Now that most of us are used to toggling on and off the Original Sound for Musicians by clicking the top of the Zoom window, they have now CHANGED that so you can't toggle it from there. You now have to go to the up arrow next to the microphone, and click Turn On Original Sound to enable it, and click Noise Removal to turn it off. So they have turned a once click process into a multiple click process adding more aggravation to an already annoying necessity ... Oh... btw ... you STILL have to go into the Audio Settings to make sure the three options under the Original Sound are checked. I wish they'd just figure out a way to allow our replays be in Stereo ... that would be helpful

This Friday, the 5th December, at 4pm EST/9pm GMT, Bob Horn will be joining us for a Q&A! Bob is a multi-platinum, Grammy Award-winning mixing engineer who’s mixed songs for some of the recording industry’s most notable artists, including Usher, Timbaland, Michael Jackson, Akon, Macy Gray, Ne-Yo, Lupe Fiasco, Brandy, and many others. This is an amazing opportunity to ask questions and hear directly from someone with incredible experience in the industry. The zoom link is in the calendar! Please note: This event is for Premium and VIP members only. Learn more here: https://courses.mastering.com/membership_info_skool

Here’s the best mixing tip I can give you: Progress = Work + Reflection There's no way to get better at mixing if you just watch videos and learn mixing tips. You need to actually do the work and finish hundreds of tracks if you want to become a true pro. But there's another part to the equation, and that's reflection—because work alone isn't enough. Yes, you need to do a lot of work. But if you just work away in a vacuum and you don't reflect on the work that you did a year ago, two years ago, three years ago... then you're never actually going to learn. I remember one time I set myself a challenge to finish a hundred mixes over the span of several months. When I listen back now, a lot of those mixes sound really similar because I was just churning them out. I didn't take enough time to actually listen to them, reflect, and decide how I needed to improve. In comparison, I've had single mixes that I've learned a TON from because I shared them with a bunch of people and got feedback. And I've had mixes where another mix engineer has mixed the same track and I was able to carefully compare the differences. I learned so much from those single mixes because I was able to reflect more accurately. I was able to more easily identify where my weaknesses were and where I needed to improve. So don't forget—you need to put in the work, but you also need to take time to reflect and analyze your past work. Only then can you identify how to actually improve. — I originally posted this idea as a video on our Instagram account. if you're not already following us, you can check it out here. We're starting to post a lot more frequently and have some exciting videos coming up. Have a great week, Rob

We're considering making every YouTube video more specific to a certain genre or skill level. This would allow us to better help a specific person instead of keeping every video broad. If we went down this route, would you rather we put everything on this channel, or had different channels for different skills levels or genres?

What outboard gear do you use? I only have invested in a decent quality preamp (Audient ASP880) along with a UAD-2 Satellite. Everything else is in box. Any recommendations for first piece of affective entry level outboard compressor? My interface is a TASCAM 20x20 that I’ve had for ages. Also wondering if that is worth upgrading before getting any outboard gear?