The Complete Mixing Masterclass

J. Anthony Allen

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This class is for anyone who has made or recorded music and wondered why their tracks don't sound like the tracks they hear on the radio, Spotify, SoundCloud, or anywhere else. This is the missing link in your production workflow.

In this class we start with the very basics of mixing, and work all the way up to finishing great tracks. I walk you through every step of the process, and explain my logic behind every decision I make. I'll even walk you through a complete mix from beginning to end.

The goal of this class is for you to learn how to take your tracks from good to great.

100% Answer Rate. Every single question posted to this class is answered within 24 hours by the instructor.

DAWs:In this class, I'll be using Ableton Live, but if you are not a Live user - that is totally ok. I've gone to great lengths to make sure this class is useful to everyone, no matter which audio platform they are working with. So if you are a Logic user, FL Studio user, Cubase user, Bitwig user, or anything else - it will all work. You will be able to do all of the techniques that I walk you through in any audio application.

Genre:I'm best known for working with electronic music, but I've designed this course to be as inclusive as possible when it comes to genre. We will talk about mixing techniques for all instruments, sounds, and styles. All genres are welcome here.

Topics Covered:

The Listening Environment
Headphone Mixing vs. Studio Monitors
Preparing a Track for Mixing
Tuning Instruments
Grouping Tracks
Approaches to Mixing
Subtractive Mixing
Panning
Phantom Center
Phasing
Working with Frequencies
The EQ as the Scalpel of Mixing
Creating Definition with EQ
The High Pass Filter Trick
Negotiating the Kick and Bass in the Mix
Creating Space with Delay Effects
Creating Space with Reverb Effects
Reverb Techniques for Vocals, Guitars, and Drums
Delay Techniques for Vocals, Guitars, and Drums
Compressors
Parallel Compression
Compression Techniques for Vocals, Guitars, and Drums
Finding the "Focus" of the Track
The Art in Mixing
Software: Using Cakewalk, Garageband, Ableton Live, FL Studio, Logic Pro X, Cubase, Reaper, Studio One, or any other application.
Principals of sound engineering
Mixing and mastering
Mixing for EDM and other Bass Music styles.
And much, much more.

If you are ready to start making professional sounding tracks, this is the class that will start you on that journey. Get started today.

Dr. Allen is a university music professor and is a top-rated Udemy instructor - with nearly 100 courses and 270,000 students.

In 2017 Star Tribune Business featured him as a "Mover and a Shaker," and he is recognized by the Grammy Foundation for his music education classes.

I guarantee that this course is the most thorough music mixing course available ANYWHERE on the market - or your money back (30-day money-back guarantee)

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Learning objectives

Professional mixing techniques in all styles of music
The tools of the professional mixer

Mixing on any audio platform
Making a track go from good to great

Professional mixing techniques in all styles of music
The tools of the professional mixer
Mixing on any audio platform
Making a track go from good to great

Syllabus

Welcome to The Complete Mixing Masterclass!

Introduction

How We Will Learn Mixing in this Class

What is Mixing, Exactly?

The Different Between Mixing and Mastering

In order to make the most of our mixing time, we need to be sure we are listening to the music in the best possible situation.

Why Focus on the Listening Environment?

Finding Acoustic Problems

Buying Monitors

Monitor Setup

Monitor Settings

Adding a Subwoofer

Why Not Just Use Headphones?

My Less-Then-Perfect Setup

Using Multiple Monitors and Listening in Mono

Before we start tinkering with a track, there are a few things we should do right away to set ourselves up for success. Just doing these things along will actually make the track sound a lot better!

The First Phase of Mixing is Preparing the Track

Session Copy and Backup

Tracking Down Extraneous Noises

Cleaning Up The Session

Tuning Instruments

Organizing the Session

Group Tracks

Marking Sections

Creating Some Basic Effect Busses

Adding Compressors and Limiters

There are a lot of different ways to approach mixing. In this section I'll go over the basic elements we will be working with, and talk through my methods.

The Art of Mixing

The 3 Dimensions of Sound

The 3 Dimensions of Music

The "Focus" Element

The first element we want to focus on is the balance.

Think Subtractive

Fighting Instruments

Finding a Starting Point

Setting Levels

The Noise Method

[Download] Pink Noise File

My Mix

Our Track So Far

The second element we will focus on is panning. This is where we start to create the "space" that our recording will exist in.

The Stereo Field

The Phantom Center

Rules of Panning

Phasing Tricks

Surround Sound Mixing

Panning on My Mix

Next, we need to focus on the frequency element. Here we will start to "carve out" space for each instrument or track in the mix.

Working with Frequencies

Reading a Frequency Spectrum

The 7 Common Frequency Bands

Working with the EQ

Creating Definition in a Sound with EQ - Method 1

Creating Definition in a Sound with EQ - Method 2

Cleaning Up the Mud

Making Room in the Mix

Adding a High Pass Filter

Frequencies to Watch Out For

[Download] Frequency Cheat-Sheet

In the vast majority of mixes, we have to deal with a pile-up of low frequencies, usually from the kick drum and the bass instrument. In this section we will work through some solutions for that.

A Few Tricks

What is Inside A Good Kick Sound?

Is Anything Else Causing Problems?

Rebalancing

Let's switch focus over to creating space and depth using reverb and delay.

Using Effects in the Mix

What Actually is a Delay?

What Actually is a Reverb?

[Download] Reverb Cheat-Sheet

A Few Basic Guidelines

Bus Effects

Now that we have the basics out of the way for effects, let's focus in on Delay effects in the mix.

Math! Calculating Delay Times

Feedback Settings

Delay Techniques for Vocals

Delay Techniques for Guitars

Delay Techniques for Drums

Does Our Track Need Any Delays?

Next up - you guessed it - creating space with reverb effects.

Timing the Reverb Decay

Timing the Predelay

Bus Reverb Setup

Reverb Techniques for Vocals

Reverb Techniques for Drums

Reverb Techniques for Guitars and Synths

Putting It All Together

We've looked at the two most common ways of creating space in a mix, but there are a few other tricks we can do as well.

Modulation Effects

Flangers

Chorus

Tremolo and Vibrato

EQ Effects

Resampling

Dynamics are one of the most important and overlooked aspects of mixing, so we are going to spend a lot of time on them. These are things that take a track from good to great.

About Dynamics

Compression

Multiband Compression

Limiting

Gating

We understand what compression does - but how do we use it? In this section we will go through different techniques for applying compression.

Good to know

Know what's good

, what to watch for

, and possible dealbreakers

It offers a comprehensive study of mixing and mastering

Taught by seasoned professionals and a top-rated instructor

Designed to be inclusive and suitable for users

Covers a wide range of topics, techniques, and tools for mixing

Provides hands-on labs for practical application of skills

Highly relevant to industry and real-world applications

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