Comments on: Audio Engineering Mixing Secrets – Why Your Mixes Suck Part II

By: Dave

Dave — Sat, 09 Apr 2011 22:19:45 +0000

“Mixing Secret #1 – Stop turning knobs and listening.”

Stop listening? You must mean “Stop turning knobs and START listening”.

By: rene

rene — Tue, 18 Jan 2011 20:27:15 +0000

I’m a beginner mixing engineer in the industry trying to find my own process and template as I learn more and more techniques at my school, Full Sail University. I am new to this process but I am finding myself intrigued with this stage of the industry. I was wondering when you took the internship did you have a strong background on your own template on how you worked on certain tracks? My biggest fear is not to be able to have the opportunity to work with other more experienced engineers? I am a visual learner, so my main question is how can I appeal and put myself in a strong position to hopefully acquire an internship like you did?

By: gnxmusic

gnxmusic — Fri, 31 Dec 2010 03:10:07 +0000

@ S Flame – Keep at it. Mixing and developing your ear you have to really practice at.

By: gnxmusic

gnxmusic — Fri, 31 Dec 2010 03:09:11 +0000

@ Matt. I dont get to do that much live mixing so its tough to make a recommendation. One thing i would try to do is to put the mixing board as close to the audience’s perspective as possible. When your trying to mix something where the band is your not hearing the same thing as the audience. If you do have to mix from a different place then the audience, try to take a walk out into the crowd frequently to take a listen. I have done this in a few small venue gigs and had great results.

By: gnxmusic

gnxmusic — Fri, 31 Dec 2010 03:05:41 +0000

@ Vic. Thanks for reading the article. It is so easy to forget to just listen to whats going on and start there. People start mixing turing knobs putting plugins in some time for no reason. When your mixing a song every thing you do should be calculated and should have a clear reason.

By: Vic Stathopoulos

Vic Stathopoulos — Thu, 16 Dec 2010 12:07:29 +0000

Mixing Secret Number 1 is very important. I think I don’t spend enough time just listening to the song. I usually start mixing straight away and I have noticed on numerous occasions I lose perspective. I think by listening to the song, its easier to get a perspective in how you are going to pan instruments and which ones are the most important to highlight in the mix.

By: Mathew Wright

Mathew Wright — Fri, 20 Aug 2010 23:56:25 +0000

what would you recommend for live mixes, seeing as we have about an hour to hour an a half to rehears.

By: Lenny LOVE

Lenny LOVE — Tue, 25 May 2010 19:15:11 +0000

Thanks for the help I know I need it trying to do everything on my own…

By: S-Flame

S-Flame — Tue, 27 Apr 2010 05:09:26 +0000

This article helps me confide in my instincts. I have been putting my beats on cd and listening to them in different systems (car, home stereo, my homeboys stereo..lol..etc.) to make adjustments. I started to feel like maybe I needed to find a new route. Now I know I’m on the right path.

By: demy

demy — Wed, 06 Jan 2010 20:06:49 +0000

Tanx a bunch for the tips