How Your Mix’s VISION Affects Your TONE: Mixing with a Vision Pt. 2

Aug 25, 2022 | 9,345 Views

If you have a vision for your mix—a strong sense of where you’re going—you'll be ahead of the game before you even start turning knobs. In pt. 2 of this video series, Grammy^®-winning producer/engineer Scott Jacoby (Coldplay, Jason Mraz, John Legend) shows you how your overall vision for a mix will determine your mixing decisions about tone, for various instruments as well your mix as a whole.

This is part 2 of a 3-part video series: Watch Part 1 and Part 3.

Music used in this video: Lila Dupont, “Just My Luck”.

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