Experiencing Hurdles in Your Mixing Journey?
✘ Struggling to Master Essential Mixing Techniques?
✘ Unclear About Optimizing Plugin Workflow?
✘ Confused About Achieving Cohesive Mix Balance?
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Discover Your Sound Preference & Mixing Workflow
Mix the Same Track Twice! First, Analog Then Plugins
All Audio Files Included
Mixing Made Easy Vol. 3
Compare Two Complete Mixes: Analog Equipment and Digital Plugins
$97 — One-Time Payment
18 lessons • Approximately 5 hours 1 minute
Two complete mixes • Analog equipment and digital plugins
Multitracks, reference track, and both finished mixes included
Song we are going to mix in this course. Not Once, but TWICE!
What You’ll Learn
Compare Analog and Plugin Mixes
Hear the same song mixed twice: once with analog equipment and once with digital plugins. Compare the finished mixes and decide what you prefer.
Follow Two Complete Workflows
Watch both mixes develop from session setup to final balance. Learn how David approaches the same musical material with different tools.
Shape the Instruments and Vocals
Follow the decisions made on drums, bass, piano, acoustic and electric guitars, and lead vocals. Hear how each part contributes to the complete mix.
Understand the Choices Behind the Sound
Learn why David reaches for a particular tool or adjustment. Use the explanations to make more deliberate decisions in your own sessions.
Practice With the Same Multitracks
Download the included audio files and work with the same song used in the lessons. Compare your progress with David’s analog and plugin mixes.
Develop Your Own Mixing Preferences
Compare the sound and workflow of the two approaches. Use what you hear to build a mixing process that suits your music and available tools.
Included With Your Course
Multitrack Audio Files
Reference Track
Analog & Plugin Final Mixes
50% OFF!! Limited Time Only
FAQ
Is This Course Suitable for Advanced Mixers Only?
Do I Need Specific Plugins for the Course?
Will This Course Work With My DAW?
Can I download the course to my computer?
How Does This Course Enhance My Mixing Style?
Meet Your Coach:
David Vignola
I’m a mixing engineer with over 20 years of experience and hundreds of client mixes. Since 2014, I’ve helped home-studio musicians learn recording and mixing through clear, step-by-step training.
MIXING MADE EASY VOL. 3 • COURSE SAMPLES
Plugin Mix
Hear the kick, bridge guitar, and lead vocal take shape using plugins. Then compare these decisions with the analog mix below.
Shape Kick w/ Channel Strip
1:25
Hear the kick EQ in and out, and why David matches the sound by ear rather than copying the console settings.
Bring Out the Bridge Guitar
2:21
Hear how delay and compression help the picked notes of a clean electric guitar come through.
Shape the Lead Vocal
2:09
Follow an 1176-style compressor and Pultec-style EQ, then hear what David notices about the vocal in the mix.
MIXING MADE EASY VOL. 3 • COURSE SAMPLES
Analog Mix
Follow the same song through the analog workflow, from hardware drum compression to guitar and lead vocal processing.
Add Sustain to the Drums
2:40
See how David sets up a hardware drum bus compressor and listens for the change in snare sustain.
Bring Out Guitar Mids
2:25
Compare the bridge guitar with and without a hardware Distressor, then hear it in the mix.
Shape the Lead Vocal With Hardware
2:41
Follow the hardware EQ after compression and hear why David checks the result with the band playing.