You Suck at Mixing #7: Using Reference Tracks

How should your mix sound like? Sure, you can use your ears, but when has that ever worked? Instead, having a couple reference tracks to go back to while you’re mixing down your track is incredibly useful in making sure you have a target with what you want your song to sound like.

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How to use Refrencd Tracks:

Summary: ( Match the volumes by reducing ref track, have a variety of ref tracks that you know, Analyze and compare)

Mixing is all about perspective. You cant tell how your song sounds unless you have something to compare it too. Thus refrence tracks

Tips:
-Reference tracks are targets for what our songs should sound like.
-You can use tracks you DONT like to see wether you are going right or wrong.

E.g if a track is too bassy, if your track has more bass then u know.

-We will.match our shit song with the tracks loudness

-Reduce the refrence tracks Volume until its down using

-Use youlean loudness meter to check LUFS

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Always been told to use reference tracks but this video has really helped me understand why and how to actually compare - thanks!

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