Uploaded January 2017 | Updated September 2026, 3 hours ago

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The final two stages of producing a song are mixing and mastering. There is often confusion about what you’re aiming to do at each stage, and what the difference is between the two. I’m going to explain those two points, including some common practices for both.

We do this in Ableton Live, which you can get a free trial of to work along with the video at this link: ableton.com/en/trial

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