It's easy to get caught up using compressors, equalizers and effects processing on everything without even listening to see how it affects the whole production and the message of the song. The biggest problem I see today with music mixing is that the mindset for mixing is completely wrong. You will only do what is necessary, no more, no less. The more present you are when you mix, the more quickly you will work and the less you will fall prey to the trappings that come from over processing. The art of music mixing is very much the path of the zen master. It is all about understanding how we perceive sound, and how to capture that essence in a pair of speakers. Mixing is not about processing, tricks, effects or EQ. Without the right mindset, you will be embarking on a journey with no map and no idea of where you are going. In this article, I want to give you some insights that will help correct your approach to music mixing. It requires a lot of patience, knowledge, and practice. Mixing is as much of an art as guitar playing. You've been playing guitar for 1 year and can't understand why your guitar playing is not as good as Jeff Beck's. To give an analogy that may put this in perspective, let's say that you are a guitar player who idolizes Jeff Beck. I am often humored by home recording enthusiasts, musicians and students of engineering when they fail to understand why their mixes don't measure up to what they hear on CDs. The record companies are well aware of this critical part of the music production process and will pay a premium for engineers that do it well. That's why, in the professional audio engineering world, it is by far the highest paying job. Of all the engineering skills one could learn, mixing audio is by far the most difficult to master. The art of music mixing is by far the most elusive and difficult part of the music production process to comprehend.
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