If you're trying to be a self-taught mixing engineer, you can relate to this:
You're trying to learn how to mix but every Youtube video you watch you're just more confused.
This guy has the next new trick.
This guy has a cool method.
This other guy uses these plug-ins.
But this third guy uses these other plug-ins.
Which one should you choose?
You're asking the wrong question.
Use the ones at your disposal. You already have the software to make a great mix. You already have the five most important plug-ins you need for great mixes.
You just need somebody to show you. And finding 5 different guys on Youtube all teaching different methods won't help you.
You'll just fail on your own because there's no underlying thread from the beginning to the end.
And failing on your own by yourself = SAD
Self education is difficult. It takes a lot of ambition and ability to filter out the noise.
Can you learn anything for free online?
Sure. If you want to take the time to find all the little nuggets of value and try to piece them all together. The internet is a black hole of information. The more you want to learn the further it sucks you in.
And you might not even make it out on the other side.
Could I have learned how to record and mix by myself when I was starting out?
Yes.
But did my education at SAE and mentorship from experienced engineers give me something more valuable than random Youtube videos?
Yes.
Could I have learned online business and marketing by reading free articles online?
Yes.
But did I save hundreds of hours by choosing courses and books that had a reputation for being valuable and practical?
Yes.
It's the same thing with mixing. You can spend hours upon hours going from one Youtube video to the next, but none of those videos give you the complete picture.
It's better to have a system. A system is a reliable process that gives you predictable results.
That's what my Mixing With 5 Plug-ins system is. It's a reliable approach to mixing that helps you create great mixes.
A mixing journey has a beginning, middle and an end.
- Beginning: Organizing, critical listening and rough mixing
- Middle: Using EQ, compression, reverb and saturation like every professional engineer uses to get that quality polish on your tracks
- End: Gluing your mix together and making it translate to every speaker system you play it through
It's really that simple. And if you'd like me to take you on this journey so that you can make the rest of your mixes sound professional and polished, join me inside the Mixing With 5 Plug-ins course here:
www.MixingWith5Plugins.com