As you go on, you’ll learn, many times, less is more in the mixing and mastering stage (especially mastering).Īnd definitely get a good grasp on mixing before you start attempting mastering otherwise it’s just too much coming at you at once. I totally wrecked a few beats here and there in the beginning ). Mixing is definitely a process that takes time to learn, and you will only get better with practice! And I’m warning you now, save your original file/song first, before you attempt mixing. They allow you to either make a sound stand out or fit in to the beat. Learning how to use your plugins for example, compression and EQ are very important in the process of mixing. Learn Your Tools, Especially Compresion and EQ, It kept pushing me to want to learn more about the tools and what they did. When beginning to learn mixing, I didn’t know what goal I wanted to reach, what tools to use, or even what certain plugins did.

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