6 Tricks to Make Your Mixes Sound Three-Dimensional

Mixing engineers are like a referee on a football field. When they're doing their jobs, nobody notices that they're there at all. The music flows, uninterrupted, and the sound of the recording is appropriate for the message of the music. But a bad mix is a disaster. It backs listeners away from the song and goes against the grain of the artist’s vision.

1. Compression: make the track stand up

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2. Microphone placement: give the track depth

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3. Panning plus equalization: make the track walk

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4. Classic microphones: send the track back in time

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5. Wet vs. dry: change the track’s energy

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6. Speed and pitch: send the track to another realm

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