Sara Carter – The Static Mix Mini Course

Learn the first crucial step in mixing that helps you hear how each element interacts and make a plan for how to proceed with the main mix

Your simple step by step guide to creating a solid foundation for all your mixes, leading to fewer plugins, faster mixes and a more cohesive and professional sounding final mix.

Getting a great balance with volume and panning is the best foundation for your entire mix

Many mixers will start a mix and immediately begin trying to fix things with plugins and automation, never taking the time to get the balance right from the start.

The static mix process helps by giving you a clearer perspective, a top level view, right from the outset and offers a more focused approach to starting a mix, which will give you the best results on many levels.

Learn the most important step in mixing…

The goal of the static mix is to make sure all the tracks are balanced and have a carefully considered position within the stereo field before you start adding EQ, compression, reverb, or other processing.

The benefit of having a solid static mix is that it informs you how the individual mix elements interact with one another right from the outset, so you can avoid confusion that leads to over processing your mix because if you do a good job with your fader balance, a lot of the problems you’d use plugins for simply disappear.

What You’ll Learn In The Static Mix Mini Course

• Ensure that all audio tracks are set at an appropriate level before starting the mix, often resulting in the use of fewer plugins
• Listen and assess each track individually and adjust its volume so that it sits well in the overall mix
• Use panning to create clarity and prevent the mix from sounding cluttered
• Gain a greater perspective of how each track interacts before you start the main mix, saving you time and headspace
• Learn how to “read” the arrangement to make better panning choices
• Prevents any one element from overpowering the others, resulting in a more professional and polished sound
• Rather than using plugins to fix issues, you’ll learn to limit yourself to the basic functions in your DAW to make things sound as good as possible

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