1.8 Develop a Mixing Strategy
The goal of mixing, put at its simplest, is to make your recording sound as good as possible.
Kind: concept (reamix-section) Chapter: 1 Before We Begin …. Source: ReaMix (October 2009)
The goal of mixing, put at its simplest, is to make your recording sound as good as possible. Sounds straightforward enough, doesn’t it? However, anyone who has ever tried it will tell you that it can be quite a daunting task. One of the most common causes of bad, uninteresting or mediocre mixing is a failure to take a thorough and methodical approach.
There’s no single model that suits everybody, no system to which the entire world must slavishly adhere. However, you are strongly advised to find a system that suits you, and then stick to it. Mixing requires a large amount of discipline and you are unlikely to obtain the best results by jumping randomly hither and thither without a plan. You can think of mixing as being a four step process. These are: