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ROADMAP TO HELP YOU RECORD AND RELEASE

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STANDOUT MIXES -
CHECKLIST
(WATCH THIS VIDEO FIRST!)

1 SESSION PREP

Prep the mix (check the template guide below the video)
Save as template
Define monitoring level(s)

2 DISCOVERY

Throw up the faders

Make (mental) notes as you discover the tracks
Mute/solo different groups of tracks (move quickly)

3 BASIC GAIN STAGING

Start with faders at zero (unity)

Put VU meter on mix bus
Get levels right (clip gain, gain plugins, input gain)
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STANDOUT MIXES -
CHECKLIST
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4 FINDING THE RIGHT BALANCE

Start at the loudest part, set levels and panning

Set up the mix bus
Use a spectrum analyzer to help you balance better (check
the Frequency Chart Cheat-Sheet below the video)

5 PERSPECTIVE

Think & work in stems/groups of instruments

Check balance on headphones and speakers
Check balance at 3 different volumes

6 BALANCING HACKS

The beatbox trick

Use VU meter and analyzer to get the low end balance right
Rebalance busses and start with midrange
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STANDOUT MIXES -
CHECKLIST
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7 BRING IT TO LIFE

identify and confirm focal points (go back to your notes)

Create forward motion
Turn the static balance into an emotional journey

8 FINISH ROUGH MIX

Listen to rough, identify problems and fix source, if you can

Reference carefully and quickly (Don't let it confuse you!)
When rough mix sounds like a song, save it and print it

9 NEXT STEPS

Refine mix bus & other busses/groups

“Heavy lifting”: Clean-up EQ, Sweetening EQ, Compression
Vibe/Character & FX
Parallel processing (advanced, can be part of balancing)
Final automation