How I Mixed [Song]
[Artist] · 2025 · Mixed by Jon Rezin
The brief
Describe what the producer wanted — sonic references, genre context, key moments the mix needed to deliver.
Before / After
What moved the needle
- Vocal chain: U47 → 1073 → LA-2A. Compression was doing 6 dB but staying out of the way.
- Low end: Sidechained 808 to kick; high-passed everything else below 80 Hz.
- Space: Bricasti M7 on a pre-delay to keep the vocal forward.
- Automation: Rode the chorus BG vocals +2 dB at the bridge for lift.
Key decisions
Describe the 2–3 biggest calls — what you said no to, why your approach is different from the rough, what the artist responded to on first listen.
Takeaways for artists
- Point of view matters more than gear. A clear mix vision trumps every plugin.
- Under-compress until the song demands more. Dynamic mixes translate better across playback systems.
- Reference commercial tracks at every milestone, not at the end.