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Mixing Isn't What You Think

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When you sit down to begin mixing a track, what exactly are you trying to accomplish? What’s your job? My grandmother used to say “If you can’t explain what you do in one sentence, using plain English, you don’t understand it yourself.” So... can you do that? Can you explain your job as a producer or mix engineer to your grandmother in one sentence, using plain English, and make her understand it? Here’s why I think this question is important: if you aren’t crystal clear on what the job of mixing actually is, how can you know when you’ve done your job? If there are no clearly identified goals or objectives, how can you possibly assess whether you’ve finished the work, let alone gauge how well it turned out? In a craft like audio engineering, where so much of what we do is mathematical in nature, highly detailed, and deceptively technical, it’s easy to lose sight of the bigger picture, the one that doesn’t care about any of that. It’s actually common for newer engineers to be unaware th

Mixing Isn't What You Think Mixing Isn't What You Think Are you sure you know what the goal of mixing is? If not, how can you know when a mix is done, or how good it is? Here’s how… When you sit down to begin mixing a track, what exactly are you trying to accomplish? What’s your job? My grandmother used to say “If you can’t explain what you do in one sentence, using plain English, you don’t understand it yourself.” So... can you do that? Can you explain your job as a producer or mix engineer to your grandmother in one sentence, using plain English, and make her understand it? Here’s why I thin

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