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Mixing Secrets for the Small Studio

by Mike Senior · Mike Senior

Mike Senior explains how to get commercial-sounding mixes on modest monitoring and budget gear, working through balance, EQ, compression, reverb and reference tracks. After it you can troubleshoot a mix systematically instead of by ear alone.

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