10 Mixing Tips No Producer Should Ignore

I love how Alex always swaps between different DAWs, it makes the videos accessible for everyone.

You can also create depth with eq. Boost around 900 or 3500hz to make sound closer and cut these and the highs to push sound back in the mix. Also you can create depth using compressor. Slow attack brings sound on front and fast attack pushes sound back.

A lot of people struggle with tonal balance (myself included), but one of the ways I combat this is by starting off by mixing the lows and then working my way up to the highs (while taking breaks). I've found that this leads to a better tonal balance overall in my workflow, but using a reference track could also easily be as effective because you're directly referencing the loudness of similar instruments in the context of a whole mix, plus you can visually analyse the tonal balance of your reference with an eq or spectrum analyzer and try to make them match.

That advice on how to become a mixer is actually the most honest and valuable advice I've heard so far

the conflicting information around high passing everything over 100hz except kick and bass is becoming the new blue or yellow dress. personally, i think its genre specific. ill mostly hi cut, but if the low end of the chords is making the track fuller for example, id rather notch accordingly.

Always managing yo pick up new info from you! And Ive been doing this for a long time. Youre the most direct and competent mix/music content creator I know. Thanks you!

Really love your videos Alex! Great teachings as always!

My name is GG WIFI. i am a recording artist, Producer , coder/a.g.i developer , and Pro level mixing and mastering engineer . these are not really tips these are actually the rules of engagement... i do all of these things and it wasnt until i mastered all of these techniques that i became pro level. Mixing in mono is so important i dont even listen stereo until after i bounce out the mix most times . Now I personally mix in headphones i believe its the best way because it represents a closer form of what the end user will be hearing. when the mix is done i listen on studio monitors to touch up anything that i might have missed because headphones simply cant process the entire range of the audio spectrum like monitors can . But when i mix in headphones i do usually get to a mix that is most translatable on all audio sources . But this is the thing... you have to work to this point. You literally have to know what sound sounds like before you can mix entirely on headphones, and monitors are the best way to learn . It really does take YEARS of training to understand what things should sound like on different mediums. But once you do understand i believe headphones are the best way to go because your mixes will translate better on the first go round while using your studio monitors to clean up after the heavy lifting has been done. Now as far as headphones go. NO BLUETOOTH HEAD PHONES. they in no way shape or form reperesent the true signal of your mix because they literally cant... make sure they have a pretty flat response. Its okay if they sweeten up the lows and highs a little bit. You just have to know what that sounds like so you can mix accordingly. But headphones like Beats by dre . Are a Noooooo goooooo. Especially if you are just starting. Luxury Headphones like that are lying at every point in the spectrum . My go to mixing heqdphones are a 25$ pair of jvc's a cushion eared model. They are amazing they definitely sweeten up the high and low end a tad.... but they don't lie if your bass is out of control they will tell you... the other great thing Is the volume levels you get a solid powerful tone. But they don't pump to the high heavens so you can literally mix for HOURSSSS. without feeling any fatigue . Which monitors in my case at least always seem to do. It will show in your work immensely. Long mixing sessions where your judgements sounds just as good on the 6th song of the day jus as they did on the first... sometimes even better

Great video Alex, some really great points, and really well explained. Keep up the great work. 👍

Great tips! I especially like the one on mixing by instrument categories. Thank you!

Deaum!! Your music and producing theory is sooooo goood! 🔥🔥 So easy to understand

Platinum Tips...Clear, concise and logical. Thanks a million for that.

Thanks Alex for sharing your wisdom. I love your style/approach and appreciate all your great tips!!!

Awesome video my dude, helped me clean my mix up A LOT! Thank you!

That was excellent Alex. Great range of suggestions totally not expecting.

glad see u active ♥ and thx for the tips as always !

the advice in the end about starting a mixing service is inVALUABLE, thank you for the tip -- amongst them all. Deep love, as im growing into all this.

You're a legend, love your passion, thanks for the content!

An excellent overview of the mixing process!

The advice about start mixing for free for experience is spot on. Too many amateurs don’t realise the competition, they aren’t the only one wants to mix and they get too impatient and greedy for money when the client can easily go to someone else