How to Fix Your Mix in 6 Steps

Whether you're a seasoned pro or just starting out, mastering the art of mixing can be a challenge. Here's a simple mixing tip to achieve that perfect mix every time... #shorts #bestmixingtip #mixingtutorial #mixingtips #abletonlivetutorial #musicproduction #edmtips

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[Kai_soze]

So many other things factor
Into getting your mix downs sounding like a professional track. When I first started, I was obsessed with spectrum analyzers and gainstaging, which was a total waste of time. I spent most of my sessions nerding out about levels instead of creativity. The most important thing is sample/sound selection… you can write a track that is the same loudness as your reference track, but it won’t sound as good if you didn’t use good sounds and samples. Knowing what sample or preset sounds great and knowing what sounds bad comes with experience and time spent in the DAW.

[shawnmurphy]

Great short! I would add one step before all this though - gain staging. Set all faders to 0 dB (no gain and no reduction) add a utility to each track and adjust the volume via the utility so that each track peaks around -12 dBs. Then follow the rest of the steps. This makes mixing in the right volumes via the volume sliders much easier

[bobrv]

Been using this tip for a year and it works perfectly. Low end on my tracks in my DJ son's nightclub sound fantastic. Thanks Will.

[Cytasis]

great one, you also can compare the LUFS to your reference. And for the master stage do the same but with a louder Reference to match it with Clippers/limiters at the same level.

[DjSimplyE]

THIS IS ACTUALLY EXTREMELY USEFUL FOR ME! THANK YOU!!!

[kalatopia]

Using Ableton Lite and not having things like spectrum analysis make writing hard. Simple 3 Ch EQ and moving that mid spectrum around as my peak/ valley creator. Can't wait to upgrade, but I feel like working with the limitations is teaching me a lot that I'll probably be overwhelmed with choices again like it was first opening the DAW.
Thank you for all of your tips. Even without some of the specific tools, you teach great principles along with the technical suggestions.

[iamspohr]

You can route the reference track as a sidechain signal into SPAN in order to overlay both spectrums on top of each other for easier monitoring

[IanSolano]

Yes, it’s that simple! Will with the fire 🔥

[f.herumusu]

That's a great tip ... if you dance to your spectrum analyzer. Otherwise: Use your ears to mix, not your eyes. This visual kind kind of mixing could be already done better and faster by an AI.

[GoogleAccount-kwmz]

Now I’ve been exporting stems from reference tracks and matching the eq that way

[waereman]

I was wondering why I need spectrum analyser for) Ty mate

[hirozopel]

I just noticed you look like the camp director from Camp Rock

[BiodigitalStuff]

This is cool. I just use my ears and a banging sound system. But I'm no pro.

[emankayker]

interesting... but why did you edit the music in the end out of sync! : D

[fabianadastra]

Shouldnt you first set the reference track to external audio so that it doesn't go to the master channel and its plugins ??

[tilsgee]

Great...

Unfortunately, I'm a FL user. Idk how to recreate this

[yardleylfc]

Ah okay .so my clap and snare should be separate from my whole drum clip/track ready to master?

[j.v.f.]

Not easy to use if there are guitars, pianos, synths etc all in the mid-highs, is it?

[orbitorsteve]

Nothing is the same style as I'm producing... I think it's music for aliens.