23 Tips for Better Mixes

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In this video I share 23 ways to nail your mix at any level, and create a rich, immersive, and detailed mix that your listeners can get lost in. I walk through tools and techniques I have developed over years as a professional engineer and demonstrate these concepts in the DAW.
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[@masteringcom]

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[@bitbotrecords]

Thank you this is amazing❤

[@CamRaySemiproductions]

Thank you for this! As a professional musician who is just delving into recording and engineering, this is very useful! Thanks again for the time you took recording this thorough intro into mixing/mastering!

[@cameronasberry9017]

28min marker he’s right about it depends. I’ve made a 808, hard kick and a mood bass line fit in a mix all together without mud or clash. (Larry June type beat) and it worked I didn’t lose any depth but it could be said that each of those probably fit in a different spectrum of the frequencies which made it work

[@ayoubthegreat]

Did it so you don't have to: *Table of contents* 0:54 How to manipulate frequencies that are already there 2:29 Know when to add harmonic content 3:57 Know how to control the dynamics 4:57 Know how to control the transients 5:40 Know how to manage harshness 6:46 Understand sonic relationships 7:50 Don't play sounds at the same time 9:27 Depth in the mix 9:37 Volume 10:13 Transients 10:59 Delay and reverb 12:00 EQ ( Low pass for make it sound far ) 12:38 Width with contrast 13:30 Chorus 16:00 Ping pong delay 16:39 Objectivity 17:15 Know your tools - DAW and your plugins 17:48 Know your frequncies 18:10 Reference tracks 18:45 Take frequent breaks (5 min every hour) 19:20 Mix creatively 20:20 dynamics and movement 21:30 Automation 22:29 Types of listening (objective and subjective) 25:00 Have a workflow 25:55 Have time management 27:00 Mix with emotion in mind 27:50 Understand context 30:40 mix with the end in mind 31:57 Attention to details 33:30 Mix everyday (practice) 34:49 use reference properly 35:02 trust the listening environment 36:40 have an open mind 37:50 embrace mistakes

[@baymax001]

Thank you ❤

[@zitronekoma30]

breaks?

[@ayoubthegreat]

@@zitronekoma30 what do you mean breaks?

[@leafandmachine]

@@ayoubthegreat like take small breaks while you’re mixing (e.g., 5 mins every hour)

[@blazguzelj7880]

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[@alessandromyer]

Thanks for this. Valuable advice. I’m still in the recording phase of a great part of my work yet I find this truly helpful! 🙏

[@DielectricFailure]

Thank you for taking the time to make this video. I know it would’ve been a lot of work but I hope it helps knowing it was really helpful.

[@taotetyrone]

You folks are sincerely a gift to my personal experience with creating music from the heart. Thank you!

[@gilbert1967uk]

From a home recorder... thank you for this great video. I have revisited one of my mixes with your advice and it is sounding 100 x better! You have a great way of explaining things. .Well done.

[@leoazeredo]

thank you, thank you, thank you! I'll even watch again and take notes. thank you!

[@ChrisG157]

I'm only halfway through and this is already one of the greatest videos on the subject I have ever seen. Thank you so much!

[@FTYEntertainment]

I've watched countless amounts of these videos on youtube and i rarely hear NEW useful information. most of it is regurgitated points but this was great. salute to you

[@JimiWaggs]

I consider these kinds of videos a gift. Thanks guys.

[@baraksienra5288]

OMG, I ve been looking for this kind of tips, the way you explains, make this saunds so easy, congragulations for the videos.

[@ferinstance01]

This is the most informative and honest video I've ever watched. The clarity in which you described everything was captivating.

[@bobby5850]

great video! it provides a wealth of helpful and inspiring advice in a very approachable way; thank you so much! 🙏

[@officialWWM]

Wow! This is very generous information! Thanks!

[@AudioAssassin]

Brilliant video, sir. Even in my 24th year of production, there are a couple of mixing techniques here that I had not played around with.

[@motry]

That is a reeeeealy valueable video! Thanks for packing all the knowledge in this one, I highly appreciate it! Again, thanks you, subbed 🙏

[@JJmastering]

Wonderful video! The most important things said in the best way! Thank you! 🙏

[@nicholaslepp1502]

You are the first person i have heard from who doesn't assume we should all know what they are talking about. Thank you, sir. 🤟👌 ❤

[@essouna]

Probably the best and most useful video i have ever seen on mixing. Great tips amazing educator thank you

[@edwingarciaWings]

Thank you man 🙏🏻❤️ appreciated it 💣🔥🫶🏼 all the tips and your time

[@CarlitoProductions]

This is great thanks! I still struggle with mixing and mastering and want to spend more time improving. This video certainly gives me a great starting point

[@olivergarnett1415]

Like your explanation..Also the nails in the bolder..Good job..Thanks

[@connyolovsson]

Very well explained! Thank you!

[@thedaveut]

Awesome info! Thanks!

[@LloydMajor]

Thank you for the class!

[@rollingthatloud]

Great analogy. Made a lot of sense

[@visualthoughts6823]

you got me with that analogy at the beginning. great visual introduction!

[@revisethedream8406]

Thanks for putting this together

[@lennonhond]

Well,,, The very best professional sharing I've ever seen. And clear, and well pronounced....>>>> (I've seen a lot before ! ! !)

[@garylavarack2257]

You are an extraordinary teacher, It is an honor to be your student. I have learned a great deal and look forward to applying this knowledge to my music.

[@PeterGreenProductions]

Truly wonderful insights - Thank you❗

[@micahsaldivar]

This was a fantastic video! Thank you!

[@overflowbeats6965]

This is a fantastic mixing guide 🙂

[@rawcy777]

Great video. Thanks. I learned quite a bit from this. I’ve done a lot of this stuff in my mixes but as a self taught guy I didn’t know why which makes it difficult to replicate.

[@mrmav206]

You are making the absolute best instruction videos on the internet right now!! 💯💯💯

[@cmscss]

Amazing and concise.

[@nelsonm_]

Such a good video Thank you!

[@waynesoper197]

That was so great 👌🏼 thank you for making this 👌🏼🔥✌

[@BoomerBloc]

First of all, great work. Thank you! To those watching this video from a purely technical perspective, listen to it again. This time, shift your perspective to improving basic human communication. The second time, I heard advice on improving my understanding and perspective of fellow humans. More philosophical, less technical. This may be another dimension of better mixing.

[@alp740]

thanks, always! one of the best youtube channels!

[@i.shadrin]

Ultimate mixing advises guide 👍

[@thaironmantis]

Love you Dane your the man bro your wisdom is impeccable

[@SonOroSound]

Such an inspiring and informative video!

[@ICUFatCatDaddy]

This is one of the most helpful videos I've see.

[@themattschulz3984]

Number 24: get to know your studio sound on a deeply intimate level. You can do that by not only going to the studio to make music and/or mix ... but listen to music from other people, podcasts, heck even watch movies und documentaries IN your studio ... that way you get a feel for the sound you have and how stuff "has to sound". I believe this is more valuable than having perfect acoustics, which most of people do not have anyway ... even big pro studios don´t have "perfect" acoustics.

[@djinntoneinc5492]

That is an excellent comment, getting to know the sound of your space is invaluable.

[@photicsonar]

What an inspirational analogy! ❤You nailed it 😂

[@soundbae]

Thank you for this information

[@zerogives]

Amazing content. Congrats!

[@MCMusic.Studio]

Great video and tips 👌 Thanks

[@Ikmijnnaam]

A nice nice nice ! I always appreciate when people know what we producers go through when it comes to combining all the signals in the spectrum able for us humans to hear, quite struggling with it and lots of your words hmz will still be figuring out what you mean but you are a man who understands sounds, I stick with you now firsttttttt subscribing time and listening to you what your smart brain have to say, nice video ! Thanks for the knowledge you want to share with us ! Really appreciate that !

[@sctb00]

I was apprehensive of yet another "N Tips" video, but this was insightful, straightforward, and super useful. Thanks!

[@guaiyu93]

You have managed to keep my attention without showing many examples, and that is a merit ^^ thanks!

[@PiaRxxxx]

That metaphor in the beginning alone made me subscribe!

[@ollievher]

i like this! very well written

[@cekirdekci32]

Cant believe i found this😢thank you guys. Came exactly the right time. Thank you so much. I feel so bad for mot having enough money to afford the course cause seems like its exactly what i needed . :/

[@0rican]

Thank you Thank you Thank You. Very Deep .

[@johndawson4263]

dig the shirt🤙🏾 an appreciate the insight!

[@ThyLowZeen]

THANK YOU SO MUCH! THIS VIDEO HELPED ME IN SO MANY WAYS I WASNT EVEN AWARE OF!!!!!! YOU HAVE A NEW FOLLOWER IN ME THANK YOU!

[@settingsstudios]

Thank you so much boss

[@teddy2bear1]

Thank you 👊🏿 very helpful 🎉

[@lytletonlisson9377]

Thanks much for this emencely educational vidio, it's inspiring and motivational. This video is priceless . I am honored too chosen to be in this free class. Hearts of too you and the balance of your team. You are an awesome teacher Sir. Lytleton Cornwallis Lisson

[@Aoguzyilmaz]

Great tips wish someone told be these before good video good work !

[@Brainfart69420]

what a gem of a video homie

[@jackprice7828]

Great video. Very informative. I have one critique. I wish all of you guys in the music production industry would use other genres in your examples. To me using EDM type music source is easy, but in my opinion its not complex enough to illustrate all the transients and harmonics in other genres like jazz, classical, rock, indie, country, etc.

[@fivebyfivesound]

I tend to feel the same way b/c of my personal taste in music. And at the same time, various forms of popular music with these electronic & digital elements is what’s most listened to globally. And in my experience this reflects on what is most in demand for mixing. So it seems like what indo/ed is offered is pretty representative overall. Also, there are plenty of content creators on YT etc who do mixing ed with live instrumentation.

[@LexMassive]

I think that is over complication. Once you learn the techniques in the simplest way you can apply the same ideas to far more complex ideas.

[@BVSSIC]

I disagree, because production itself is tied to working with electrics, it makes more sense to talk about genres that work with DAWs on a more fundamental level. Not that Jazz or any other acoustic genre doesn't utilize daws or electrics, but specifically, electronic music is audio fundamentalist music.

[@fivebyfivesound]

@@LexMassive Agreed that the fundamentals can be applied broadly (hence "fundamental"). But that doesn't mean that a particular mixing technique based on a fundamental concept will work well in every application. I think the point that @jackprice7828 is making is that the synthesised sounds of electronic music have relatively less complexity--or at least variation--than acoustic sound sources. So using electronic music as an example when demonstrating even fundamental principles doesn't necessarily show how the same approach would be applied to mixing acoustic sound sources. This said, most of what is presented in this video--and how it's presented--does seem pretty universal to me. And that makes it great content.

[@fivebyfivesound]

​@@BVSSIC What do you mean by "audio fundamentalist music"? Isn't audio--that is, sonic phenomena--fundamentally mechanical in nature, as we experience it with our bodies? And then analog and digital sound is a representation of the mechanical which we use to translate, transfer and then recreate mechanically the original sound?

[@camelotgeorge33]

Phenomenal video.

[@cesmcmyth]

congratulations. Your intro - analogy- is attention catcher, clear and relevant. As your glasses! :-) cheers! EDIT! And the "nail the mix"! LOL. Awesome, mate

[@VintageGuitarClubSP]

Nice tips, thanks

[@ger1982c1]

Very nice video! Tks

[@tomverstappendrums3423]

When it comes to cutting or boosting for me it depends on my ability to hear what I like or don't like in a sound. If I can identify the parts that I don't like in a sound I'll take them away and vice versa. The rest takes care of itself! The result is really the same but it's just a different way to get there

[@flumetron]

Explains why Roger Hodgson spent a solid 6 months perfecting Supertramp's Breakfast in America album. Very helpful video: thank you!

[@gradyshawver7643]

Great! Thanks!

[@AlvaKersher]

Thanks for this

[@itsjimmypatel]

thank you sir!

[@sean16hall3]

Your voice sounds amazing in that room. It’s treated nicely

[@necroticpoison]

Some of the things I've thought of: Consider that some things may be "pre"-EQ'd, in that they come with spikes and dips, just based on the context around the recording of that instrument/track. It I think is helpful to have an open ear (especially upon first hearing a track) and consider that there may be profound imbalances compared to what it could be in an ideal, neutral scenario (in the capture of the sound), and making movements accordingly rather than being shy, and listen if the moves really work too. Same for dynamics of it. Knowing that things can come pre-baked with "issues" and being able to solve them without hesitation, and knowing the extent of the issue (maybe helps to do some recording to master this). I guess this is more of a tip for the earlier intermediates. Another tip being, doing the little things that make big contributions to the song being good. That vocal throw, or automating a reverb decay or volume, can tie a mix together, and in retrospect be viewed as an essential thing, so don't be afraid to try everything and anything, and as time goes on you will likely learn when and in what way those things are needed, and execute them quickly and exceptionally well. It can allow for the mixing to open up, so rather than making finicky moves trying to make a section or the song feel good, pulling that snare reverb down during times that's needed allows for good progress for mixing that song. Again, another kind of newbie tip, but once you learn some things, similar to learning attention to detail, you can't un-hear them and these ways open up a new door to likeable mixes in a qualitatively better way, once developed.

[@AngryBallSack]

No one asked for this

[@vicneve1169]

Great video ❤

[@tubeo94]

17:15 every time anyone asked me how to learn music production, it is a steep curve of learning. I just said learn your DAW or console like the back of your hand, you will eventually know what to learn next.

[@afi6061]

Great vid.👌

[@torrancenorwood1349]

17:28 and 18:48 these. 2 points alone is why I would subscribe to your channel ( I don't know about FREQUENT breaks! Lol.. but I Feel you )...

[@m1sad]

Very good 🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@gregkocis]

Great Stuff

[@AndyTanguay]

Oh man, he's stringing pearls here! Wow

[@burtayzulaloglu9284]

Why can I not stop thinking Caleb wrote this script ? 😅 great stuff Dane!!!

[@guir9635]

thanks sir !

[@TheRealDahli]

Finally something that’s not 10 hours long haha thank you 🙏

[@comfyathome]

I'm hooked!🙂

[@RacksAG]

Gold🔥🙏🏽

[@Kratos69zzzz]

thank u ♥

[@ivorubiomusic]

Could you share us the pdf of 'Mixing checklist'? It would be really useful! Thanks for the tips!

[@paoste25]

Hi! Thanks for great video. I was wondering if there is anywhere I can find that step-by-step checklist?

[@TheSzyszko]

this is gold

[@ernmoneywrightdjrubbacity1723]

🎉thanks 😊

[@TheBinaryWolf]

Maybe you can share some tips on mixing and mastering orchestral music, which frequently have a dynamic range from pppp to fff. I struggle to render a master with good volume because use of a compressor and/or limiter reduces the dynamic range, indispensible in classical music.

[@davisolarce]

nice video bro

[@michaelruff5990]

Very informative, thanks. Haleiwa..12:45 nice. Suggestion respectfully: do a video on mixing a track with mostly acoustic instruments (real drums, Bass, Guitars background vocals etc.) I think some people still do that (smile emoji). Great tools and plugs available these days, maybe too many but Ultimately, it's all about ears!

[@camillehannoun19]

Good vid

[@PJ....]

💅 ‘d it!!

[@Schuda]

25:31 Where can I find this Step-by-Step Mixing Checklist? This one looks really neat!

[@masteringcom]

All our cheat sheets are in the Classrom section in our free Skool group: www.skool.com/fix-the-mix-challenge-2089?invite=d9d271e7738c4687873b889fcf3b4f99

[@gigngamer]

very true

[@saldussapnai3464]

Thank you for video really hellpfull cude u please make an video about how music theory makes songs glue up together ? Would be really amazing to see frome pro view