Learn to mix music
like a real engineer.
Bite-sized lessons, ear training, gear guides — and a personal AI coach that actually speaks beginner. From your first fader to finished songs.
AI Coach: Your vocal sounds slightly boxy. Try dipping 350 Hz by 2 dB.
Level 1: Foundations
11 beginner lessons — from what mixing actually is to prepping your session, 10 min each.
Ear training built in
Recognize frequencies and EQ moves in seconds, not months.
Too much here sounds thick and muddy — like a blanket over your mix.
AI coach, everywhere
Ask questions on any screen. Answers in plain English, no jargon.
Carve a small pocket at 60 Hz in your bass so the kick punches through.
LEVELS 1–3
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What Is Mixing?
Understand what mixing actually means and why it makes or breaks a song.
Recording vs Mixing vs Mastering
The three stages of making a record — and why they're not the same.
How Sound Works
Frequency, amplitude, and why understanding waves makes you a better engineer.
Gain Staging
Set correct levels from the source, and your mix becomes 10x easier.
The Frequency Spectrum
Learn the 5 zones of the spectrum and what lives in each.
Signal Flow
Follow a signal from mic to master and never get lost in your DAW again.
Understanding the Mixer
Faders, pans, meters, inserts, sends — what every strip actually does.
Audio Levels
dBFS, LUFS, headroom — the numbers every engineer must know.
Compression & Dynamic Range
Learn why compressors exist and how they control the loud and quiet parts of a performance.
Common Beginner Mistakes
The 7 traps that keep new engineers stuck — recognize them, escape them.
Preparing Your Session
The template every pro uses before touching a single plugin.
Recording Vocals at Home
Capture a clean, confident vocal in a bedroom — distance, room, gain, and takes.
The Vocal Chain
The order of vocal plugins and why each one gets exactly one job.
Tuning Awareness
Learn to hear pitch tuning on a vocal — and how to ask for the right amount.
Advanced EQ: Surgery & Shaping
Find and remove problem frequencies, then shape tone with purpose.
Advanced Compression: Shape, Don't Squeeze
Use attack, release, parallel and multiband compression to shape — not flatten.
Space in Depth: Reverb & Delay
Build front-to-back depth with pre-delay, decay, and delay throws.
Prepping Your Mix for Mastering
Hand your master a clean, unclipped mix with real headroom — and files named like a pro.
Mastering Your Own Songs
A simple, honest mastering chain — and why loud is a choice, not a target.
Release Prep: From Master to the World
Deliverables, metadata, artwork and distribution — so nothing ships half-finished.
Working With Clients I: Intake & Pricing
Hear what clients really want, ask the right intake questions, and price honestly.
Working With Clients II: Delivery & Revisions
Deliver on time, handle revisions without scope creep, and get paid cleanly.