▶︎▶︎ Free 5-Step Mix Guide here: www.5stepmix.com

My grandfather used to say "before you can be better than someone (at something), you first have to be as good as them"!

just today I was listening to a bunch of songs in my car from one of my favorite bands and I was really paying attention to the guitars and synths… how they were layered and panned. I came home and called up some of my own mixes and I really had some firm direction on what I needed to do. Thanks Joe!

Thanks again Joe for another great vid. A lot of what I've learned from you went into the mixes of my album I just released last week. I can't imagine what it would've sounded like if I hadn't applied what I learned.

So excited that I finally heard what Joe heard

The mute tip was effective right away, as I watched this while coincidentally trying to find a problem in the high treble region inside my mix. I thought the problem was with the hi hats or overheads because the treble was too sharp / overcrowded. I muted my drum bus and turns out the problem still exists and I finally found the source. I got a synth pattern with too much treble boost above 8k and it masked other high frequencies. Turned off the treble boost on the synth and now both the cymbals and hi hats can finally breathe!

😃Great encouragement Joe. Thanks

thanks Joe!

Thanks Joe!

Amen!

Thanks Joe. Great info as always. I didn't care for the writing in The Martian at all. I actually stopped reading a few chapters in which I rarely do. That's what makes a horse race as the saying goes.

Hey Joe, I appreciate your videos & you are a big inspiration of making the switch to Studio One from Logic/Pro-tools.. I am on a StudioLive24 (classic) and wondering what your current primary interface you prefer? I've always pref. firewire/thunderbolt and hesitant of usb, but are the newer presonus usb-c clean & sturdy? At the moment I have to track with a macpro pillbox & studioLive, then use a Focusrite hooked to my ns10ms and mix with a up-to-date m2 mac, kinda a drag since mac discontinued firewire support. I see you use mostly the same gear I always have and seem to work very similar, I hope to hear what you would recommend and what you use mostly these days.

00:00:00 - Introduction and Overview 00:00:27 - Importance of Problem Identification in Mixing 00:00:56 - Mixing as Problem Solving 00:01:23 - Five-Step Mixing Process 00:01:51 - Developing Listening Skills 00:02:23 - The Value of Listening to Great Music 00:02:54 - The Fallacy of Avoiding Other Music 00:03:30 - Learning from Others 00:04:01 - Overcoming Insecurities and Gaining Wisdom 00:04:58 - The Impact of Influences on Personal Music 00:05:26 - Visualizing and Identifying Problems by Listening 00:05:56 - Using the Mute Button for Problem Identification 00:06:27 - Subtractive Approach to Mixing 00:06:56 - Practical Example with Studio One 00:07:21 - Identifying the Problem in Guitars 00:10:05 - Using Mute and Solo to Find Specific Issues 00:12:13 - Addressing Muddiness in the Mix 00:13:42 - Three Ways to Solve Problems in a Mix 00:14:18 - Identifying Types of Problems: Source, Level, Frequency 00:15:38 - Importance of Getting Levels Right 00:16:34 - Using Compression for Level Balance 00:17:00 - Frequency Balance Issues 00:17:56 - Conclusion and Encouragement to Practice

I based my background vocal style on the Steve Miller Band... I don't sound like the Steve Miller Band... lol...

Hey, man Don't laugh I'm a rookie, what does the frequency knob do on an analog sound bard?

Knowledge > ignorance

In all your videos, you talk so much to say so little. Stay safe and good luck.

no mix,no problems😅

Hey man, you speak very low but sing very high, i mean, your singing is Great, why dont you make a “sing better” video? That would be amazing

Yeah that's me, hi, I'm that guy, No iNfluEncE is NeEded. How you get these video ideas?

A lot of modern music sounds better if muted.