Not all mixing advice is created equal.
Some of the most often repeated pieces of bad mix advice have a small kernel of truth in them… and a seed of destruction.
Justin Colletti highlights his favorite (or least favorite) pieces of bad advice around mixing. What are yours?
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Want an honest chance of making money in music or music production? You have to stop approaching it with a 20th century mindset.
Music and studio production is a participant sport, not a spectator sport, says Justin Colletti.
Here’s what that means, and the 5 ways to make an income Read more...
Is there such a thing as “objectively” good sound quality? How about “objectively good” mix techniques? Objectively good microphones?
How much can we say with certainty about what we do in the studio, and how much of it is just up to taste and preference? Justin Colletti explores in this Read more...
Across countless mixes that reach his studio for mastering, Justin Colletti has found that practically all of them fit into one of 4 general EQ “Shapes”.
What does that mean? What “Shape” are your mixes? And what can you do with that information? Dive deep in this week’s episode of Read more...
Is it possible for a great song—or even a great production—to have a “bad mix“? And what exactly does it mean to have a “bad mix”, anyway?
Justin Colletti explores what we can learn from great songs that have “bad mixes”—and why they can succeed anyway.
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