So, you finally finished recording your masterpiece, and the time to commence mixing has come. Perhaps you have been sent your first session by a friend or colleague for a practice mix. Or, you are about to do some free work and start building your portfolio. Either way, once you have opened up the session, labelled and arranged all the tracks, and go to start mixing, you wonder about where to start. Mixing is an art, a creative endeavour. Though we all work with audio and use similar tools to achieve our desired outcome, the mixing process is a unique journey for each of us.

The inspiration for this episode comes from a question from one of my good friends and community members, Jesse. Jesse wanted to know the general rules about the volumes of different types of tracks when mixing. Are the drums up the most and build from that? Or, is it the vocals and build-off those? To me, there is no right or wrong answer to this. Nor do I believe there is a steadfast rule or set of rules that should be adhered to. After all, this is a creative process, and we are creating art. The desired outcome is a well-balanced mix that is pleasing to listen to. How you get there is up to you.

To answer and expand on Jesse's question, I will offer some insights into my mixing process. In doing so, I'll hopefully answer his question and help other home recording enthusiasts on their mixing journey as well.

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