Get Better Mixes in 7 Minutes! [PRO SECRETS REVEALED]

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If your mixing ability is holding you back, you’re not alone. This 7 minute music mixing tutorial will give you a proven strategy used by pro mixing engineers to help get your mixes up to a professional level, and get your music more listens, likes, placements and sales.
This simple strategy helped propel my musical career to 14 gold/records and 8 #1 Billboard Hits, and forever changed the way I approach mixing music and music production. It will also help develop your ear and your critical listening skills.
So what is this proven strategy on getting better mixes?
It’s called the Art of A/B ing. This is where you compare your mix to other commercially released songs, analyze the differences and make adjustments, until your song has the sound and the presence of the song you’re comparing it to.
We break the critical listening session down into 7 parts and show you how to analyze each category, and give you the 3 guidelines for choosing the song to compare your mix to.
And we’ll show you one critical thing you must do before comparing your mixes.
In future videos we'll be going through each of the 7 steps in more detail.
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Plugins and gear used in this tutorial:
Mac Pro...blown up!!!
Logic Pro X
Waves L3 Multimaximizer
Waves PAZ Analyzer
Waves WLM Plus
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LOL. Years ago I wrote an article in Home Recording Magazine comparing pizza to mixing. Maybe I'll do a video on it :)

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65 likes on this? Minga! I'll do a video on "Making Lasagna in Logic Pro". Satisfied?

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The way you put the effects on your voice. Easily the best video I’ve ever seen

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Hey Chambers, thanks! I really love this comment!!!!! 😁 More videos coming soon! -Arty

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I love how they put the effects on his voice to make newbies like me understand better :-D

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Hey Coraline. Glad you liked that. 😀 Thanks so much for your comment. -Arty

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Man the work on this alone is great.

[@SkyeLabMusicGroup]

Hey Hadley, thanks so much for the encouraging comment! Stay tuned for more. -Arty

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Thankyou Skylab for this amazing technique.

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Great vid, Love it 2:06 for the Brass tacks

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[@SkyeLabMusicGroup]

Hi Willi, so glad you like it! More videos on the way soon. Stay tuned :)

[@robertgaudreau2520]

A great overview, that I will watch and listen back. It nicely explained being a musical listener, ABeing with an observer's mind, don't forget to feel too high, low, far, narrow, wide.

[@Yendor227]

Arty I just came across your channel today and all I have to say is WOW! I can relate to everything you're teaching. I started mixing back in late 80's on analog of course. Recorded and mixed tons of records for people in my commercial studio. The computer came along and it just wasn't the same for me but now with my kids making music and i'm listening to all these bad mixes I've gotten back in the mix to help them out so to speak but it's different. The sound is not the same but you can achieve great results. Your channel has opened my eyes and given me insightful knowledge on working in the digital realm and it's great to see you're using Logic as well.
Continued Blessings
RD

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You make such easy to listen videos -so much information without a lot of this "uhm" "well" etc - Just the real info fast and clean. Thank you!

[@SkyeLabMusicGroup]

Hi Freda. Yep, that's what editing does. Lol. Cleans up all my flubs. 😁

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Well presented. Great indispensable detail, on the AB process.

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This is the best straight talk video I've seen. Great video to the point when you're already thinking like this! Thank you.

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Hey Jairous, glad you liked it! Please check out rest of the channel when you have a chance. 👍 Arty

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So happy you found us as well! Thanks for your comment :) -Arty

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Thank you.

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Hi Morrigan, thanks for that! Worked hard on that part. Please check out some of the other videos 👍

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helped broaden my understanding of mixing. thanks!

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Great tips from one of the best in the business, thanks Arty!

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Thank you! Janet!

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7 minutes Masterclass...
Thank, Sir!

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Thanks Heitor! That's a big compliment, I appreciate it :)

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Awesome tips! i can't wait to try this out with my new track

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Sounds great!

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[@SkyeLabMusicGroup]

Hi Rose. Thanks for your comment. Please check out some of our other videos. Hopefully you will find something useful there as well. 👍

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Subscribed rightaway!!! Thanks for the no non-sense tackling on a/b-ing.. this saved me a lot of time!!! More power to your channel!

[@SkyeLabMusicGroup]

Thanks Freethinker, I appreciate the encouragement! More videos coming soon :) -Arty

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Great video 😊, thank you

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Really enjoyed this video. Great presentation.

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Thanks so much for your comment. If you have a chance, please check out some of our other videos :-)

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The video is very valuable - thank you!

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Thank you.☺️

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Hey Ova, I'm glad UA-cam recommended it too! Just subbed to your channel. Nice work there! -Arty

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Awesome video. Short, consise and well explained. Thank you! 👍😄🙏🏻

[@SkyeLabMusicGroup]

Thanks for the comment Matt! Really appreciate it. :) -Arty

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Arty, its like getting the lost opportunity I had lost once I graduated IAR but couldn't afford to intern in your studio on 43rd street, Now in Texas saying thank you so much man. Please keep them coming.

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Very informative and insightful. Thanks for sharing your knowledge and creating this video! Cheers!

[@SkyeLabMusicGroup]

Thanks Gerhard! And I really love that accordion!!! -Arty

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Please do more videos
Your way of explanation is very special 🙏🏾

[@bigfreak58]

This helped me in the use of meters for a/b reference. You make all things easy to comprehend.

[@SkyeLabMusicGroup]

Hey Joe, thanks! Glad it helped! Check out some of our other videos if you have a chance. -Thanks, Arty

[@mrkite89]

Great advices, I use the same methods, but one important thing, IMO, is to set the frequency analyzer to RMS reading: it gives you a much better "overall" impression of what's going on, avoiding sudden (and often misleading) peaks...

[@enmityunit1650]

This is very great information!!!! Producers and engineers nowadays don't know how to use their ears. Thank you for this.

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Very good work Sir

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Not only did I learn a thing or TEN! This was so entertaining to watch. Thank you for posting!

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[@LoopBackBeats]

Thank you for sharing your tips. A/B referencing is a great way to get similar sounding mixes. At the end of the day your ear is the critical listening tool.

[@SkyeLabMusicGroup]

Hey Loopback. Yep, you have to trust your ears 👍 thanks for the comment. - Arty Skye

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First video I’ve seen from you and I’ve subscribed.

[@SkyeLabMusicGroup]

Great!!! Thanks so much 😊

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This channel is Golden. Thank you, Sir! :-)

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You're a good teacher that's why I subscribe

[@SkyeLabMusicGroup]

Thanks Nassi. More videos on the way soon. Also, we're creating a private Facebook Group called "Music Production Academy x SkyeLab Music". Going live by the end of July 2020. Weekly assignments and livestreams, etc. The goal is to make everyone there a badass music producer!!! Please let me know if you're interested in joining, and I'll send you and invite. (send your Facebook profile name) Thanks.

[@robgracia509]

thank you very much im always learning thank you

[@SkyeLabMusicGroup]

Yep, learning never stops. And there's always new software and new tech, so you have to stay on top of it.

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Thx for the great video!

[@SkyeLabMusicGroup]

Hey Mark. Thanks for taking the time to comment :-)

[@kumarvinay1726]

wonderfully helpful

[@uglyfingersmusic]

Great tips brother. I use different reference songs for different elements of my mixes as well.

[@SkyeLabMusicGroup]

Thanks bro! Mix and match! 👍

[@MarlonKingShow]

thanks, nice way to break it down. just doing a mixing project now, I know how I want it to sound in my head but probably finding a reference may be a safer option 😎

[@SkyeLabMusicGroup]

Hey Marlon. Get it sounding exactly the way you want in your head, and then check it against some reference tracks and make adjustments. It's just another tool to pull out when you need it. Let me know how it works out. And I like your channel bro! Thanks, Arty

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Great tips and tricks. Cheers.

[@SkyeLabMusicGroup]

Thanks JSB. I appreciate the comment! Just uploaded a new video on producing vocals. Check it out if you have a chance. ua-cam.com/video/_SPOQYXF8aU/v-deo.html 👍-Arty

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Thank you sir!

[@SkyeLabMusicGroup]

Thanks so much! Please check out some of the other videos if you have a chance. This was the first video of the tutorial series. :)

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This was a great video and explanation!!!

[@SkyeLabMusicGroup]

Thanks, I really appreciate it. -Arty

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Wow this was great advice. I'm always skeptical towards x amount of ways to do something. Good job.

[@SkyeLabMusicGroup]

Hey Pat, thanks for the comment. More vids on the way soon! -Arty

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Hey Dragon, so whatcha do, move to the sunny side? If you did, I don't blame you :) -Arty

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Glad it helped! Check out our other videos if you have a chance. And BTW, you have a real nice voice. Good pitch and control :)

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Hey DJ. Thanks, more videos on the way. Thanks for tuning in. -Arty Skye

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