your song isn’t done yet! (10 ways to check your final mix)

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mixing tip #019 - your song isn’t done yet! here’s 10 ways to double check your final mix

Hallojis! This week, we’re talking about 10 different ways that you can check your final mix before it goes out into the world. Let’s go.

Context: your mix should translate.

…but what does that mean though?

In short, that means that regardless of what system your song is played back on (everything from your nice mixing headphones to the loudspeaker at your local Target), your song sounds the way you intended it to sound.

Listen to your mix on as many different playback systems as you can.

After each pass, take a few notes, make some small adjustments and repeat.

@itsraviray mixing tip 019 - your song isn’t done yet, here’s 10 ways to double check your final mix #mixingtips #mixingengineer #audioengineer ♬ original sound - ravi ray

10 ways to check your final mix

Here are some suggestions on easy ways to check your song—

1. Studio monitors

2. Studio headphones

3. Listening headphones (e.g. AirPods, wired headphones, etc)

4. Cell Phone Speakers

5. Mono (aka 1 channel only)

6. Swap Left/Right Channels

7. Low Volume

8. Down the Hall

9. In a Car

10. Recruit a Friend

If you want the “ultimate”, fool-proof test of mix translation, hire a professional mix engineer and/or mastering engineer to finalize your track. These folks usually work in sonically treated environments, some even built from the ground up for this EXACT purpose. Learn more about mixing in our FAQ, and about our music mixing and mastering services here.

Check out the video at the top for more. Stay well, shine bright.

~Ravi