The TRUTH about MIXING your OWN music

This is the honest truth about mixing and mastering your own music as an independent artist.

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[krampellidj]

"You can't let being a mixer get in the way of you being an artist when you're a musician who has to wear a lot of different hats." I truly needed this reminder. Thank you for this truth! Big fan of your content!

[CamboNgam]

Thank you, sometimes i get so fixated on the mix that i don’t even finish writing the song

[leemendez]

Great advice my man. I have this problem. I keep tweaking my songs & it takes me forever to finish them. The truth is even some of the biggest most famous songs ever aren't perfect & have flaws. I've come to the stage now if I can get my songs over 90% I'm happy with that & to move onto the next.

[stanleyassor]

I started out looking to just write and sing the songs and have someone else produce and mix and master. but in my country, never really got anyone who could give me the kind of production I want so I set up my own studio and learned production. My very first song I produced has the so called pros wide-eyed and when I tell them that I produced it when I did not even know all the basics of Cubase 5 they don't believe me.

Now I have done the production and the rough mix impresses everybody. Didn't want to mix because I know how switching to your technical mind shuts down the creative mind, but I cannot help it. every third party mix engineer I have tried has turned out mixes that sound worst than the rough cut that I have.

so again, I am back to learning another aspect of the music production work chain - mixing.

I will make it and still be productive. I've given myself six months to grasp the basics and once i do, the rest is ears. I'm not afraid of losing creative time because I have thousands of compositions and even as I am learning mixing I am composing

[jrodhunt]

Thank you for this man, excellent point. Sometimes I feel like it's easy to get caught up in the technical side of things and forget that mixing is apart of the art. That is should be something that is enjoyed instead of stressed.

[thabangadikgale]

I FEEL THAT EVERYDAY JERRY AND IT HAS TO DO WITH BEING ATTACHED TO YOUR OWN MUSIC. LEARNING TO LET GO MORE HAS BEEN KEY. YOUR OWN VOICE WILL 4EVER SOUND WEIRD TO SELF IN WAY AND PUTTING IN THE WORK WILL MAKE YOU MAKE BETTER. THE YING AND YANG OF MIXING YOUR OWN MUSIC IS THAT YOU'LL LEARN WHAT YOU LIKE AND WHAT YOU DON'T. WE ARE ALL IN OUR HEADS MOST OF THE TIME JUST DO YOUR BEST EVERYTIME AND THE GOOD THING IS THAT YOU GET TO START ALLOVER. THE MIND OF THE CREATIVE IS ALWAYS IN PAIN BECAUSE OF GROWING PAINS... PEOPLE DONT CARE AS MUCH AS YOU MENTIONED SO I'VE LEARNED TO BE PRESENT FOR EACH HAT. FIND THE FUN PART IN WHATEVER IS CHALLENGING YOU THAN YOU'LL SEE PROGRESS GO JERRY GO. JERRY I WOULD LIKE TO FIND OUT YOUR OWN VIEW ON MASTERING 1. DO YOU DO YOUR MASTERING? 2. REGARDLESS OF YES OR NO KINDLY DO A VIDEO ON THAT SUBJECT.

[scatterbtw]

I gotta give a huge thank you! Been working on my own album for the first time and I realized quick that trying to understand and mix so many songs is tough. This video and many of your others have been INCREDIBLY helpful. Your explanations are clear and concise... very much appreciated! You've helped me understand more about how the sounds flow through the program and it makes so much more sense. Again.... THANK YOU!!

[a-symfony]

This is by far the best commentary on YouTube I have heard concerning mixing!!!! I am in the process of building my portfolio of music and I'm working on my first professional song and I have been on this song for several weeks doing the very thing your saying in this video. Most of the times in life we are our own obstacle and just don't realize it. So I'm saving this video so I can go back to it now and again cause the message is something I need to carry with me on the daily...thanx

[CarpPine]

Mixing is an art in and of itself. Even if you don’t go all the way to the deep end, mixing your own songs can be a great learning experience which improves your overall musicianship.

A great mix starts with a great song with a good arrangement that’s recorded with appropriate techniques. If you struggle with your mixes while keeping your ears and mind open, you’ll inevitably learn to build arrangements and tweak sounds that blend in better. You’ll start thinking more holistically as opposed to mashing disparate elements together and wishing for the best.

[djebie]

Great advice been in on my head bout how my music is sounding

[thBlockParty]

You’re singing my life with your words. I have all of the struggles mentioned in this video.

[BZDthemc]

I needed to hear this! haha. I use to produce, record, mix, master a song a month a few years back when I was doing working on another project. It was a good challenge to keep the creative flow going and the learning curve increasing, but now I have more knowledge i've feel victim to being way harsher on my self and my mixes resulting in me not finishing anything and sitting on lot of projects. Time to change this, so thank you for the reminder .

[Kay_Locc]

Underrated video! Ur videos great quality I woulda thought u had 10x the subs (not saying u don’t have a lot) but this is a great video i wish everyone can watch!!


Ppl get so lost on the mixing side of things that they forget the whole purpose is to hear yourself and be proud of the way your voice sounds. I think perfectionism can be a negative thing when you’re creating art

[rishabbhola]

You said actually the truth/clarity.
And it took me some time to realise everything you just said.
What does actually matter is a good quality mix which sounds complete and that’s pretty is all
That’s for these videos it helps alot man !

[lulcruxproductions]

Realest shyt I heard today. I spent to much time on my last two projects chasing perfection. I also know i’m not paying $200 plus a mix either so its time to get out my own way. You got a sub outta me

[SonnyGreenwichJr]

Great sentiment, Jerry! Thanks! I've smashed all the smashers! Salutations from astonishingly cold, grey & rainy Ireland! ☘☮🤘🏽🤠👍🏽☮☘

[UBELYungMonsta]

Brooo 💯🎯I NEEDED THIS 🤝🏾💪🏾TY
I Tend To Get So Caught Up In Trying to mix that I DONT FINISH THE SONG🤦🏾‍♂️

[GhostsInSpace_]

Im going to play this a few hundred times today.

[kmzdrg]

I really needed to hear this, I have unreleased songs with over 20 "different mixes", and the worst part is when I listen to the first version and it's actually the best :))))

[craigseganti]

Excellent, concise and right on . Thanks.