I don't always know what I'm talking about, but I'm always dedicated to improving.

I strive to be the guy in the middle that can always learn from somebody better than him but knows enough to teach the people that know less.

That's actually why I like Dueling Mixes.

I admire both Joe and Graham for their incredible dedication to teaching everyone how to mix and doing it over and over again each month.

It doesn't matter if they're going through a hard time, renovating their studios, selling their house or tackling whatever life throws their way.

They're there for their community every month with a new multi-track and instructional videos on how they crafted their mix.

You gotta be impressed by that!

You can also tell that they're also learning because every multi-track is different and presents different challenges.

For instance, the guitar tracks in "Hope" had some phase issues that were easily fixed with flipping the polarity switch. But you wouldn't necessarily have caught that if you were just starting out.

You would've just scratched your head and wondered why the guitars were so thin.

I'm Learning New Tricks Each Month, Care to Join?

With each new DM multi-track I learn something new as well and I'm trying to document that as I go along.

Join me as a Dueling Mixes member before tonight and in return I'll give you two new videos, one in which I show you some of my methods I used to take this song from an unmixed multi-track:

To my finished mix here:

The original live multi-tracks were actually pretty fun to work with and mostly needed a bunch of tiny mix moves to make each instrument pop out a little more.

Here's what I also discuss in the video, some of which you can use for any other mixes you are working on:

• How I used serial compression and artificial excitement to get the kick to cut through
• About my Top 3 Favorite Compressors and why my keyboard compressor usually finds its way onto my 2-buss
• The no-brainer compressor that works (almost) every time
• How I use the 3-verb technique to create depth and space in the mix
• The importance of gain structure when you’re using “alternative” plug-ins
• My channel strip plug-in I use on the “Most Important Element” of the mix, and how a few -2 dB moves on an EQ helped the vocal sit better

Plus: my video "The 3 Approaches to Starting Your Mix" also talks about:

• The 2 important meters I always put on my master bus
• The quick 2-plugin method for simple rough mixing to get you excited about your mix immediately
• The one thing you should do in any mix approach for faster mixing

Get these bonuses by joining Dueling Mixes by tonight, Friday October 30th at midnight MST!

Here's where you go:

www.audioissues.com/duelingmixes