Mixing
All of your tracks. One cohesive sound.
What mixing does
Mixing is where a collection of stems becomes a record. We work inside your session - balancing, shaping, and placing every element so the arrangement breathes and the emotion lands. Dynamics, EQ, compression, spatial placement, automation, parallel processing - all of it. Every fader move is in service of the song, not a preset chain.
The mix starts with your references. We listen to what the track is trying to be before we touch anything. The translation check happens at the end: headphones, car speakers, a phone, a broadcast system. If it holds up across all of them, it is done. If it does not, we go back.
Five revisions are included with every session because getting a mix right sometimes takes a conversation. We do not count revisions against you for communication - only for full re-renders.
What to send
- All stems exported at session sample rate and bit depth
- DAW project file (optional but helpful)
- Reference tracks - what the mix should sound like
- A note on what is working and what is not
- Deliver as a single ZIP file
- No master bus processing before sending
Up to 24 tracks. The full treatment - balance, dynamics, space, and translation check across multiple playback systems.
- Up to 24 tracks
- 5 revisions included
- Stereo mix WAV delivered
- Stems separated on request
- Reference matching included
- Translation check: headphones, car, streaming, broadcast
24+ tracks or layered arrangements. More elements, more decisions - same standard of work and same revision policy.
- 24+ tracks or layered arrangements
- 5 revisions included
- Stereo mix WAV delivered
- Stems separated on request
- Reference matching included
- Translation check: headphones, car, streaming, broadcast
Genres we work in
Pop, hip-hop, funk, R&B, soul. Metal, rock, punk, hardcore. Blues, country, Americana. Electronic, ambient, experimental. Jazz and acoustic. The production credits include Suprablaster, Trash Rock Kings, Thunder Chiefs, Jeff Michaels, and Black Steelies across multiple released albums and singles.
35+ years of live and studio experience across all of these means we recognize what a good mix sounds like in each genre before we start working. We are not applying a template. We are listening to your specific track and making specific decisions about it.
Signal chain for mixing
- Vintage Soundcraft console (analog hybrid)
- SSL, Empirical Labs Distressors, DBX outboard
- 24 channels RME conversion
- Pro Tools and Cubase Pro
- Waves full suite, Slate Digital, IK Multimedia
- 5 reference monitoring systems
How it works
Purchase
Choose standard or complex and complete checkout. Your session date selector activates immediately after.
Prepare your files
Export all stems at session resolution. ZIP them with your DAW file and any references. One ZIP, everything inside. No master bus processing before exporting.
Upload
Drop your ZIP at the secure upload link. We confirm receipt and your session is locked in.
Receive your mix
Download your stereo mix WAV from the client dashboard at the end of your session date. Revision notes go through the same portal. Previous versions are retained throughout the revision process.