Welcome to MixCritMonday, the show where we critique YOUR mixes.

In the hotseat this month is Caleb Rodriguez.

Caleb submitted a metalcore mix for us to crit and after a little investigation we figured out that he was making two major mistakes:

He used little to no reference material

His source tracks were not ready for mixing, yet he didn't fix them

We also discovered that his mixing environment was an acoustical mess and that he was compensating by mixing in headphones, a big no no. Considering he wasn't even using reference material to get his bearings, Caleb was basically his own worst enemy on this mix.

The combination of unedited, poorly performed tracks with an unreliable listening space placed a glass ceiling on how good his mix could actually get.

 In this episode you'll learn about:

Acoustical room treatments for under $200

How to properly use reference mixes

Steps to take if you mixing environment is sub par

Which little details make a huge difference in a guitar tone

Replacing an out of tune bass with a synth bass

Mid range buildups that can make a mix hard to listen to

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Line 6 Pod Farm

Savior custom Drums

Drumforge

Steven Slate Drums

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