This Friday, the 5th December, at 4pm EST/9pm GMT, Bob Horn will be joining us for a Q&A! Bob is a multi-platinum, Grammy Award-winning mixing engineer who’s mixed songs for some of the recording industry’s most notable artists, including Usher, Timbaland, Michael Jackson, Akon, Macy Gray, Ne-Yo, Lupe Fiasco, Brandy, and many others. This is an amazing opportunity to ask questions and hear directly from someone with incredible experience in the industry. The zoom link is in the calendar! Please note: This event is for Premium and VIP members only. Learn more here: https://courses.mastering.com/membership_info_skool

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Hey Everyone! I recently stumbled across Luna by UAD, and was playing around with it, its actually a great recording software and the features that makes UAD native plugins appear as if they are placed in console gives us a more professional feeling. My question is, has anyone else tried LUNA or uses it from day to day project? if yes then would it be worth using it for production and mixing? For context, I use Studio one artist version to all my mixing and production works, and waveform free for scoring.

Here’s the best mixing tip I can give you: Progress = Work + Reflection There's no way to get better at mixing if you just watch videos and learn mixing tips. You need to actually do the work and finish hundreds of tracks if you want to become a true pro. But there's another part to the equation, and that's reflection—because work alone isn't enough. Yes, you need to do a lot of work. But if you just work away in a vacuum and you don't reflect on the work that you did a year ago, two years ago, three years ago... then you're never actually going to learn. I remember one time I set myself a challenge to finish a hundred mixes over the span of several months. When I listen back now, a lot of those mixes sound really similar because I was just churning them out. I didn't take enough time to actually listen to them, reflect, and decide how I needed to improve. In comparison, I've had single mixes that I've learned a TON from because I shared them with a bunch of people and got feedback. And I've had mixes where another mix engineer has mixed the same track and I was able to carefully compare the differences. I learned so much from those single mixes because I was able to reflect more accurately. I was able to more easily identify where my weaknesses were and where I needed to improve. So don't forget—you need to put in the work, but you also need to take time to reflect and analyze your past work. Only then can you identify how to actually improve. — I originally posted this idea as a video on our Instagram account. if you're not already following us, you can check it out here. We're starting to post a lot more frequently and have some exciting videos coming up. Have a great week, Rob

We're going live in 45 minutes for the Mix-Off with SSL and Slate Digital (9am Pacific / 12pm Eastern / 5pm UK / 6pm European time). Here's the direct link: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/88229125557 Join us to watch two mixers go head to head and break down their entire process. I guarantee you'll take something away that will instantly improve your mixes. See you there! — Rob