Rise Against just released a new song and its getting criticised because of the “awful mix”. How can you distinguish a good from a bad mix, and what does mixing actually do?
Rise Against just released a new song and its getting criticised because of the “awful mix”. How can you distinguish a good from a bad mix, and what does mixing actually do?
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Mixing in music is basically the process of adjusting and balancing all the different sounds in a song—vocals, instruments, effects, so they work well together. Think of it like making a soup: if one ingredient is too overpowering (like too much salt or spice), it throws everything off. A bad mix might mean the vocals are buried, the instruments sound muddy, or things just feel unbalanced. A good mix makes everything clear, punchy, and easy to listen to without one element dominating in a weird way.