Waves Mixing Foundations

Learn the key foundations of mixing powerful music using Waves’ industry-standard plugins

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Learn the Foundations of Mixing
Powerful Music with Waves

Learn the most crucial elements of mixing music with impact—from building effective vocal chains, to getting a fat, punchy low end without mud, to mixing efficiently using mix templates that will help you get faster to your creative goals.

Learn the building blocks: Master critical mix tools and techniques
Build effective vocal chains: From de-essing to warmth & presence
Control the low end: Achieve clear bass on any system
Learn to mix with templates: Save time and organize your mixing
Practice with multitracks: Follow along with the included sessions
Basic studio setup tips, from monitor placement to acoustics

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Course Highlights

How to Build Effective Vocal Chains
From gain-matching vocal takes, cutting unwanted frequencies, controlling sibilance, and adding warmth and presence – learn proven methods for ensuring your vocals are dominant and up front, using the main building blocks of compression, EQ, de-essing, reverb and delay.
Getting the Low End Under Control
The low end can make or break a mix. Learn practical tips that will help you deal with low end issues, get the kick and bass working together, sidechain to achieve a tight low end, and sculpt clear lows that get heard even on smartphones, laptops, and other small systems.
How to Mix Faster Using Mix Templates
The road to efficient mixing starts with a great mixing template. The included Waves Foundations Template is designed to save you precious time and give you best practices for grouping, routing, FX send/returns, gain staging and headroom, and even song structure.
Practice with Multitrack Sessions
Follow along and practice every technique shown in this course, with the included mixing templates and multitrack sessions for Logic, Ableton Live, Pro Tools, Cubase, and Studio One.
Get Your Waves Mixing Certificate
Complete the course and all the included multiple-choice tests, and get your official Waves Education Certificate for Waves Mixing Foundations.

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