How To Mix A Pop Song (IN 6 EASY STEPS)

[@bangrah88]

Came here because i need help on my vocal mixing, leaving feeling like i have an whole other perspective on mixing Thank you Austin

[@HarlequinDolls]

I’ve just started writing last year, but now I want to start learning to mix and master. It just feels really daunting. I know kind of what I want in my head, but idk how to execute any of them lmao Thank you for all your vids. Makes the task seem less scary

[@oliverkim3745]

We love you Austin!❤️

[@CamAirOnRECORDS]

Me to :))

[@sunflowerchildmusic]

I was looking for this tutorial on yt because I'm confused and then u dropped this thanku it's one in million that it happened with me

[@minstinct280]

Dude, your channel is THE BEST!! Thank you man.

[@ayMillmusic]

Great stuff!

[@Fyuesiy]

Thank you Austin ! Best freelance dude ever ofc. Having a helluva time mixing kick and bass on trap beats. Thx

[@josuamuller4543]

One of the best videos on KZbin at least the last 2 months

[@angurishudesu]

I love you austin, love seeing your mixing videos any day everyday!!

[@djontheweather]

I really like your approach! It’s motivated me to open up my most recent session in problem solver mode lol

[@fyhr__]

Hi Austin! Thanks for the super useful video! I just wondered, some months ago you made a video on the landr mastering plugin, do you still happen to use it, or then what are your reasons for not using it? Also I think it would be super cool to make some videos centered on the use of 1 plugin, or 1 effect (reverb, delay, compression…), because for me I feel I have tens of plugins but only know how to use them in a few specific contexts (I feel I use them at 5% of their potential). Thanks again!

[@corbinadler]

i love all these mixing and mastering insights. are you able to maybe make a video about final mastering loudness? every time i upload to spotify, my music tends to be quieter than everyone else's tracks

[@MakePopMusic]

I normally just do what sounds good. Most of my masters are about -6 to -7 integrated LUFS. Sometimes really loud ones are -5 and more dynamic tracks are -11. Almost never less than that.

[@corbinadler]

@@MakePopMusic thank you!! definitely gon try this with my next track

[@andreaswockinger7017]

great job Austin! always a pleasure watching your videos :)

[@alvs.vitor98]

OMG I needed this so badly

[@radiojean]

Love you thanks!!!!!!!! Always keeping up with your helpful videos

[@djerikfox]

best tutorial ever,!! regards

[@ikkomusic7134]

Thank you as always Austin!! I'm wondering if you think it is possible to ask the artist for the dry multi-tracks for practicing ? i'm CRAVING of trying to mix and master a song like that, with a lot of tracks and elements to practice on it!! Thank you if you have the time to ask for it...🙏

[@robinparik6682]

Great session as always!

[@Rohitsharma-fs2lg]

Yes i enjoy n learn from the video 🔥🔥

[@heinrichsmit2]

Amped for this!

[@romiden106]

LOVE YOUR CHANNEL , FKINNNN GEMM YOUNG BOI 💌

[@KRMoore731]

AMAZING!!!!

[@saschakuhn2660]

Very interesting , thank you, Stupid question :I here a strong clicking noise when the song is playing . I am wondering if it is part of the arrangement but it sounds too random for that (for my taste) . sounds like sampled vinyl record static . Maybe i am oversensitive to this kind of noise but I was chasing a computer problem all day

[@boogybass]

I completely agree; no two mixes are the same. There's too many factors in every song that vary.

[@chrisi245]

Your videos are awesome! Could you make a Video how to make a Nickelback song?

[@lolx1847]

Do a video on getting the Shaboozey vocal sound on A Bar Song (Tipsy). It sounds really fresh and new in that you can tell its smooth and polished like 2024 but it doesn’t sound like a close-mic’d condenser in a dead room. It sounds more … cinematic? Hard to describe.

[@MakePopMusic]

Sounds like a LDC but possibly on Omni instead of Cardioid so it's a little more open in the mids and low mids. Could also be a LDC on cardioid but tracked a couple feet back so that proximity effect kicks in making it less full as the vocalist moves off the mix. Definitely just sounds like a pretty standard vocal with a small plate aux giving it a little more room. But I definitely hear what you mean about it not sounding super close and full, but still polished and clean.

[@MakePopMusic]

Also it's pretty compressed and relatively low in the verses so it feels super smooth since it's not SLAMMIN on top of the mix.

[@transformationgeneration]

Nice one.

[@DanBeats_music]

@MakePopMusic can you make tutorial how to work with la-2a? Can you show me how it works on some examples? Thanks.

[@davidfrazer9222]

Can you make a video about compression

[@trendinglyviral]

Song link kzbin.info/www/bejne/iITSp5ehl7d9pJI

[@Amirhosseinkhemati_76]

tnx

[@peivou8932]

What would you change in this process in the case you woulda still need to send it to mastering engineer for the mastering? How much/what kind of "mastering" I need to do before sending the song to master?

[@MakePopMusic]

Take off my last limiter and make sure it has a couple DB of headroom. I’d leave everything else

[@radiojean]

Can you please make how to make a song like Billie Eilish intimate emotional songs

[@MakePopMusic]

We can!

[@christopherkouri2317]

Always fantastic vids. Would love to send you a track to get some feedback.

[@hldfgjsjbd]

Isn’t focusing only volume and ignoring EQ counter productive? Cause when you’ll get to EQ, you will have to tweak volume again

[@MakePopMusic]

Sometimes you don’t even need as much EQ as you think as long as levels get fixed. I think getting the balance is crucial because you can always adjust gain after EQ. But I see so many people try to really tweak the character of a sound when really they could just turn it up or down a few DB

[@robertgrant721]

@@MakePopMusic Top down mixing is the way

[@KitQcz]

💙🖤

[@Newmusicreview]

I cant help feeling we are moving away from song mixing to simply sound engineering....the actual song quality seems irrelevant...

[@eyeque7]

It really does matter, imagine he was polishing something that was fundamentally better, the result would be superior. Then you might think it’s only 2% better, but 2% better across multiple audio sources adds up. You can tell if you listen closely.

[@oompapompaa6543]

You never mix to two tracks?

[@MakePopMusic]

Not really

[@cjgoeson]

How to mix a pop song (IN ONE EASY STEP): make it with UDIO or SUNO

[@MakePopMusic]

this makes me sad

[@cjgoeson]

@@MakePopMusic indeed