Hi everyone. I hope you are all doing good. Today I celebrate one year of workouts, which is almost the same as one year on SoundGym. According to my wallet, I did my first workout on the 20th of August 2024 and did another 8 workouts from then since October of the same year. Then, on the 5th of April 2025 I bought the Pro version and haven’t stopped since (only one day I accidentally skipped the workout, but I did play some games). My first proper contact with EQ and compression was at the same time, through the free long courses on the topics by Mastering.com. Even though I was recording music prior to that, I never released anything, never mixed or mastered, never really used EQ and compression(!). Now, one SoundGym year later, I find myself with 14 million SPI; a percentile of 100%, consisting of above 99% on all 18 games (3 of them 100%); a percentile of 100% on BeatRace, holding the 10th position on its top legends; 48 medals of which 22 are gold; a gold medal on all but one of the last 12-16 weeks on EQ Ace (can’t remember the exact number). Lastly and most importantly, I find myself approaching my first release ever. It’s fair to say that I’ve grown a lot in this time, to a point I never believed was possible. I remember my first days on SoundGym, seeing great scores on the Olympics, the EQ Ace, high SPIs, and thinking: ‘no way I can go even in the vicinity of such level, let alone reach it’. I really did go from Zero to Hero, as they say, or, as Greek mythology has it, from Nobody (Οὔτις) to Odysseus (Ὀδυσσεύς). I want to say a big thank you to everyone in this community with whom I’ve interacted, and from whom I got support, whether musical or psychological. Mastering.com's Members Club was my first step into all this. Cheers to this great community, cheers to what’s to come!

What would you say are the biggest mixing myths? Leave a comment below! We might make a video where we go through and react to each of these!

With the Studio Launch Challenge coming up next week (info here) I thought it would be fun to get an idea of what everyone here is working towards. Answer below!

Welcome to any new members! Please read this post carefully, and complete the following steps. 1️⃣ Step 1 - Watch the relevant "start here" video Paid/free trial members, watch this first: https://www.skool.com/mastering/classroom/de802fd9?md=65e2c1b717dd47bf9ba4416487958d2c Free members, watch the video attached to this post. 2️⃣ Step 2 - Introduce yourself Please leave a comment on this linked thread to introduce yourself: https://www.skool.com/mastering/introduce-yourself-here Okay there are some FAQs below, other than that, thanks again for joining, and welcome to the Mastering.com family! -- 🚨 Frequently Asked Questions 🚨 ➡️ I’m currently a free member, how do I learn more about paid membership and upgrade? All the info is here: https://courses.mastering.com/membership_info_skool ➡️ Where can I find the resources for the Mixing & Mastering Cheat Sheet Binder? Go to Courses tab then click on Mixing & Mastering Cheat Sheets Here is a direct link: https://www.skool.com/mastering/classroom/edf13df1 ➡️ I registered for a free event, where do I get the Zoom link and full info? Navigate to the Calendar tab then click the event you want, it will open a popup with all the info and a button to add it to your personal calendar. ➡️ How do I manage my membership and billing? The easiest thing is to message [email protected] and we can help change your billing info or cancel. If you want to do it yourself, depending on where you joined, there are two places you will need to go. If you joined via the Mastering.com website or through a free trial, login and click “Manage Membership & Billing” on this page: courses.mastering.com/settings

Comment below and let us know what course you’re currently working on. For those who weren’t aware - we have an extensive course library here in the Classroom, some part of paid membership but also lots of free courses.