Introducing Radio-Ready Single: our newest free virtual event, and our biggest event yet. Over five days (yes... FIVE days!) you’ll watch the entire process of creating a professional song from scratch, from production, to mixing, to mastering. It’s completely free to attend, and hosted in partnership with Native Instruments and iZotope - just click below to register. Starts Monday, July 21st at 9am Pacific / 12pm Eastern / 5pm UK time. https://courses.mastering.com/event_full/1751479153933x610297147243888600?utm_source=FTMSkool&utm_medium=Event&utm_campaign= See you there!

Believe it or not… it’s almost time for everyone’s favorite online event… “Fix-The-Mix”! If you haven’t attended one of these events (where have you been!), this is where we mix and master a song from scratch LIVE on Zoom, explaining everything we do along the way. We’re partnering up this time with our dear friends at Focusrite for another 3 amazing days of mixing and mastering. We’ll have new music…. new ways to improve your production… and the same great coaches and mentors you’ve learned to love. So join us next week for online “Fix-The-Mix” event (sponsored by Focusrite) It all kicks off on Monday at 12pm ET, all you have to do is register via the link below https://courses.mastering.com/event_full/1738156522055x837290680204015900?utm_source=FTMSkool&utm_medium=Event&utm_campaign= We’re looking forward to another great event, and we hope to see you there! Happy mixing, Rob

Most of you reading this will be somewhat familiar with the process of learning an instrument. There are a lot of ways we can compare learning an instrument to learning music production and draw some useful analogies. One core idea is this: Licks vs Scales Let’s say you’re learning guitar. Most people start by learning “licks”. Instead of learning the fundamentals of the instrument… you learn to play different songs and different phrases. You’re effectively emulating good playing, rather than becoming a good player. At the beginning, this is fine. After all, it’s okay to steal like an artist. But at a certain point, if all you have is a bunch of licks — aka musical phrases — that you use again, and again, and again… It becomes a prison that’s hard to escape. “Why am I playing that same phrase every time I solo?!” you ask yourself for the hundredth time. Here’s the solution: Instead of learning licks, learn scales. Then play them every day until it’s muscle memory. By learning scales, you’re learning the fundamental building blocks of the instrument, rather than throwaway phrases. You develop proficiency by playing them repeatedly. Then when it’s time to rip a solo, the scales are there under your fingers and you don’t even have to think. You can lose yourself in the moment and simply… play. Here’s how this translates to learning production, mixing and mastering: Licks = Tips, Tricks, Cheat Sheets, Presets, Magic Frequencies Scales = Frequencies, Volume, Dynamics 99% of people only ever learn licks. They never get a true understanding of the fundamental principles of audio. They never learn how to truly understand and manipulate the basic building blocks. But when you… 1. Understand the frequency spectrum and how to shape it using an equalizer 2. Understand volume and the key role it plays in all areas of production 3. Understand macro/micro dynamics and how to manipulate them to achieve a desired outcome

Practice makes it permanent." - Jake.

Hi Everyone, I listened to all the suggestions and re mixed the song Sky Chief. I fixed the timing issues with the bass and brought up the the overall level of the song. I had listened on my car radio and the volume level just wasn't cutting it. Click on the file to the right and have a listen! Compare them and let me know what you think! The file on the left is the old version!https://www.skool.com/fix-the-mix-challenge-2089/old-dogs-can-be-taught-new-tricks?p=985c889d