Learn the Complete Mixing Process

About this Course

In this 5+ Hour Mixing Course we'll show you the complete mixing process from start to finish while using only native Ableton effects.

Follow along as we explain state of the art mixing techniques in full detail. You'll get your own copy of the Ableton Project file!

What You Get

A complete start-to-finish mixing process on a state of the art pop-house track.
40+ Studio sessions with Francois
5h+ online video sessions with lifetime-access
Slides / cheat sheets you can always quickly turn to
Bonus 1: Ableton Project (instrumental) used in this course (using Ableton Live 9 Standard + NI Massive 1.3.xx (or higher))
Bonus 2: Vocal Mixing Sessions

Track We Mix

Course Introduction

Course Overview

Learn To

Avoid common mixing errors and psycho-acoustic traps
Prepare your Ableton Session for a great mixing workflow
Use EQ to make room and properly place elements
Utilize compressors to add or remove dynamics
Use saturation & distortion to add upper harmonics to the mix
Properly split your bass freqencies for sub-separation
Identify the right song-part to start mixing
Mix with Ableton stock plugins
Mix instruments, drums and bass with EQ, compression, etc
Correctly use groups, send effects and audio while mixing
Master the fundamentals and theories of sound perception

✓ Mix Preparation & First Balance

What is the musical idea of the song. Setting up your session for a great mixing workflow, order of tracks, grouping, creating busses. Identifying the most important section and instruments in your song.

✓ Avoid Common Mixing Errors

Referencing, "louder sounds better"-trap, finding the right mixing volume, subtractive vs additive EQ, dithering, phasing, awareness for resonances caused by your environment and many more.

✓ Mix Preparation & First Balance

What is the musical idea of the song. Setting up your session for a great mixing workflow, order of tracks, grouping, creating busses. Identifying the most important section and instruments in your song.

✓ Avoid Common Mixing Errors

Referencing, "louder sounds better"-trap, finding the right mixing volume, subtractive vs additive EQ, dithering, phasing, awareness for resonances caused by your environment and many more.

✓ Bass Layers & Sub Bass Separation

Why mono bass, separating sub frequencies, kick-bass side-chaining techniques, multiband side-chaining, dynamic EQ, etc.

✓ Complete Mixing Process

After finding a first balance and an order for our mixing process we're working our way through cleaning, gain staging, eqing, compressing, sound enhancing, bussing, balancing the track step by step, working our way down from the most important elemtents.

✓ Compression-Techniques

How the compressor works and is applied in the mixing stage, drum and bass compression, side-chain compression, multiband compression, parallel compression, New-York compression, limiting

✓ EQing-Techniques

Dealing with resonances, learn to avoid upward spirals of EQ boosting, best practise to avoid frequency masking, why we favor cuts over boosts, why to use shelf filters before peak filters, before notch filters, mid-side EQ, etc.

✓ Covering Theoretical Background

Phase cancellation, room treatment, law of the first wavefront, how our ears sense the direction and distance of sound, Fletcher-Munson Curve, anti-phase

✓ Sweetening to taste

Adding sound enhancing elements, like send reverbs, stereo effects, slap delays on our vocals, haas effect, etc.

Course Curriculum

Welcome & Downloading Files (0:26)
Intro: Mixing and Stages of the Production Process (2:01)
Preliminary Information (1:40) Free Preview

Top Bass Layer (10:37)
Mid Bass Layer (6:37) Free Preview
Low Bass Layer (5:12)
Grouping Bass Layers (7:34)
Excursion: Why Mono Bass (1:25)
Excursion: Phase Cancellation (12:11)
Creating a Bass-Buss - Bringing it all together (9:15)
New York Compression - Return Channel (3:54)

Technique: Distortion / Saturation (5:53)
Piano - Adding Upper Harmonics / Return Channel (10:42)
Mixing the Marimba Instrument (8:55)
Mixing the Synth Instrument (9:36)
Mixing Drum Elements (13:50)
"Dynamic EQ" for the Subbass (4:58)
Special: Room Treatment (1:32)

Summing Up / Key Take-Away's (5:17)

What is Side-Chaining (10:36)
Bonus: Mixing Hip Hop Vocals 1: Gate + EQ (Guest Session) (4:27)
Bonus: Mixing Hip Hop Vocals 2: EQ + Compression (Guest Session) (7:16)
Bonus: Mixing Hip Hop Vocals 3: Reverb, Delay and Tricks (Guest Session) (14:44)

What People Are Saying

"Guys: just a big complement! such great courses. I already enrolled in two! Keep up the good work!"
- Chris Kolbe (via Facebook)

I just wanted to send you a small email saying this course really has been a game changer. I have learned so much in such a small time frame. Everything was explained so well I could actually follow what you were saying and copy it to my own music"
-Colton M.. (via Facebook comment)

"I'm learning so much from your stuff it's ridiculous. A huge "THANK YOU" goes out to you, keep up the great work :)"
- Denis

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FAQs and Requirements

When does the course start and finish?
The course starts now and never ends! It is a completely self-paced online course - you decide when you start and when you finish.

How long do I have access to the courses?
How does lifetime access sound? After enrolling, you have unlimited access to the courses for as long as you like - across any and all devices you own.

What type of audio files are the samples?
24bit 44.1K WAV Files

What if I am unhappy with my order?
We would never want you to be unhappy! If you are unsatisfied with your purchase, contact us in the first 48 hours and we will give you a full refund - due to the digital download nature of the optional sound packs, we can only refund the courses parts. No refund on bulk / pack orders. One refund per person.

How do I access course files, if any are included?
If you're getting the basic course option, a download link will be provided above or below the video of the first or second lecture of the course (usually named 'Setup & Downloads'). In case you're getting the course with one of the pack options, the additional packs will be delivered to you via email.

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I already own some courses/packs. Can I upgrade?
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Will future courses be automatically added to my bundle?
The bundle is a snapshot including the available courses and packs at the time of your purchase. Future courses / packs will not be automatically included.

Is this a subscription to future products?
No. This is a one time payment for the courses/packs currently included in the bundle

What if I have further questions?
We are available to help you with any questions, get in touch via: support@productionmusiclive.com

We are only using stock Ableton effects in this course. The Ableton Project (instrumental) used in this course (using Ableton Live 9 Standard + NI Massive 1.3.xx (or higher))

Email us anytime for further questions or concerns!

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