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What Matters Most in Mixing

September 3, 2026 · 14 min

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Mixing can feel completely overwhelming because there are endless options and endless people telling you different ways to do it. But underneath all of that there's just a hierarchy of fundamentals. Today I want to walk through the five stages of that hierarchy plus a bonus tool that a lot of people get way too wrapped up in before they're ready for it.

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In-Depth Mixing Tutorial: https://youtu.be/jSFF8fotNhA

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