Is AI about to take over mixing in the recording studio? Burna Boy’s mix engineer Noah “MIXGIANT” Glassman sits down to tackle the future of automated mixing, job security, and rates 20 of the most debated mix tricks in the game.
In this episode, we’ve put Doja Cat’s and Burna Boy’s mix engineer Noah “MIXGIANT” Glassman in the hot seat to cut through the “best mix tips” social media taught you to follow. Find out which tips get a perfect 10 and which may not deserve any more of your time!
0:00 – Intro
0:38 – High-pass everything
1:00 – Always mix with reference tracks
1:17 – Mixing in mono
1:46 – AI in mixing is the future
2:20 – Checking your mix in the car
2:47 – Tune every vocal?
3:20 – Mixing through your master chain as early as possible
3:50 – Prioritize compression on groups over individual tracks
4:24 – Subscribe to the Waves YouTube channel
4:47 – Never boost EQ, only cut
5:13 – Tracking vocals through real-time pitch correction plugins
5:35 – Sidechain compression
6:05 – If the mix sounds good on AirPods, it will sound good on anything
6:31 – Stereo imaging plugins are essential
7:06 – Always pan your backing vocals away from your lead vocal
7:36 – Parallel compression
7:56 – Always mix at low volumes
8:32 – Color code every track before starting the mix
9:03 – Always automate volume on lead vocals
9:43 – LUFS are overrated
10:31 – Compression is more important than EQ
▶️ Watch previous episodes:
Oak Felder Episode #4: https://youtu.be/8JF-HhpEOFY
Chris Lord-Alge Episode #3: https://youtu.be/lH8Q2Megcjo
Joe Chiccarelli Episode #2: https://youtu.be/NpQWYv4Mr-k
Chris Galland Episode #1: https://youtu.be/i2DR0H8e7h8
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