This is the year we fight back. We fight. We battle our demons. Maybe we battle the part of us that scrolls social media instead of making music. Maybe we battle the part of us that overthinks everything. Maybe we battle the voice that says we can’t. Maybe we battle the distractions that pull us away from our goals. Maybe we battle the feeling that we don’t belong. Maybe we fight the voice that always says, “Maybe tomorrow.” And all of us are fighting against a soulless, artificial world. The world is in a strange place right now. It needs your voice. It needs your art. It needs your passion. There are people out there who need to be inspired, and you’re the only one who can do it. Or maybe you’re an engineer. There are artists who need you to help bring their voice to life. And you’re the one who can do it. This is the year we fight back.

Hi guys. I have a question. I'm getting a lot of hiss (signal noise) in my mixes. I'm rooting around for the cause of this. Jake and Caleb recommend setting the gain ceiling at between -10db and -20db. However, I already record with peaks at no more than -18db, which means that prior to any processing, it's peaking at around -27db or so. My question is whether this is TOO quiet/low. Thanks, Jim

Hi. Did anyone happen to save yesterday's chat from Day 1 of Fix the Mix? If so, can you please post it here? Thanks! Jim

Hi all. I purchased the Venn Audio V-Clip and downloaded VST3 for Windows 64-bit. However, there doesn't appear to be an installation like there is with others. My DAW is Mixcraft 9.0 Pro Studio. Anyone else have an issue? Thanks.

Hi Jake and Caleb. This is amazing stuff. I have two questions: 1. When you create the busses for drums, instruments, and vocals during spatial processing, do you also reduce each of those gains to -10db? 2. When do you remove the -10db gain reduction across the board (if ever?). Thanks! Jim