So what did I learn from my 30-minute mix session?
1. Time Constraints Force You to Focus
Once the timer is ticking, you’re brain immediately begins to focus on the most important aspects of the mix, and you automatically discard all the less important components.
It’s nothing magical. You quickly realize that if you spend 25 minutes tweaking your kick drum EQ, that leaves you with 5 minutes to finish the rest of the entire song! Not good.
Today I’m happy to announce that MixWithUs.com is up and running and accepting members!
Here’s a copy of the email I sent to my list earlier today:
Have you ever mixed an entire album? It’s an awesome learning experience, and it’s a LOT of fun.
If you haven’t done it yet, you need to. If you don’t have an entire album’s worth of material recorded, no problem. Use mine.
I’ll be announcing this on the blog later today, but I wanted to tell you about it first. The doors to my new membership course are now open. You can check it out here:
I’m having a blast mixing this record, and I’d love for you to come hang out and mix this record along with me. You can work at your own pace. The files are yours to keep.
Also, in addition to the tutorial videos and multi-track downloads of my entire album, I’ve put together a total of 6 Bonuses for you.
I list them all out over on the site. Go check it out real quick. See if it sounds like something you want to be a part of.
I opened the doors last night to people on the interest list. Several have already joined and are working through the Week 1 material.
The doors are open through Saturday night, April 3. (See timer on the site.)
I’ve mentioned before how beneficial it can be to set limitations for yourself in the studio. I’ve done the One-Hour Recording Challenge, I’ve told you how I limit myself to finishing a mix in four hours, and just recently I showed you how to get a great-sounding rough mix in 30 minutes. (You can watch the replay here.)
