How To Mix Amazing Music Using the 5 Plug-ins You Already Have

Let Me Ask You...

• Do you fight to make all your instruments and tracks fit together in a busy mix?
• Do you struggle to make your tracks punchy and tight with?
• Does your mix sound washed out and cluttered because you're using the wrong reverbs?
• Do you get confused by saturation and how to use it to get a warmer-sounding mix?

If you answered yes to any of those questions, don't worry - You're not alone.

Let me tell you, I had no clue when I first started mixing.

I thought mixing was supposed to be fun and cool but I just felt intimidated.

All I did was randomly insert plug-ins and processors on every track, then shrug my shoulders because I couldn't really figure out how anything worked.

No matter what I did I couldn't make it sound better.

The songs changed when I played with the plug-ins, but I didn't know where I was going with the mix.

There was no balance to the instruments and the vocals sounded glued on and fake.  

The low-end was boomy, the drums sounded boxy and the balance was always either too harsh or too muddy.

Put Simply, my Mixes Screamed: "Amateur!" because the truth is...

• If you have no plan of action...
• No concrete steps...
• Or an idea of where you're going with your mixes...

You'll mix in circles, never getting to a final, finished record.

I honestly didn't understand what to listen for so I kept randomly putting plug-ins on tracks, tweaking presets that didn't fit, and selecting inappropriate effects that weren't suitable for the song.

15 years later, after countless hours in the studio, I've created a fool-proof process for creating pro mixes.

And once I figured it out, mixing became fun!

I know how to create separation and balance with EQ.

I know what buttons to push on my compressor to make my mixes tight and loud.

I use reverb and delay to create space and depth that makes the mix sound pro.

My vocals sound better than ever because I know how to recognize and eliminate problematic frequencies, add some secret sauce with saturation and blend the vocals into the mix so they don't feel stuck on top.

Throughout my learning process, I realized that the plug-ins I kept coming back to when I needed to make the mix sound open and dynamic were these five processors.

1. EQ
2. Compression
3. Reverb
4. Delay
5. Saturation

Now that I've learned how to master these five plug-ins, I'm paying it forward to musicians and producers like yourself so that you can use my techniques (and avoid my mistakes) to instantly improve your mixes - without buying more plug-ins, wasting time on Youtube or spending thousands of dollars on audio school.

My mixing techniques have helped thousands of musicians and producers gain the confidence and skills to make professional mixes they can be proud of.

They've used their mixing skills to successfully release their own records and get paying audio gigs from their home studios.

Here's What You'll Discover Inside the Step By Step Mixing System

• How to set up your session for a faster workflow so your mix is done sooner. If you want to use processing like bus compression effectively this is the prep work you need to follow (Pg. 5)
• ​How to mix with headphones if you don't have studio monitors or need to keep quiet in your studio, without sacrificing the quality of your mixes (Pg. 120)
• ​Learn to use busses and groups to make your mixing easier so you can get great balance and a solid rough mix faster than ever (Pg. 18)
  
• ​The two-step process you need to tighten up guitars while making them cut through the mix, using my low-pass filter and bell boost trick (Pg. 31)
• ​The underused frequency area where you can bring out the character of the keyboards without masking the rest of the instruments in your mix (Pg. 41)
  
• ​How to use a shelving EQ to get rid of vocal muddiness and how to EQ a vocal-heavy song so that the backup vocals don't overpower the lead vocals (Pg. 32)
• ​The most important, but overlooked aspect of using EQ to rebalance your mix to hear the separation between all the instruments in your song (Pg. 43)
  
• ​How to keep the mid-range in check so you don't get boxy kick drums, honky guitars, muddy bass or nasally vocals (Pg. 113)
• ​Take the guesswork out of EQ with over a whole chapter of different tips on exactly when and why you should cut and boost each instrument (Pg. 25)
  
• ​The two most important knobs on your compressor and how they affect the entire sound of your tracks (Pg. 49)
• ​How to use full-band AND multi-band compression effectively - and knowing why you should be using it in the first place (Pg. 62)
  
• ​The sneaky way to use presets to speed up your mixing while still tweaking them for the best results (Pg. 54)
• ​How to know which compressor emulation to use on each instrument. If you've wondered about the difference between VCA, FET, or OPTO you'll know EXACTLY when to use which one (Pg. 51)
  
• ​The easy way to add an all-around reverb to instantly create space in your mix (Pg. 72)
• ​Do you make these mistakes when creating separation between electric and acoustic guitars? Learn how to separate acoustic and electric guitars with different reverbs based on what they're playing (Pg. 83)
  
• ​How to use modulated stereo delays to to keyboards. This subtle trick will add depth to your keyboards without cluttering up the rest of the mix (Pg. 91)
• ​How to place backup vocals behind the lead using reverb and delay (pg. 89)
  
• ​The incredibly important aspect of how and why to EQ your reverbs for a cleaner mix (Pg. 80)
• ​When to use mono instead of stereo delays and how to blend separate reverbs together in a mix (Pg. 91)
  
• ​Your step-by-step approach to knowing whether or not you should use saturation on a track (Pg. 101)
• ​How to give your kick drum more low-end more thickness and weight (Pg. 102)
  
• ​How to use multi-band saturation to give your snare drum more bite to cut through a busy mix (Pg. 104)
• ​How to use parallel saturation to create subtle thickness and warmth (Pg. 102)
  
• ​How to add warm tape emulation to bring out the acoustic guitars in your mix (Pg. 103)
• ​How to use saturation to dirty up your keyboard patch to make it more interesting (Pg. 105)
  
• ​Your easy process to find which saturation plug-in is the best to use to make your tracks stand out (Pg. 107)
• ​How to check your mixes on multiple systems and what to look out for so that they translate everywhere. (Pg. 109)
  
• ​How to fix mix translation issues when your mix sounds like it has a blanket over it (Pg. 114)
• How to use a reference mix to make your songs compare to professional mixes (Pg. 109)
• ​How to choose the right reference mix for your song (Pg. 110)
• ​The 7-step process for making your mixes translate to every speaker system (Pg. 117)

The Step by Step Mixing Method Works Even If You Don't Have All the Latest Plug-ins, Expensive Gear or a Pro Studio

If you think your mixes are just all right, but not quite there yet...and you want to improve your skills without  buying yet another plug-in, hiring expensive mixing engineers, or wasting even more time going down a Youtube rabbit hole, then Step By Step Mixing will get you there.

If you don't want to spend years demystifying the mixing process...or don't want to completely uproot and change your life to attend audio school to learn mixing, Step By Step Mixing will help you turn your hobby into the beginning of a freelance career.

If you need to transform your understanding of mixing to a whole 'nother level, without wasting years with trial and error mixing methods, Step By Step Mixing is the place to start.