How To Start Your Mix Without Touching The Faders
It’s so easy to immediately walk into a mix scenario without proper context...
By Andrew Stone • May 13, 2019Recently I was asked to speak to a group of audio engineers about what I do first when walking into a mix situation.
If memory serves, the host gave me this topic hoping to get a primer from me on building a glorious mix from the ground up, but instead the topic made me think about what’s literally in my head before ever touching a fader.
It’s so easy to immediately walk into a mix scenario without proper context. If you ever work around me, you’ll soon find that I’m a total context guy. Give me a few facts and a bit of background for whatever scenario we’re in and I can usually deduce a strategy to get us to the finish line. But throw me in cold and it’s no bueno. It’s no different when it comes to mixing.
Creating an audio mix can be summed up in several different ways...
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