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If youre starting out and haven’t already spent too much on plugins, RFA has a very complete suite of comps, eqs, strips, and reverbs - ://riverfluxaudio.gumroad.com/l/Relic

We're about to kick off our biggest Fix-The-Mix Challenge of the year! It starts at 9am PST / 12pm EST / 5pm GMT / 6pm CET today, November 3rd. RSVP for free here if you haven't already: https://courses.mastering.com/events/e/fix-the-mix-nov-2026?utm_source=Skool Here's why you should join us... - 3 days of mixing from scratch live on Zoom, talking through every step from first fader move to finished pro mix - Rock edition! We're mixing a song with live drums, guitars, bass, and male vocals - Guest Q&A with David Bottrill (Tool, King Crimson, Peter Gabriel, Muse) - Free copy of Ozone 12 Elements for everyone who attends the live event - Mixing competition with $1,300 worth of prizes - Nov 3-5 (Tues-Thurs this week), starts 9am Pacific / 12pm Eastern / 5pm UK time each day, 2-3 hours per session - Replays sent to all registrants in case you can't attend live - It's completely free I'll be personally mixing this time, and we'll also cover some hybrid mixing - it’s gonna be a ton of fun! Drop an emoji in the comments below if you're gonna be there live 🤘 See you there, Rob

Imagine someone is starting learning mixing or mastering today. What's the one piece of advice you'd give them to help them succeed faster?

I just downloaded I Won't Back Down by Tom Petty as a reference track, and the wave file looks like it never went through a limiter. Nothing even close to peaking out. I even raised it a couple db, and still has plenty of headroom. I'm looking to do a Limiter Stress Test, and am wondering if I should put some limiting on this track. If you knew how long it took me to finally find an MP3 of it (amazon would only allow streaming) you'd know my frustration at seeing this track being so quiet. Any suggestions would be appreciated!