Mixing and Mastering Archives

A selection of Mixing and Mastering tips from Liveschool trainers, guests and course contributors

Mastering Tutorial 3: Stereo Imaging, Referencing and Printing

Mastering Your Music: Stereo Imaging and Reference Mastering Reading time: 8 minutes Part 1: Master Bus Processing » Part 2: Tone Shaping » Part 3: Stereo ImagingWelcome to the final part of our professional mastering guide, straight from S... Read More...

Mastering Tutorial 2: Tone Shaping, Multiband Compression and using the ‘Soul Checker’

Mastering Your Music: Tone Shaping and Multiband Compression Reading time: 7 minutes Part 1: Master Bus Processing » Part 2: Tone Shaping » Part 3: Stereo ImagingWelcome to part two of our professional mastering guide. In this tutorial, we'... Read More...

Mastering Tutorial 1: Master bus compression, Soft Clipping and Limiting

Mastering Your Music: A Professional's Guide to Master Bus Processing Reading time: 7 minutes Part 1: Master Bus Processing » Part 2: Tone Shaping » Part 3: Stereo ImagingMastering, the so-called "dark art" of music production has more myst... Read More...

The art of mix engineering with SUB-human

When it comes to electronic production, Alex Braithwaite aka SUB-human just about encompasses all facets - having notable remixes for Kanye & Fatboy slim to mixing and mastering Oliver Tree, MØ, Killer Mike, Vera Blue, Example, RL Grime, Daniel... Read More...

Top mixing tips for every producer from our award winning trainers.

Mixing music used to be something artists rarely had to think about. In the days before Electronic Music, an artist could go their entire career without any more than a rudimentary understanding of engineering or mixing. When making a record, typic... Read More...

Tips For How To Test Your Mix

You’ve just put the finishing touches on your new track, and it sounds Amazing. But tomorrow you play it at a friend’s studio and... huh? You give it to a club DJ and the bass frequencies (and the dancefloor) have disappeared! If you've noticed pe... Read More...

George Nicholas (Seekae/Cliques) Drum buss tutorial

Ableton Live Tutorial: Processing drum loops with Live 10’s Drum Buss

When working with sampled breaks and raw drum loops, you may find they lack the punch and impact required for your track. Often they need a little extra processing to sit well with more modern production elements, or just to fit in with your mix. Thi... Read More...

Watch: Using Effects to Shape Your Reverb

Producer and mix engineer Shawn Naderi (aka Naderi) joined us as guest trainer in our Mixing & Mastering course. This guy is a force of nature. Shawn was something of a mentor to both Chris and the other half of What So Not - Harley Streten (aka... Read More...

INPUT EPISODES: Eric J Dubowsky (Mix Engineer of Chet Faker, Flume, Flight Facilities)

Eric J Dubowsky is a man of many talents, though in recent times he's probably best known for his work in mixing records for Chet Faker (for which he received the 2014 ARIA award for "Engineer of the Year"), Flume and Flight Facilities. Beyond mixin... Read More...

INPUT EPISODE: Mike Huckaby (Tresor / Detroit)

Detroit DJ and producer Mike Huckaby has not only had a illustrious career as an artist, he's also globally renown for his tireless enthusiasm in sharing his knowledge and wisdom with others. This has led to him presenting numerous workshops not only... Read More...

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