Welcome to the first collection of juicy ‘best of’ mixing advice from the first 49 episodes of the UBK Happy Funtime Hour!

- Andrew Maury talks Spectral Analyzers!

- The Myth about Magic Frequencies.

- Session-wide phase alignment: Worth the effort?

- How to balance Glue and Separation in your Mix.

- How to approach your mix critique from different angles.

- Joe Barresi talks Getting it Right at the Source!

…and much, MUCH more!

- UBK Grump of the Week! - Why 6dB of Headroom for Mastering? - CoAxial Monitors: Yay or Nay? - Stacking Vintage-Style harmonies - Should You Reference Other Mixes?

- This week's plugin winner is...Fred PuaaTuaa!

...and much, much more!

- Making VSTi Drums Sound Good - It's not the Reverb, It's You - Preamps: Do They Really Matter? - Tips for Mixing Meaty Guitars - Plugin Winner: Leonardo Telles!

…And Much, Much more!

- Hip Hop is our friend. - Learning to Commit to sounds In The Box.  - Being Unhappily Satisfied With Your Mix Translation. - How to Give Advice to a Professional Equal.  - The Three-to-One Rule and You!

- This week’s plugin winner is Kristofer Göransson!

…And much, much more!

- When Did We Discover Our Passion? - The TRUE Truth about PHASE - What the Heck is “Compressing for Tone”? - Panning & Treating Backing Vocals - How to Survive a Business Partnership - Brand New Segments!

- This week’s plugin winner is…Jack Russ! Come on down and claim your prize!

…and much, much more!

In this episode...

- How Joe Builds a Mix - Why Joe Holds Workshops for You - Why Joe Uses 16 Analog Delays - Why Joe Stops at 44 Tracks - Why Joe Prefers Pedals to Plugins

...and much, MUCH more!

- The Correct Way to Produce Singers - WTF is Multi-Mono Processing? - New Segment: Funtime TRAINWRECK Time! - The old 'Start With Automation' debate - Sweat the Acoustics... but Not Too Much!

…and much much more!

- Having Multiple Sclerosis & Pursuing Dreams - Do Cheap Cables Sound as Good? - Do 500 Modules Sound as Good? - Do Clones & Knockoffs Sound as Good? - Can You Phase Align Everything in a Mix?

and much, much more!

- Shocking Audio Engineering School Exposé! - When Do You Consider Your Work ‘Good’? - De-Essing vs. De-Ethhing - Blending Acoustic and Electronic Sounds - Emphasis/De-Emphasis: When & Why

…And much, much more!

- What Exactly IS Mixing? - Listener Mix Critique! - When to Stop Tinkering? - Down with Homogeneous Stereo! - E-Lancing Sites: Blessing or Curse?

…and Much, much more!