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01/01/2026

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16/07/2025

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29/01/2025

DON'T PANIC!
Professional Mixing Simplified.
Watch the Full Basic 101 👇
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🛑 STOP Runing away from large projects
Watch the 5 Steps Logic you need to approach any mixing project
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19/01/2025

It is a fact that if you insert a REVERB before a COMPRESSOR then COMPRESSOR before a REVERB - the result will be different!

https://youtu.be/o7m_25auuVo?si=J14bOQP4ZedBFUI5
In this tutorial 👆
1. You will discover how the arrangement of your fx plugins can destroy your mix.
2. You will learn how to mix a Sax track.

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In this tutorial you will discover how the arrangement of your fx plugins can destroy your mix. It is a fact that if you insert a reverb before a compressor ...

13/12/2024

WHAT WILL I LEARN? 👇
MUSIC FOUNDATIONS
Pitch, Scale, Time, Harmony - Major/Minor Chords Formation, Chord Voicing, Progression

RHYTHM & BEATS
Time Structure, Upbeat, Downbeat & Off Beat, Tempo & Metronome, Grid & Snap, Samples & Synths, Drum Machines

BASS LINE
Bass Sound Selection, Bass & Kick Side-Chain

LEADS & PADS
EP/Synth Strikes, Synth Leads, Strings & Violin, Brass

ACCENTS
Dynamic Accent, Articulation Accent, Rhythmic Accent, Melodic Accent

BUILDING UP & PATTERN ARRANGEMENT
Variations, Fill Up, Complementary Sounds

CREATIVE SOUND
Beat Sampling, Piano Roll Flip & Reverse, Voice Note, Automations, Side Chaining, Transposition & Modulation, Dynamic Time Beat

BEAT MIXING
Panning, Equalizer, Reverb, Delay, Compressor, Saturation

LEVEL & LOUDNESS
Headroom, LUFS

BASIC PRODUCTION HARDWARES
Computer System, Audio Interface, Studio Monitors, Digital & Analogue Console, Controllers, Signal Processors

DIGITAL AUDIO WORKSTATIONS
FL-Studio, Cubase, Logic, Device Setup & Audio Routing, Sample Rate & Bit Depth

PRODUCTION TOOLS
Effects, Generators/Synths & Drum Machines, Auto-Tune & Pitch Correction, Frequency Analyzer, Frequency Manipulation

PLUG-INS
Compressor & Expander, Limiter/Maximizer, Saturator, Dynamic Equalizer, Mid/Side Equalizer, Multi-bands, Exciter/Air, Reverb & Delay, Channel Stripes, Tape Machine, Limiter vs Clipper, Serial vs Parallel Processing
Side-Chaining

BEAT MAKING
Making Rock, Afrobeat, Amapiano, Hip-Hop, Trap, Reggae

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29/10/2024

IMPORTANT METERING VALUES IN MASTERING

Aside from your True Peak value - used in guiding against audio clipping at the same time ensuring an appropriate head room for the mix.
And LUFS - used in determining the actual loudness of the mix/mastering.
PLR - determines how your music will translate on streaming platforms; it reacts on the dynamics of the mix through the TP & LUFS values.

1. True Peak (TP) however, is not a value stored in the digital waveform. It is the estimated maximum value of a waveform between two datapoints thereby its other name: inter-sample peak. Meters that don't measure TP won't necessarily raise a flag when the waveform goes over 0 dB!
Signals above 0dB are considered Clipping and shows distortion.

2. Integrated LUFS
Integrated LUFS gives you the LUFS for the entire duration of the track played. It is an approximate Loudness. Every streaming platforms have it's recommended Loudness value ranging from -14 to -11
For Commercial playback; your target should be between -9 to -7
So, it is recommended that you export more than a file if you are planning to use both on streaming and club/radio etc

3. PLR (Peak-to-Loudness Ratio)
PLR stands for the Peak to Loudness Ratio of a piece of audio, it's an important factor in determining the playback level of your music on streaming platforms; YouTube, Spotify, Apple Music and elsewhere. This is why it is important.

PLR is a long-term measurement, giving you an overall value for a song, album or section of audio.
It is the difference between the Programme Loudness Level and the Maximum True-Peak Level of a signal. PLR describes the level variation of a programme on a microscopic scale. It is the True Pick Level - Integrated LUFS

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23/08/2024

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30/07/2024

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29/07/2024

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18/07/2024

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16/06/2024

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07/06/2024

PRODUCER'S MIND & PRIORITY

Today, let us go back to the bases. I have noticed that the problem of most Producers & Audio Engineers is LACK OF CONFIDENCE.
You lack confidence because you are not sure what you have done is good or not.
The Truth is that our confidence reveals itself in our product.

If OUR MINDS CHANGE, MANY THINGS WILL CHANGE ABOUT OUR SOUND - and it will go a long way in transforming our production.

Quality is defined in different ways by different people, so it can take awhile to learn all the ways in which songs can be refined. But if you pay attention, you will develop your own values.
You will agree with me that,
- Two people cannot produce the same way
- Two engineers cannot mix a song using the same stems the exact same way, one will sound different from the other.

The reason is that our MINDSET & PRIORITY are different. Our experience & tools available are also different.
Don't copy! Music Production is an art, you are allowed to express yourself - be free to be yourself in the sound.

It's over 25 years in Production and Audio Engineering work, I can't say I know it all but I have gotten to a point where there is nothing you want to ask about Music Production that I am ignorant of.

I woke up this morning and thought, If OUR MINDS CHANGE, MANY THINGS WILL CHANGE ABOUT OUR SOUND - and it will go a long way in transforming our production.

If you ask yourself every step of the way (during production or mixing), "Do I like this or not?"
You will naturally develop your own perspective on what you like and what is "good." - Use your ears (listening to your monitors) cross checking with your eyes (watching your meters & values).

If you get it wrong, probably;
- Your monitors are deceiving you - you might need better monitors
- Your space is revibrating and making it difficult for your monitors to do their work - You might need a better soundproofing system
- Your ears are deceiving you - you might need to train your listening ears (hearing frequency & tones)

ARE YOU AWARE?
- Your mood affects the way you perceive sound.
Introduce color lightning in your production space to make you feel relaxed and good.

- When you shut down some of your sense organs, you hear differently.
-Try Switch off all lights & focus
-Try Close your eyes and listen like a listener not as an engineer (imagining/pretending to be in a club or somewhere else)
You will be amazed that your hearing capacity/strength will increase.

When it comes to values, the only one that's really bad is "no values at all." If you don't know what you like, just listen!
The definition of what constitutes "good" and"quality" is extremely subjective and ever changing.

Clients have different opinions; therefore, the only way to approach this subject of value and priority is to study your Client and read his mind. It is important to recognize what your client values, so that you know where they are coming from. It makes it easier to work with them.

Discuss with them before, during & after the project.

With this in mind, Next Lesson we will discuss each of the aspects of a recorded piece of music that can be refined and common suggestions that recording engineers make in each area.

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