I get asked this question all the time:
"Can you mix [insert genre here]"
They also wonder if my book, Step By Step Mixing, helps them mix [their special snowflake genre].
And the answer to these questions has always been:
YES.
There's nothing special about your genre that makes them harder to mix than others.
(I have a playlist of 12 songs in 12 different genres to prove to you that my methods will easily translate across styles. Listen on the bottom of
this page).
Making sure your mixes sound "on-genre" is very easy.
All you do is get a few reference tracks to listen to, then you model your mix according to that sound.
Different genres definitely sound different from each other, but if you know how to mix and you can
reference the genre you're working in, you can mix any song.
In fact, the mixing templates inside the Easy Mix Approach are designed for any genre.
I set my mix template up so that I can tackle anything the song throws at me.
Once you set up your template according to the Easy Mix Approach, you may not have busses for every single type of track that gets thrown your way, but you'll easily tweak the template to cater to whatever genre you're working on.
At that point, following the plug-in settings and routing makes mixing
easy.
If you haven't set up your mixing sessions like I show you inside the Easy Mix Approach, grab your copy right here.
Enjoy!
Björgvin