For the entire month of May 2011, I posted a daily video tutorial to help you get better mixes in your home studio. Then in January of 2012 I did it again. Each video is about 5 minutes and gets right to the point. Below are both rounds of 31 videos in order. Watch them, leave a comment, and then go use the tips and techniques you learned to help you in YOUR mixes.
Round 1
Day 1 – Proper Gain Staging
Day 2 – Mix Bus Compression
Day 3 – High Pass Filter
Day 4 – LCR Panning
Day 5 – Gating Drums
Day 6 – Subgroups
Day 7 – Tape Saturation On Drums
Day 8 – Room Mic Compression
Day 9 – Kick Drum Low End
Day 10 – Instant Effected Drum Kit
Day 11 – Compressing Bass Guitar
Day 12 – Bass Saturation
Day 13 – Piano In Mono
Day 14 – The Mute Button
Day 15 – Pre Vs. Post Fader Sends
Day 16 – Reverb Pre-Delay On Snare
Day 17 – Vocal Delay Trick
Day 18 – Wider Lead Vocals
Day 19 – Panning Harmonies Wide
Day 20 – Vocal Stutter Effect
Day 21 – Vocal De-Esser
Day 22 – Telephone Vocals Effect
Day 23 – Mixing In Mono
Day 24 – Mixing At Low Volumes
Day 25 – Vocal Rides
Day 26 – Drum Overheads Automation
Day 27 – Automate Subgroups
Day 28 – Reverse Crash
Day 29 – Limiter For Reference
Day 30 – Separate Mixing Sessions
Day 31 – Mixing Templates
Round 2











