YOUR MIX SUCKS by Marc Mozart: Waves Edition

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Written by award-winning mix engineer and producer Marc Mozart (Lil Wayne, DMX), this e-book presents a complete methodology of mixing, from preparation to delivery, covering the technical, artistic and personal sides of the mixing process.

Since its initial release, the e-book YOUR MIX SUCKS has become an international bestseller that has helped tens of thousands of people around the world improve their mixing in 10 easy-to-follow chapters.

The Waves Edition of YOUR MIX SUCKS brings the classic e-book to the next level, integrating Waves plugins throughout 14 chapters of guidance, inspiration and methodology on mixing music.

As an experienced Frankfurt-based mix engineer who has mixed for Lil Wayne, DMX and Busta Rhymes to name a few, Marc Mozart takes us on a journey from the basics of monitoring and setting up your mix room, through to mastering and track delivery.

YOUR MIX SUCKS focuses on the “magic first listen,” and how to shape your track’s foundations, including vocals, the low end, parallel processing, FX and automation. The e-book also gives valuable advice on the personal and business sides of mixing, including networking, client feedback and much more.

The Waves edition integrates Waves plugin examples and suggested settings every step of the way, so you can easily try the techniques for yourself.

Includes one year of free mix feedback.

Valuable mixing techniques and principles broken down into easy-to-follow separate steps
Designed for users of ALL DAWs: Logic Pro X, Pro Tools, Cubase, Ableton, Studio One, Reaper, FL Studio, GarageBand, etc.
Use as workbook while you’re mixing: Guides you chronologically through the entire mixing process
eBook/PDF format optimized for reading on computer screens as well as on tablets and smartphones
Life-long FREE updates: All buyers are eligible for regular updates

YOUR MIX SUCKS Excerpts:

Chapter 6: It’s All About The Vocals Chapter 9: A Different Look at Compressors

Chapter 01: Monitoring, Loudness & Your Ears

Steal Mom’s Kitchen Radio
From Small Window to Magnifying Glass
Listening Levels
Switching Speakers

Chapter 02: Creating the “Good Enough” Mix Room

Room Acoustics – Ghetto Style
Speaker Setup, Absorbers & Bass Traps
Improving the Low End of Your Room
The 10-Minute Room Test

Chapter 03: Preparing Your Mix Session

Micro- & Macro-Management of Your Mix
Importing the Files
The concept of “Handles”
References and A/Bing

Chapter 04: The Magic of the 1st Listen

The 1st Listen Experience
Mixing for Someone Else
Emotional Analytical Listening
Mixing Your Own Song

Chapter 05: Foundations: Kick, Bass & Gain Staging

Low End Analysis and Balance
Shaping Kicks, Mixing Bass
Drum Replacement
Gain Staging

Chapter 06: It’s All About the Vocals

A Quick Excursion into Vocal Recording
Building the Lead Vocal Chain
Parallel Compression
Vox Against the World

Chapter 07: Continuity

Correcting Levels Pre-Plugin Chain
Careful Limiting
Nulling Your Faders

Chapter 08: Parallel Processing

The Theory Behind Parallel Processing
The Philosophical Dimension
Parallel Processing on Vocals and Drums
Parallel Processing Plugins

Chapter 09: Colors & Dynamics

EQ-ing and EQ-Plugins
A Different Look at Compressors
Compressor-Plugins
Tape Saturation, Mic Pres and Magic Chains

Chapter 10: Dimension & Reverb Culture

Reverb History
A 3-Dimensional Mix
Flavors of Delays
Modulation, Subgroups, FX-Busses and Routing

Chapter 11: Automation & Stereo Bus Magic

Automation
Stereo Bus Magic
Loudness Meter
Useful Mix Bus Plugins

Chapter 12: Stems, Mastering & Delivery

Feedback
Printing Stems & Archiving
Mastering
Delivery

Chapter 13: Bonus I: SSL Consoles – History & Typology

Overview
History
Today
Resources

Chapter 14: Bonus II: Notable Waves Plugins

SoundShifter Pitch & Waves Signature Series
Selected Reverbs & Waves OneKnob Series
The Renaissance Plugins & Unique Tools

Marc Mozart is an award-winning mix engineer, music producer and director of the digital music and social media agency Mozart & Friends. He’s mixed for a diverse range of artists such as Lil Wayne, DMX, Busta Rhymes, Queensryche, Bob Marley, Sly Stone and many more.

Growing up in a musical family, Marc has been recording and mixing since childhood, when he was cutting reel-to-reel tape with a razor-blade. His first major breakthrough was in Frankfurt during the rise of German techno and Eurodance music in the early ‘90s.

He then spent time in New York, where he teamed up with various producers from P. Diddy’s Bad Boy camp, as well as Izzy Zivcovic who later on managed Kanye West.

In the 2000s, together with the Mozart & Friends team of music producers and songwriters, he produced, wrote and remixed more than 70 charting bestsellers around the world, including no. 1 singles and albums receiving multiple gold/platinum awards.

In his home country of Germany, he’s also sold millions of records as a writer, producer and mixer for gold and platinum-selling pop acts Bro’Sis, Monrose, No Angels, Jimi Blue, Cinema Bizarre, and more.

Nowadays Marc works in a high-end hybrid recording studio in Frankfurt, based around the famous SSL 4000 G-Series mixing console.