This video was posted about three months ago, and since then it’s been the only one I keep coming back to and watching again and again. Anyone else studied this video? Here are some of my notes: Overall Mindset Mixer Role He views himself as an enhancer of the mix. His goal is to take a song that already sounds good and make it bigger, wider, and deeper. He finds it more efficient to honor the work of skilled producer. If the mix already sounds great, he prefers to bult upon a producer's existing balance rather than mixing from a scratch. Mastered Foundation He makes sure the mix foundation (kick, snare, hi-hats, and bass) is peaking at - 5 dBFS on true peak meter, and around zero on VU meter (calibrated at -15). Then he makes sure the foundation sounds great at the loudness level (two limiters), around -9 LUFs. Lead Vocal vs. Other Elements He makes sure the lead vocal sounds great in the depth he created with the kick and snare at the mastered loudness level. Once the lead vocal sounds great in the mastered foundation, everything else is mixed around the lead vocal. The lead vocal should NOT work with other instruments, other instruments should work with the lead vocal. Important Details 3D "terrarium" He describes a mix as a 3D "terrarium" or cube. He views the mix in three dimensions: Panning handles left-to-right (width), frequency range handles height, and transient shapers handle depth (front-to-back). Faders He prefers to use clip gain for leveling rather than channel faders. Kick He mixes kick at -5 dBFS true peak and around 0 on VU meter calibrated at -15. Snare He mixes snare so it peaks at - 5dBFs on true peak meter Bass He mixes bass so it hovers (kick and bass) around 0 on VU meter calibrated at -15 Mixing Into a Limiter He applies final limiter to make the foundation (kick, snare, hi-hats, and bass) sound great at -11 LUFS to -9 LUFS. He teaches that the low end and low end mids are the primary contributors to LUFS. This approach ensures the mix won't collapse or lose its punch when a limiter is eventually applied at the final stage.

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Does anyone remember and can tell me what month the past fix the mix was that edited a song that did not have individuals stems for each instrument?

I liked this video explaining the basics of a synthesizer. Filter is named based on what you try to keep. “Low pass filter” means that you try to keep low part, and “high pass filter” means you try to keep high part of frequencies. https://youtu.be/XmI33zP51Us?si=QywfZerI8JiC2OMU

I had chat gpt make me a quiz based on the frequency cheat sheet in mastering.com. Should be relatively easy for the pros here 🫡 but its deff help me articulate these better. Thought this would be fun to see how many you can get right 1. **Which frequency range is defined as "LOW END"?** 2. **What is the high-pass filter range for the LOW END?** 3. **Name two main instruments typically found in the LOW END range.** 4. **What is one type of sound characteristic that might be found in the LOW END range?** 5. **Which frequency range is defined as "LOW MIDS"?** 6. **What type of sound characteristic is often associated with the LOW MIDS range ?** 7. **Which frequency range is most associated with the fundamental notes of instruments?** 8. **What is the frequency range defined as "MID RANGE"?** 9. **What is a common characteristic of almost all instruments in the MID RANGE?** 10. **Which frequency range is defined as "HIGH MIDS"?** 11. **Name an instrument or sound that has significant presence in the HIGH MIDS range.** 12. **Why is the HIGH MIDS range considered a "danger zone"?** 13. **Which frequency range is defined as "HIGH END"?** 14. **Name an instrument or sound associated with the HIGH END range.** 15. **What is a common effect of boosting frequencies in the HIGH END range?** Ready to give it a try?