How to use FUSER to Soothe Your Mix
Harsh frequencies can make your mix sound fatiguing and unpolished, but blindly cutting them with static EQs can strip away energy and depth. Not sure which tool fits your harshness? Our guide to t...
How to Fix a Thin Mix Without Adding Mud
The plugins that help most with a muddy mix are FUSER from Mastering The Mix, which finds where two tracks clash and ducks only that band while the competing track plays, MIXVAULT, which analyzes y...
How To Give Your Chorus A Bigger Impact
TL;DR: Alex’s chorus lacked impact, making his track feel underwhelming. To fix it, we focused on dynamic contrast (so the drop slaps like it should), cleaning up the first beat (so the impact is...
How Jake Fixed His Mix Translation Catastrophe
TL;DR: Jake struggled with mix translation—his track sounded great in the studio but fell apart on other systems. By using BASSROOM to balance low frequencies and REFERENCE 3 to compare against p...
Balancing Vocals In A Dense Mix
Balancing vocals in a dense mix can feel like walking a tightrope—too soft, and they’re buried; too loud, and the track feels disconnected. Striking the perfect balance is essential to crafting a p...
Why Is My Mix Distorting? Find Out and Fix It Fast
Nothing kills the vibe faster than a mix that distorts. You’ve spent hours crafting your track, only to hear crackling, muddiness, or harshness creeping in—frustrating, right? Don’t worry, you’re n...