@marq_8976 I suppose it really depends on the type of music. I like to mix lije it's a live recording. Waves, bouncing around in the room and creating lots of happy accidents. Like with an accoustic piano. No matter how great the synths have become and how great they replicate each exact single note, they cannot copy the weird character of the different harmonics eachs chord makes inside of the wood. So because it like it raw and unpolished, reverb is my friend. But if you want the clean studio sound of surgical instrumentalists then no reverb at all.

[@r34ct4]

Wouldn't the high end of the reverb have the same problem? Stacking the releases together

[@nvisionbeats]

@@marq_8976 it definitely depends on the type of music - imo even music where you use less its there as at least a room sound if you recorded vocals in a booth especially.

[@reverbautopsy9093]

I came to the same conclusion at least in a full mix. Sometimes with songs where there's just one instrument, like an acoustic guitar, that bassy reverb sound can be epic.

[@Sam-ss2lo]

I used to mix back in the 80's, analog to tape. I had a mentor and was trained. Ultimately, I ended up doing live sound. We didn't have all the fancy tools, there are almost too many choices for a newbie today. They need to be trained to get a good sound naturally first and work with minimal tools until they can achieve some progress. It's a bit like a photographer relying too much on automatic mode and photoshop. Learn the art first. The one tool we did have back then was 'solo', I was trained to use it to find problems, not perfect the sound of a single instrument. The exception being, when trying to get a special sound for an instrument, but again we focused on achieving it naturally at first, then adding effects. Overall, about half of what you talked about was true even back then, especially the plan/workflow, everyone misses this one. Having a solid process you follow each time will take you a lot further faster. Also, I want to reinforce your point that when you're done, you need to listen to the mix in your car and on your phone with earbuds. Average people aren't listening using tens of thousands of dollars worth of gear. It has to sound good on everything. You may have to make adjustments that might seem unnatural in the studio, back in the day, we had to crank the high end to account for losses for the degradation of tape. Well done. 5 stars. I don't have a project, but if I did, I wouldn't hesitate to hire you based on this video alone. It tells me all I need to know about your knowledge of the craft.

[@dtrmnts]

Learned a lot from this and it's interesting cuz most of it goes directly against what i've learned from all of nolly's tutorials but i don't even like his over surgical, clean mixes.

[@unclemick-synths]

Never committing is another one that's applicable to hitting Record. I went down the "record clean" rathole - it's baking Analysis Paralysis into your process! Pick a sound, audition it within context of the existing tracks and the aims of the arrangement, and lay it down.

[@TheMichaelseymour]

i thought i was the only "ol uncle mick " lol ....good advice fella !

[@recordingdotpizza]

Great video! The one suggestion I have a slightly different take on is that of eliminating distractions: yes, distractions can rob you of time and progress, and that needs to be avoided, but for years I often found myself becoming fixated on one element of a mix (whatever was giving me the most trouble/challenge), and the more I worked to address it the more likely I would totally miss other elements. I'd listen back later and be shocked by obvious (upon listening with fresh ears/perspective) mistakes or things I overlooked elsewhere in the mix. To address this I eventually put a TV in my studio (sound off) and put it on cable news, so I was always looking up and seeing things that would briefly take my mind off the microscopic thing I was dealing with at that moment. That little bit of distraction, visually, helped me stay on the mix as a whole and keep me from becoming too myopic about any single part. This is, of course, not really what you meant by eliminating distractions, but it's related, and doing similarly may help other folks. Thanks for the video!!

[@ValeriyKolyada]

Oh... I finally found a person who, like me, watches TV without sound. It seems to me that I can hear it just by looking at the picture . Many people are surprised by this . But there are already two of us on this Earth . ... ;)

[@kevon217]

cool beer labels always get me too

[@peacefulruler1]

This is the best producing channel…you’re clear, definite, and correct. You’re saving me years of fumbling and lots of unnecessary tuition payments! God bless you!

[@nbl95]

I would like to say: Hi-passing for no reason. A lot of people get it in their head to cut under 100 Hz on everything accept bass and kick. However, I find this can make a lot of mix elements too weak (especially snare). You should only hi pass if you listen to an element that was recorded and go "hmmm, this sounds too muddy and bassy" not just to do it

[@JiihaaS]

👆

[@milosmilosmilos]

Agreed 100% on this.

[@gaetanclybouw]

Yes and same with guitars

[@billbradleymusic]

Except not accept. Onward!

[@wickstorm_records]

Hipass everything up to their fundamental

[@didiermeynders]

Except the reverb tip, they are all great! Reverb is an essential and prominent effect in the music I make (trance), but for sure its a good tip for other styles.

[@starkid9736]

i do dubtechno i felt like a criminal😄

[@ThreadBomb]

A tight reverb is great for thickening a thin vocal.

[@vzvandal]

You've got a new subscriber man, making baby moves and going by what you see rather than what you hear were my biggest issues a few years ago, I couldn't agree more.

[@RipYgt]

After 4 years of production I STILL found this incredibly insightful. Thank you! 🙏🏼

[@billbradleymusic]

Wait...

[@seanfrank32]

Wow. You still learned something after 4 years?!

[@NotKuda]

@@seanfrank32 youre a nobody sean, you always will be

[@MrMockigton]

i am at year 8 and i still have trouble to get some of these right. i am getting there though.

[@Nut-K]

No. 12... yes defenetly avoid distractions, but make sure to take deliberate brakes. It's all about paying attention to what you are doing. You can also apply this in other aspects of life too😊. The more you do this, the better your ability to focus on details, without getting stuck on them... In turn this applies when you are mixing as well🤔.

[@mrcoatsworth429]

I was definitely guilty of most - if not all - of these. I'd like to think I've overcome many of these habits since. Good stuff, Jordan! Love that you're putting out content regularly again.

[@vectragt2310]

Same to me! :D

[@1morenote.]

Thanks for the great tips

[@tulpamedia]

I like to mix on my soundcraft signature 22 mtk and it has a good set of eqs on the channel strips. Its not perfect and its only semi-parametric, but that helped me break out of the habit of mixing with my eyes in the DAW. Once I learned out of the box mixing on an Api 1608-ii and an SSL SL 9000j at school, I never looked back!

[@anderspaulsen4637]

Mix in context, move "fast", focus on overall sound, good reference track, take chances, make distinct choices. Visual mixing is nice when you hear a troubled area but do not know where it is by ear. Good content, I agree with it. Cheers

[@robertharker]

For beginner mixers, if you want to learn how to mix, you first have to learn how to listen. I call it soloing in your brain. When listening to a song, learn how to hear each instrument separately without reaching for the solo button. Not just the vocal, lead guitar or snare, but the other instruments. What is the rhythm guitar doing? What about the keyboards? What is the horn section doing? How many horns and what types of horns? What are the drums doing? Are the drum fills going up or down the rack toms? What about percussiona? Are there other accent instruments? If you learn to solo in your brain, you will have a lot less need to reach for that solo button. See mistake #1 to avoid. You can practice listening almost anywhere. You don't need studio monitors or $300 headphones. A good set of earbuds with rubber tips will work. Just get in the habit when listening to music in your idle time, start listening to the individual instruments in the mix.

[@bhosterman]

Well explained. One issue I have as a guitarist that translates to mixing is how quickly my ears adapt to a drastic change in a mix. This is most common for me when moving a mic around on a speaker cabinet. The change usually is jarring at first, then after a few moments I'll stitch back and now the original placement sounds jarring and the change sounds better. This can go on indefinitely. I experience this all the time when mixing. Barring a situation where a frequency in the mix is just standing out like too much low end or brittle highs, my ears can adapt quickly to big swings and not until I listen to a reference do I detect what's way out of line. My initial mixes always end up with far more clarity in the drums than my favorite albums. (Chevelle, 3 days grace...) Those albums on my studio monitors sound like the drums are an afterthought, farther back in the mix, barely any HH or overheads, but when I picked those to reference, I chose them because I thought I loved the drum sound... The EQ matching always reveals this for me. My preference is always a brighter drum mix than I hear in my favorite songs. And that's not because I'm boosting any highs. If anything, more often than not, I have a frown style eq in the end. But I never feel like my favorite songs lack brightness out in the wild. I've always wanted to hear one of my favorite songs pre and post mastering. To really learn what and how they color the final product. Is the basic EQ signature that most songs have the product of mastering or mixing...

[@kronik907]

Lots of good stuff here, but the band-aid fixes and never committing advice are two opposite suggestions. One says be ready to restart from the ground up if its not working, and the other says commit to past decisions. Obviously you need to find a balance and commit to what is working and be willing to restart on stuff that isnt, but I think deleting tracks is maybe a step too far. I definitely like to hide the old midi or trigger tracks in another area or another project in case something isn't working.

[@craigburner1296]

I don't completely agree with all you've said, my workflow is undoubtedly different than yours, but you have a very good grasp of the whole. Especially for only 10 years of serious experience. Anyone who listens to you will get valuable insights.

[@synthoelectro]

thank you for talking about referencing, people are becoming obsessed with that these days with these new plugins. It's crazy.

[@mickenilsson]

I'm really happy I ended up here. This is probably the best video about mixing I've seen ever. You got me laughing due to I recognized almost every noob mistake. This was gold 🎈🌹❤️

[@laboratoriomusicaotico]

From Brazil here. Just started recording drums, bass and guitar in my living room. Happy to see things evolving and it's great to have all those tips in your channel. Thanks a lot!! Trust your ears!!

[@Davenorcal707]

I agree with 1-16. All very well done. As far as watching KZbin tutorials, I would say watch as many as you'd like and be open to as many suggestions as possible. However, be smart enough to try these things to figure out which ones make sense for what you are trying to do.

[@wambuka]

I come from the live mixing side and mostly work with live multiband recordings. My workflow is the same. Try to get levels (rough mix) first, then start finding what stands out or what seems to be wrong. I only use solo if nothing else reveals the problematic channel. I listen to it for a while soloed (headphones while mixing live), then put the full mix back on and adjust to the taste. When nothing really makes me think there is something really really wrong then i start building my mix starting from the most basic and important channels affecting the beat (kick, snare, cymbals/hat, bass) and then progressing to the main vocals. Only after that i concentrate on band instruments, backing vocals, additional percussion, solo instruments etc. This is because i usually find instruments like electric guitars to have the most processing done already. Solo instruments on the other hand must fit the big picture. The next phase is gluing groups of instruments using busses and that usually involves the first time using effects to give instruments their place (depth). The last thing is adding standouts, the fx people really hear as an added effect (delays, reverbs, distortion, heavy vocal manipulation etc.). I wouldn't mind reading about someone else's workflow.

[@ricosgruv4099]

I've made all of these and learned from those mistakes, then forgot about them, then watched this and remembered them again. Wasting time mixing in solo and piling on too many plugins, then discovering the un-touched track still sounds better in the mix....yep...

[@mikakettunen7939]

I really salute your solidity and transparency and brutal truthness - enjoying every single video you get out everytime

[@johnmarkvarney]

Thanks man! Rung true on many areas. Keep it up!

[@ToneOwl]

On the topic of comminting/being too surgical - give yourself FIVE MINUTES to work on any element of your mix. After that, move on to something completely different. This doesn't mean you have to commit to where you left the first thing, but just take a break and work on something else to refresh and circle back to that first thing later. This will not only help with ear fatigue/burning out but you will be so much more productive and get so much more done than if you were to work on something until you are 100% satisfied with it (because you'll probably end up overtuning it and coming back to fix it anyway!)

[@benfisher0930]

Definitely have caught myself doing a few of these over the years! Thanks for all the tips

[@antennastoheaven]

0:52 is it relevant for drums? If I will pan overheads and toms 100% left right it’s starts sounding weird…

[@lordberly]

except drums i guess

[@BoofMadison]

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[@ilmarityrvainen3738]

Most of these are great, but not all of them are mistakes, just different kind of approach 3. Making baby steps might be the best way to mix if the song is recorded really well. 11. You don't NEED to do automation unless the production of the song is boring. IMO the dynamic changes should be in the production and performances. 14. I think referencing too much is not nearly as bad as referencing too little. So don't be afraid to reference. Anyways great video. My own additional noob mistake would be doing too much and listening too little, not knowing a clear direction.

[@JayHughes-zv5qr]

Couldn't agree more about mixing with your eyes. The problem is that "turning knobs" on a DAW requires eyes. Maybe I'm an old crank, but nothing annoys me more than "turning knobs" with a mouse. It's so artificial and imprecise. I chose to invest in MIDI-mappable hardware that allows me to use phsyical knobs for mixing, old school style. The great part is that you can twist them with your eyes closed and really concentrate on the sound. I understand the minimalist hardware argument from a space and price perspective, but man nothing beats some real life knobs.

[@NeXusZT]

Definitely guilty of not automating enough. Gonna go back on my latest mix and dive into more automation.

[@phnyoutubetv]

This is a great video! I do a bunch of these but mixing in solo is the worse. Needed this man.

[@leoparcoeur]

Everything makes a lot of sens. Good choices in the advices. Thanks! Also I appreciate a lot you get straight to the point, without frills. And that there's no music in the background while you're explaining. Really good video. So far, I liked the videos I've seen on your channel. I'd probably sign up for the course if I weren't broke.

[@neroldeer]

Most of your tips super really great for the novice mixer... but there are a few thing to keep in mind...1.... yeah, no.. it really depends on the need. 2...yeahnooooooo!!! an orchestra MUST have different positions beyond just hard left/right/center!!!! But its dependent on the situation! 3-4 100% yeah! LISTEN! (eyes for the final mastering is prob the only exception.) 5 YES foundation mixing! 6.. sounds good (I don't record then band). 7-10 100% AGREE!!!! 11... I agree but it also depends on the perfomamance. 12-14. agree! (14- referencing depends on what the performers want too!!!)... 15-16. 100 agree! 17 - I agree however...don't toss the videos out!!! there could be that one nugget of knowledge that helps. YES watch tutorials but not JUST one. Determine what the differences are and boil them down to common denominators.

[@frankjamesbonarrigo7162]

Feedback, getting excited and showing people is so tempting, great advice

[@dwdrumsmash]

Wow, I am guilty of like all of these. Going home and starting my mix from scratch trying all these tips. So insightful, thank you for sharing this!!

[@rugososphotos3646]

This is one of the best vids on mixing i've seen in a while, will def be referencing this video often, thanks for sharing 🙏🙏🙏

[@tortugulaproductions]

Totalllly agree with all of these. So important for new mixers to get this in their heads asap, and for me to remind myself when I’m tempted to fall back into old habits. Thanks for this one. Interesting advice on top down. I agree with everything you said, but what you described is not how top down mixing was first explained to me. I do like to get my mix bus and my drum bus set up first, however I never use them for any heavy lifting. The most I’ll ever do is usually a pultec and a color compressor that I think suits the vibe of the track (usually a fairchild or g bus comp), and then perhaps a limiter in anticipation of later adjustments. I’ll do this for broad strokes, not heavy lifting, and I’ll typically do this first. This is never a bandaid, more so a technique I like for enhancing the general vibe of the track. Thoughts on an approach like this?

[@svendtveskg5719]

Agree with most, but baby steps is THE thing, that seperates a good mix from a real good mix. But very nice and helpful video.

[@vigilantestylez]

1:39 doesn't look like baby moves. You can hear a 3db boost on a high shelf, and high mid bell. Aggressive High and Low Pass filtering too. I agree with the concept however, but yeah those moves on the SSL channel strip are certainly audible.

[@leearmitage]

I've defiantly made most if not all these mistakes, and my main mentor Bobby Torres (sorry for shouting out someone else) although I do pick up bits and pieces from yourself and Glenn Fricker

[@Tephomab]

Mixing top down can be great, but you really need to understand the things you're mixing into for it to be effective. I do definitely recommend the top down workflow. For the beginners out there though, make sure you learn how to mix proficiently from the ground up first!

[@ZonedOutWaves]

i do none of these thankfully, except occasionally being distracted. But, the delivery was so good it kept me in tuned.. now ima go find something that resonates lol but i might be interested in a program atp

[@Strannix1979]

Loved this. I’m getting up to speed on things because I’m recording and mixing a demo for a band I joined. I’ve always been interested in sound and recording/producing. It’s been a great journey where I keep learning and experiencing my limitations. I think I needed your tip 17 tbh. :-)

[@DDRMR]

Dude you are SO spot on, the fact that this video only has 13k views is a shame because many producers absolutely need to hear these tips. Tip#2: it's insane how much people ask the secret to 'wide mixes' and rely on stereo imaging tools.. Hard Pans are the way to fucking go! Tip #4: really resonates.. so many people do the whole A/B comparison based on visual reference they will change an entire mix to match without even addressing the change in sound.

[@mattosborne1366]

direct, concise, nothing extra. Very appreciated.

[@minusjude_tessellation_music]

on the phone part of the video: i personally love to use my phone, play games, watch a show, or just clean my room when listening to my mix. it helps me hear anything that sticks out that i want to change, i call it distracting hearing so i hear anything that sticks out in a bad way. i also do this to find parts i do like

[@invertedlxxk5650]

a good little trick i do to help focus on the listening aspect i play the song and minimze my daw and put on a music video or something like drone footage on youtube and mute it and pretty much ignore the fact im mixing and wait until i pick up on something that could be added,enhanced or changed

[@CyanideLovesong]

This video is a firehose of good mixing advice. Even for non-noobs there are some great reminders of things you already know.

[@mojoxide]

This guy speaks the truth, no BS

[@TomMcGovern]

Do you have a video outlining your seven step tried-and-true mix workflow?

[@waynethorpe1341]

Your Advice is the Exception

[@pqdotwav]

Excellent advice here, especially at a time of year when it's easy to think buying more and more things will make us be better producers, mixers, and creators! Getting back to my mix now 👨🏻‍💻

[@jamezholloway4500]

i enjoy these info tips n tricks . i enjoy the fact your real in person speech helps .

[@davidball7211]

Great video Jordan, I agree with everything you said except the panning rule. The LCR philosophy has proven to be extremely limiting when I mix music with strings and horns. To be able to slightlydefinitely

[@domgirard4095]

yep, if you hear well , mixing most in between is so much better for tons of reason. Vibe, emotion , 3D,

[@domgirard4095]

@@F.O.C.K. i never said mixing in the middle, but yes if you hear well, with little frequency moves, careful panning in between L and R, reverb etc you can hear everything, and get the feel right. I often mix orchestras and you can hear everything clearly.

[@BOTPlayingBlackOPS6]

All the things you said are correct. I had to learn all this by my self after 10 years of live mixing I just wanted to sound like CLA But there are so many automations of the old school ways. I was just looking for people that use the Apollo twin x to stream. I enjoyed all of your tips. Thank God he gave me talent and did not get a far off start from coming as a pro drummer. I just wanted my stuff to sound like the pros. And I mastered my trade. Blessings and thanks

[@Ouvii]

4:09 this is so big. I did music on a really bad computer and I ended up having to freeze tracks everytime I did a move with a plugin. This incentivized me to make a change and stick with it as much as possible or fear the loading times or the chance that reaper would crash due to no available RAM. Now with a good computer I'm trained to make a fresh render to commit to a choice, but I mute and hide the old track in case I need to change something or if I want to make a different iteration. I know some people say to just make irreversible changes so that the commitment is that much easier, but when I'm working on music it's usually in the context of a game or some other large-form multi-media thing so it's nice to dig out and iterate on relevant ideas without having to reverse engineer something from scratch.

[@drzplatano1923]

I have to say i really appreciate your video man, you are absolutely right about listening to 2 many tutorials, not everyone knows what it is your working with so what they may be telling you to do may not be what the mix your working with needs. Also kudos on not being afraid 🙌 to make bold moves to achieve the sound u want , i created a copy of a mix and approached it in a totally different way and i am very happy with the results. Thanks a ton man. Glad to have stumbled on your page. Next i shall have to experiment with automation and getting out of my comfort zone of static mixes. Cheers.

[@MattDavid]

Some great tips in here, thanks! One thing I actually do though goes against your tip - I do some frequency analysing using my reference tracks, just to be able to see how my tracks are balanced frequency-wise. This has helped me a lot to tighten up the lows, fill the mids in nicely, and sort out my highs so they're bright but not harsh. I only usually do this right at the end of a mix. My main reasoning behind this is if my track is going to play directly after my reference track in a streaming platform, it makes sense that it doesn't stick out in any drastic way frequency-wise. Probably down the track once I have heaps more experience I won't do this anymore, but while I'm still getting my feet I find it invaluable.

[@patrickfarley8036]

Many years ago I remember hearing Les Paul say "People hear with their eyes." Of course the context of his comment was about live performance experience and the audience. But seems it's applicable here too!

[@TheReverendmoonchild]

I found that so helpful; genuine tips all well received. I'm very guilty of excess notching... Thanks man!

[@ryanybos]

one of your best videos ever especially like the first two or three minutes the advice given is what we all need to hear

[@EpicBossnessCabbage]

This video is so great- learned something. Love it

[@seventhcasemusic9645]

I'm guilty of many of these. Thanks for the redirection! A must watch!

[@sombat2788]

I cannot begin to describe how grateful I am that I found you as early on in my journey as I did.

[@clivemartin8852]

SOLO BUTTON .... GUILTY!!! that is really good advice. Thank you for that one!!

[@ElronLaVey]

I’m guilty of all of these mistakes except for setting up and organizing every session in the same way I need to focus and avoid those 16 mistakes cause my mixes are embarrassing Thanks for the tip

[@HunterGibson6969]

Subscribed for your use of the phrase "polishing a turd" ive been becoming quite too good at that

[@goge-]

Most of that is applied to other artistic developments as well. Like counting frames at editing video instead of looking at that video. Thanx.

[@nedea]

Really enjoyed this vid, so much clarity. So many mistakes to avoid, and so many checkboxes that i've ticket myself (mixing in solo for instance). Thank you for the good advice on what NOT to do when mixing.

[@AdamDee18]

I've done these things as well. I really like your guidance, the too many voices bro, that's really on point. Thus why I go back to you and your KZbin channel for help cause I like your style. How you approach mixes. Sir, I can't thank you enough for your guidance!

[@mattarena9224]

Always great information from Jordan

[@siddcandy]

Great content, man!!! Constantly learning from you. Keep up the great work!

[@flash001USA]

I agree with you that with some of these newer plugins there's too much info that you see and you can waste your time spinning your wheels by over-analyzing your your tracks or the over-all mix with information overload. In reality if your mix sounds good to YOU and there aren't any hidden issues that you aren't aware of like too much sub bass or other problem frequency issues that you don't pick up on due to not using a decent set of studio monitors or known quality headphones then more than likely it will sound good to others. You mentioned tweaking something on a channel in solo that may or may not make enough of a difference that could waste your time on and I'm somewhat on the fence with that observation especially if you are trying to tweak a bass guitar or a snare or bass drum so that everything is heard and flows clearly. I have a decent home studio and I play a handful of instruments and I prefer acoustic drums over electronic drums so when I'm laying down the drum tracks I will mix and EQ the drums standalone for a over-all rounded off mix followed with the bass guitar and what I've learned is if I get a decent rhythm mix foundation then everything else falls into place. I have a handful of free plugins that I use along with the plugins that come with Nuendo and for my needs that's more than enough to get the job done. The magic advise is K.I.S.S......

[@philvandewand7182]

Dude, with whole lot of your points you really got me. Exactly my problems. Especially Workflow... Great advice!

[@JayThomasofficial]

One of the best videos I’ve ever seen thank u so much

[@playpm]

Instant like n sub, after self-taught for quite a few years from yt, I found a lot of your tips resonate to me, would like to learn more, keep it up!

[@fmarkow]

I knew I was in trouble after the first five, did them all. Thanks so much.

[@fuzzylogickben]

Putting your monitors on their sides with the woofers in the centre. All the comb filtering from the edge diffraction is going right into your ears and messing up the sound. If they must be on their sides, go tweeters inside. Even better, where he is sat they bring the tweeters to go ear height by standing them upright. They do look cool on their sides though!

[@earledaniels4539]

Great video and yes I have fallen into all these traps and many more along my Mixing journey. When I first started off, my biggest mistake was mixing in solo. Once all the tracks were on, the songs would often be lifeless and incohesive. Another trap I got caught up in was doing something in the mix after watching a KZbin tutorial stating "this will change your Mixes forever". Like any craft, we never stop learning and generally get better over time 👍

[@K4U533Y]

12:09 oh god I needed to hear this. DAMN IT. I was wondering why my mix was so tinny! I was so strung in bringing the midrange up that I forgot about reverb muddying the waters! Thanks! Subbed

[@themixkings7795]

I Wanna Agree And Disagree About the Committing I Rather Freeze And Keep things as is and if the Client Asks For a revision on that kick or snare or even vocal its a simple click and get to work rather than starting from scratch or having to Delete then Summon the original You Get the point 🤘

[@DeliriumXM]

Ive been producing beats and recently dove headfirst into engineering. Its been really really time consuming. But ive recently spent about 150hours starting to set up a pretty killer template for mixing. I use Fl studio and have been serious into making beats for a while now. This is definitely a very useful video . Some of the things you’ve talked about here im definitely guilty of, others not so much. But with that being said im really glad i discovered your channel and i like your “yt wont solve your issues; but here are some things to get your creative juices flowing” style approach well done my man. Stumbled across your channel and its a gold mine

[@PeX218]

Most of that tips maybe are good for recording sessions in a studio. For live environment is a bit different. Surgery is a must in case of feedback or bleeding noise in a mic. Other thing is reverb. We need to use a lot of reverb, just because in a stage our goal is to maximize the signal/noise ratio (by closing mics) and we don’t have room mics. Check phase in mics is important, but check phase in a venue, with a lot of speakers spreading on stage + huge PA it’s a nightmare we have to deal with it every night to do the best job for the listeners. … and about panning. Well, is… complicated. Stereo doesn’t exist in big sound systems. Only a small area of the crowd can hear the stereo effect (just in case you were on the sweet spot, which is a tiny space, centralized between the main PA). So, in a live situation, mono is the best choice to achieve performance.

[@synthoelectro]

I can tell when something is -RMS 3db which is horrible loud, even before I see it on the meter, so the meter helps me a lot.

[@DerJayger]

What a fantastic delivery and video.

[@destubae3271]

Mixing while recording was the worst. having to revisit stuff because garbage eqs on every track were mixed solo, and I used a compressor on the master track to bring out the frequencies that were mixed down lol.

[@inclinedplanes]

i love the making baby moves thing,, I work with acousticians and they drive me absolutely bananas with their tiny tweaks to materials. people we are wrangling sound in space it's super effing messy,, paint with a big brush!

[@theguitarschoollosangeles7064]

Nicely done! Great tips. Thanks.

[@marcusmiller3354]

by telling us not to do you also told is a lil abt how to do so thank you for your video this was helpful because i'm in the phase of making mistakes like this so i noted a bunch of them to really apply them in my worflow, thk u 😊