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COMMENT BELOW: Rate these mix tips for yourself
Watch Episode 4 with Oak Felder: youtu.be/8JF-HhpEOFY?si=jHS8PUSDbWxIbHJl
Watch Episode 3 with Joe Chiccarelli: youtu.be/NpQWYv4Mr-k?si=Ttxr3OvfmQ4dreGO
Watch Episode 2 with Joe Chiccarelli: youtu.be/NpQWYv4Mr-k
Everyone’s got a mix tip. Few agree on which ones really matter.
In this new Waves series, Chris Galland (Lady Gaga, Post Malone, Rihanna) rates 20
common mixing philosophies out of ten. No deep dives. No theory lectures. Just instinct,
experience, and straight answers from someone who’s spent decades behind the console.
Mix Trick or Trash is where industry experts cut through the noise. Watch Episode 1 to see
which mix tips hold up against Chris Galland’s seasoned studio experience.
Rate these mix tips:
• 0:29 High-pass everything
• 0:54 Always mix with a reference track
• 1:34 Mixing in mono
• 2:00 Sidechain compression
• 2:22 Checking your mix in the car
• 2:34 EQ’ing to the key and scale of the song
• 2:44 Tune every vocal
• 2:58 Mixing through your master chain as early as possible
• 3:19 Hard-panning guitars left and right
• 3:39 Never boost EQ, only cut
• 4:08 Only using one reverb for the whole mix
• 4:34 If the mix sounds good on AirPods, it sounds good on anything
• 4:56 Stereo imaging plugins are essential
• 5:16 Parallel compression
• 5:37 Always mix at low volumes
• 5:59 Color-coding every track before starting a mix
• 6:30 How important is gain staging?
• 7:32 Volume automation on vocals
• 7:44 Starting every mix with the kick drum
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COMMENT BELOW: Rate these mix tips for yourself
Watch Episode 4 with Oak Felder: youtu.be/8JF-HhpEOFY?si=jHS8PUSDbWxIbHJl
Watch Episode 3 with Joe Chiccarelli: youtu.be/NpQWYv4Mr-k?si=Ttxr3OvfmQ4dreGO
Watch Episode 2 with Joe Chiccarelli: youtu.be/NpQWYv4Mr-k
Everyone’s got a mix tip. Few agree on which ones really matter.
In this new Waves series, Chris Galland (Lady Gaga, Post Malone, Rihanna) rates 20
common mixing philosophies out of ten. No deep dives. No theory lectures. Just instinct,
experience, and straight answers from someone who’s spent decades behind the console.
Mix Trick or Trash is where industry experts cut through the noise. Watch Episode 1 to see
which mix tips hold up against Chris Galland’s seasoned studio experience.
Rate these mix tips:
• 0:29 High-pass everything
• 0:54 Always mix with a reference track
• 1:34 Mixing in mono
• 2:00 Sidechain compression
• 2:22 Checking your mix in the car
• 2:34 EQ’ing to the key and scale of the song
• 2:44 Tune every vocal
• 2:58 Mixing through your master chain as early as possible
• 3:19 Hard-panning guitars left and right
• 3:39 Never boost EQ, only cut
• 4:08 Only using one reverb for the whole mix
• 4:34 If the mix sounds good on AirPods, it sounds good on anything
• 4:56 Stereo imaging plugins are essential
• 5:16 Parallel compression
• 5:37 Always mix at low volumes
• 5:59 Color-coding every track before starting a mix
• 6:30 How important is gain staging?
• 7:32 Volume automation on vocals
• 7:44 Starting every mix with the kick drum
Subscribe to our YouTube channel: rebrand.ly/wavessubyt
Follow us on Social Media:
Instagram: rebrand.ly/wavesig
Facebook: rebrand.ly/wavesfb
Twitter: rebrand.ly/wavestw
Linkedin: rebrand.ly/waveslnkd
Telegram: rebrand.ly/wavestl
Visit our website: rebrand.ly/wavesaudio
