As a mix engineer, sometimes I get asked about my mixing process when it comes to album mixing. Doing a single mix is one thing - but how do I approach album mixing as a concept? The annoying answer is of course "it depends" but there IS a technique I use quite often which we'll cover today. I don't use this EVERY time, but it's one concept. I got approached by a producer friend to mix an album of retro TV themes. He's a very skilled guy and has lots of experience putting th

When I first started working from my own small studio everything I mixed was too bass heavy even though it sounded totally fine there...

I have good news and bad news. Yes, there are many professionally designed rooms in the world, and most of those really do sound good. There are many MORE rooms that don't that some call studios, which I call "rooms with some gear in them".

Can you afford for your music to be released and sound average, or even worse not ever released? Time to hire a mixer.