I'm heading to Las Vegas for a couple days for a child-free "weekend."

I used to gamble a lot more back when I numbed my inhibitions with alcohol, but I doubt I'll do much this time around.

Gone are the days of low-limit Craps tables until 5 am at the Hooters Casino, drinking White Russians with the Swedes.

(RIP Hooters Casiono. You were the poor college kid's desperate booty call of the Strip).

Now it's all about great dinner reservations, extravagant shows, and sleeping in without a toddler waking you up at 6 am.

But I do appreciate a good game of Craps and Blackjack. Those are my main gambles.

Take Blackjack for instance.

Blackjack is a great game to play if you know how to play by the book. You can play for hours if you just follow the simplest of systems.

For instance, if the dealer has a 5 and I have a 12, then you should stay and don’t "hit" for another card. There’s a higher probability of him busting, so you can hope the probability plays out. You always hope the dealer busts, and when he has a low card, there’s a higher chance of him losing because he'll have to hit more cards.

So if you want to be methodical about gambling and last longer, it's best to follow a system.

Compression works the same way.  

Just like in Blackjack, the system I use with compression has a greater probability of working, so I stick to it and tweak as needed.

I follow my go-to presets in my head whenever I’m mixing. 

A kick drum starts with a specific ratio and starting attack/release times. 

With just a few tweaks from there, I’m able to get the sound I want.

The same goes for bass guitars, vocals, and my parallel compression busses are all set up with the highest probability of success.

When you systematize your mixing process, it's easier to transform your rough recordings into finished mixes in no time.

My system helps me work faster since I know from experience what usually works.

Given a good starting point, a great result is just a few tweaks away.

And I walk you through all my go-to starting settings for all the plug-ins you need to use, inside my Easy Mix Approach.

There are five more days left of the year. In those five days you can learn to save HOURS on every mix so that you can make more music you're proud of in the new year.

Hit this link to start the Easy Mix Approach.

Enjoy!

Björgvin