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    15 WAYS TO IMPROVE YOUR MIXES

    Oct 26, 2020 3 minutes
    WORDS BY RON ZABROCKI.

    1. USE REFERENCES

    Listen to tried-and-true mixes, possibly similar to what you are mixing. This will get your ears used to the monitors and put your head in the right place. Without references, you might be lost before you begin – unless you do tonnes of mixing in your own professional studio.

    2. VOLUME

    Obvious, right? But use volume changes to enhance dynamics. A de-esser is a frequency based volume control

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