31 Mixing Videos Just For You

Well gang, we’ve reached the end of our month long mixing journey! For the past 31 days straight we looked at 31 different mixing tips, philosophies, and techniques. Each video’s goal was to help you get to making better music as quickly as possible. I truly hope it has helped you!

All In One Place

As promised, I’ve cataloged all 31 videos in one simple page for your reference. If you missed a video or would just like to go back and familiarize yourself with the details of a certain tip yet again, you can do that. 

 Also, of all the hundreds of comments, emails, and responses I’ve gotten from this video series, I wanted to include this one specific email from my new buddy Mark. His response embodies what The Recording Revolution stands for. I hope it inspires you to keep making better music in your studios!

Graham I’ve watched all the 5 minute mix videos, and most of your REthink Pro Tools videos.  I have used my gear more in the last five days than the last 5 years. Thanks to your information I realized I have everything I need to get going and feel like my extended writers block is beginning to lift.  I have freedom instead of fear when approaching my music room. I no longer have gear lust, I love what I have. I know that I can get it done and I cannot thank you enough.
Mark

That’s my hope for you. To realize that it doesn’t take much to make your musical dreams come true and create great recordings. A little education and a lot of practice can go a lot farther than spending money. So watch these 5 minute videos again if it will help and then get out there and make some great recordings!

For the entire month of May 2011, I posted a daily video tutorial to help you get better mixes in your home studio. The idea was simple, create a ton of great free video content that was easy to digest and implement into any mixer’s workflow.

It was such a successful video experiment that I did it again in January of 2012 and March of 2013. Each video is about 5 minutes and gets right to the point. Below are all three rounds of 31 videos in order. Watch them, leave a comment, and then go use the tips and techniques you learned to help you in YOUR mixes.

Round 1

Day 1 – Proper Gain Staging

Day 2 – Mix Bus Compression

Day 3 – High Pass Filter

Day 4 – LCR Panning

Day 5 – Gating Drums

Day 6 – Subgroups

Day 7 – Tape Saturation On Drums

Day 8 – Room Mic Compression

Day 9 – Kick Drum Low End

Day 10 – Instant Effected Drum Kit

Day 11 – Compressing Bass Guitar

Day 12 – Bass Saturation

Day 13 – Piano In Mono

Day 14 – The Mute Button

Day 15 – Pre Vs. Post Fader Sends

Day 16 – Reverb Pre-Delay On Snare

Day 17 – Vocal Delay Trick

Day 18 – Wider Lead Vocals

Day 19 – Panning Harmonies Wide

Day 20 – Vocal Stutter Effect

Day 21 – Vocal De-Esser

Day 22 – Telephone Vocals Effect

Day 23 – Mixing In Mono

Day 24 – Mixing At Low Volumes

Day 25 – Vocal Rides

Day 26 – Drum Overheads Automation

Day 27 – Automate Subgroups

Day 28 – Reverse Crash

Day 29 – Limiter For Reference

Day 30 – Separate Mixing Sessions

Day 31 – Mixing Templates

Round 2

Day 1 – Volume Fader EQ

Day 2 – Most Important Section

Day 3 – Most Important Instrument

Day 4 – Phase Check Drums

Day 5 – EQ In Mono

Day 6 – Subtractive EQ

Day 7 – Avoid The Solo Button

Day 8 – Instant Drum Polish

Day 9 – Snare Drum Distortion

Day 10 – Cut Through Kick

Day 11 – The Fat Fader

Day 12 – Kick And Bass EQ

Day 13 – The Pain Frequency

Day 14 – Punchy Acoustic Guitar

Day 15 – Depth With EQ

Day 16 – Vocal Cleanup

Day 17 – Stacking Compressors

Day 18 – Vocal Presence

Day 19 – Sidechain Compression

Day 20 – Dynamic Delay

Day 21 – Switch Vocal Delays

Day 22 – Reverb Glue

Day 23 – The Attack Principle

Day 24 – The 4db Rule

Day 25 – The Instant Double

Day 26 – Octave Guitar Tricks

Day 27 – The Wide Chorus

Day 28 – The Minimal Verse

Day 29 – Percussion Layers

Day 30 – Power Of The Pad

Day 31 – Mix Versions

Round 3

Day 1 – First Impressions

Day 2 – The 24 Track Mindset

Day 3 – Steal From Pro Mixes

Day 4 – The Mix Buss Half Rule

Day 5 – The Static Mix

Day 6 – One Stereo Track

Day 7 – The Mixing Console Mindset

Day 8 – Buss Mixing

Day 9 – Compress Drums Quietly

Day 10 – Wide Drums Trick

Day 11 – Kick And Bass Sidechain

Day 12 – EQ Before Compression

Day 13 – Gain Matching Plugins

Day 14 – Fatter Snare With EQ

Day 15 – Fatter Snare With Compression

Day 16 – EQ Carving Guitars

Day 17 – The Center Guitar

Day 18 – The 10 Minute Rule

Day 19 – Drop The Bottom

Day 20 – Mute The Guitars

Day 21 – Mix Vocals Last

Day 22 – Vocal Compressor Options

Day 23 – Tighter Vocal Harmonies

Day 24 – Delays Into Reverbs

Day 25 – Mono Vocal Delays

Day 26 – Mixing Background Vocals

Day 27 – Panning Pockets

Day 28 – Reverse Mixing

Day 29 – The Mix EQ Check

Day 30 – Multiband Compression

Day 31 – The Final Listen