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How to Mix Music Professionally
1. Always use the very best and cleanest recordings or samples to create your music track. Terrible recordings will only muddy up the mix and make it sound amateur and dull. 2. Utilize equalizers to cut out spaces in the audio spectrum for each instrument. For instance, cut cymbals at 1KHz to keep them in the higher registers and cut bass guitars at 100Hz to keep them from muddying up with the bass drum. 3. Create a nice stereo field by panning some instruments. While the bass drum and guitar should stay in the center to give the track stability, other elements such as cymbals and strings can be panned to add depth and sonic intrigue. 4. Give each instrument some power by learning and using compression. Without any compression, individual tracks feel limp and weak. 5. Find favorite CDs in the same genre as your track and compare it to yours. If your track doesn't sound as good, or has too much bass for example, then figure out why and fix the issue. 6. During mastering, or the final mix, use a limiter to crunch down the highest peaks of the recording, allowing you to bring up the level of the entire mix without distorting. After you've mixed down to CD, play your fresh new track in a variety of speaker systems to make sure it holds up in all listening environments. -->
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