Mixing in Mono Tutorial: The Classic Trick That Could Save Your Mix

Mixing in mono can be a challenge at times; however, the struggle is well worth it. This technique can really help improve your mix quality, and it may even be the missing step you need to bring your mixes to the next level.

In this video, we start off face-to-face in the studio discussing some reasons why you should considering mixing in mono and why so many pros swear by this technique. After a 10 minute detailed discussion, we move on to our DAW to show you how to mix in mono in different DAWs such as: Pro Tools, Ableton, Logic, FL Studio, & Reason. Finally, we finish with showing you the importance of making your gain staging, EQ, compression, & automation decisions in mono.

Follow along as professional engineer Eric “Realistic” Michael gives you a step-by-step guide on “Mixing In Mono.”

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ERIC MICHAEL - REALISTIC PRODUCTIONS (Engineer)

Realistic is a Music Producer and Engineer located in the Twin Cities. He has been producing music for Hip-Hop & Pop music since 2004. In 2017 he graduated with an AAS in Music Production & Engineering.

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If you have a mac, go to system preference -> accessibility -> audio you can change all audio coming out to mono

[voloofficialx]

Great tutorial! is not so long i've started to mix in mono, and i have to say it helped me a lot to miprove my mixes!

[matts_official]

In Reason you want to go to : Factory Sounds -> All Effects Patch -> Utility -> Stereo Flip & Mono. Set it up between the Master section and the rest. Now you have a mono button and stereo flip, That Easy! :D

[MrVitalic]

Got a mixcube yesterday to mix in mono and its a fantastic little speaker ( the powerbrick is huuugee ! :p)

[BeatsBangcomtv]

Good lookin on the Boz link! I was looking for a quick way to do mono on Pro Tools and Logic. Thx

[TheMister-cqbi]

Thank you for sharing these gems! Salute!

[natanmandala]

Yeah, but what happens to a pan in the mix when mono comes into effect. Will both left and right overlap eachother or just play the volume of the sound from both left and right at the same time? The reason I ask is because I am mixing with just one speaker right now, besides headphones, and it's hard to hear the panning in a song.

[unclesam]

do you pan before or after mixing in mono?