Know your tools before you begin mixing. This module covers:

–   What is a Mixer?

 –  Types of Mixer

 –  Inputs & Ouputs

 –  Sections & Channel Strips

 –  Metering

 –  Signal Flow

 –  Control Surfaces

The direction you want your mix to take is paramount. Key highlights are:

–  Having a Concept & Objective

–  Choosing Reference Tracks

–  Genre Specific Mixing

–  Ear Fatigue

–  Mixing Headphones Vs Monitors

–  Three Dimensional Mix

–  Common Mistakes in Mixing

–  Revision

Getting the prelimanary balance of the tracks before getting started would place you in a better position in mixing. You’ll learn:

–  Organizing Tracks

–  Setting Initial Levels

–  Gain Staging

–  Bottom Up & Top Down Mixing

–  Phase Cancellation

–  Mono Compatibility

–  Reading the Meters

–  Building a Mixing Hiearchy

Time to start shaping your mix. Implement the elements in order to build a landscape with tracks. Lets begin with panning. 

Some of the areas covered in this module are:

–  Mixing Perspective

–  Clockface Approach

–  Panning of Instruments

–  Verse Vs Chorus Panning

–  Avoiding Common Mistakes

Removing and adding frequencies and bring your mix to life. Some of the highlights are:

–  Fundamentals

–  Frequency Bands

–  Types of EQ

–  Subtractive Vs Additive EQ

–  Creative EQ

–  Avoding Common Mistakes

Compression can make or break your mix.  Students will gain expertise in various aspects such as:

–  Understanding the Parameters

–  Types of Compressors

–  Series Compression vs Parallel Compression

–  Sidechain

–  Multiband Compression

–  Low End Compression

–  Avoiding Common Mistakes

Creating a space and adding depth using Reverb adds life to a mix.

Some key chapters to be covered are:

–  What ixs Reverb & Why?

–  Type and Paramenters

–  Send Vs Insert

–  Pan & Pre

–  Spatial Enhancements

–  Tonal Balance

–  Transients Processing

–  Harmonic Enhancements

–  Final Limiting & Maximization

–  Delivery Formats & Metadata

–  Client Communication

Delay is a versatile tool in production that can significantly enhance the quality and emotional impact of track by adding complexity and interest to the groove of the music. You’ll learn:

–  Purpose of Delay

–  Types Of Delay

–  Chorus

–  Flanger

–  Phaser

–  Processing & Automating Delay

–  Creative Dealy

Automation is a powerful tool that enhances both the technical and creative aspects of music mixing adding subtle dynamic changes, precision and consistency in your production: Students will grasp:

–  Automation Modes

–  Binary, Static and Real Time Automation

–  Audio Automation

–  MIDI Automation

–  Automation for Dynamics, Effects & Fades

–  Automating VSTs & Plug-in Parameters