If there’s something that sticks out or sounds wrong, your headphones or speakers should be flat enough for you to know immediately. When you’re mixing you need to hear the…hard truth about the sounds you’re working with. In other words, regular headphones tend to sound flattering to the source material. That may sound like a good thing, but this type of headphones can hide critical problems in your tracks. The biggest difference is that consumer gear is meant to make music sound as good as it possibly can. Studio headphones will always outperform regular ones for mixing. There’s nothing wrong with doing the bulk of your mixing using headphones, but the type you use is important. If you mix on headphones you might be tempted to use whatever pair you have on hand.Ī set of consumer audio headphones might cost the same as a pair that’s designed for studio use-especially in the lower budget range. Many new producers aren’t clear on the difference between studio equipment and consumer audio gear.
Make it a habit to only EQ while listening to groups of tracks at a time-or the entire mix where you can. The key to a good mix is to always listen in context and make decisions that have a positive result for the mix as a whole. When you’re just starting out it’s not easy to tell exactly how the frequency balance of a sound changes as you sculpt with EQīut you have to remember that you’re not trying to make your tracks sound good on their own.
It’s very tempting to solo individual tracks as you apply EQ to hear the effect more clearly. This is the number one listening mistake that most new mix engineers make. Here are my top 5 ways you’re listening to your mixes the ‘wrong’ way.
You can easily develop the right listening habits by training yourself to focus on the most important issues in your monitoring flow. My hard truth for today? You’re probably not listening critically enough to make good decisions in your mix.īut that’s not meant to be discouraging. There are a handful of common mistakes that many new engineers make when it comes to listening. To get a truly great mix you have to hear every single detail of the tracks you’re working on.īut it’s not as simple as it seems. This is the advice you might not want to hear-but will make you a better producer.
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Welcome to Hard Truths, the series on the LANDR Blog where we cut through the noise and take on a harsh reality from the world of music production.
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