✓ Commercial success and critically acclaimed with 4 Grammy wins. ✓ Full-bodied low-end during the B section. This Is America - Childish Gambino ► Play On Youtube | ► Play On Spotify If you want a bright mix, this is not the best reference track. ✓ Commercial success and critically acclaimed with 4 Grammy nominations. ✓ The detail in the vocals is great without being harsh. ✓ A solid balance across the entire frequency spectrum. Working with Hip Hop legends such as Kendrick Lamar, Childish Gambino, and Snoop Dogg.Īll The Stars - Kendrick Lamar, SZA ► Play On Youtube | ► Play On Spotify Dre, MixedByAli went on to mix world-class records. Derek 'MixedByAli' AliĪfter gaining the foundations of his wisdom from Dr. ✘ Bass is so huge that it might be tough to match for most productions. ✓ Great width on mid-range musical elements. New Rules - Due Lipa ► Play On Youtube | ► Play On Spotify If your track doesn’t do this it might not be the best choice. ✘ Bass takes a busy lead role in the drop which is fairly uncommon. ✓ Commercially successfully, 1 Grammy win. ✓ The loudness range of 7.9LU (loudness units) shows that there is a considerable difference in the loudness between the various sections of the track. With a crisp and clean signature sound, and 4 Grammy wins, Gudwin is the go-to mixing engineer for cutting edge chart-topping artists.Įlectricity - Silk City ► Play On Youtube | ► Play On Spotify Too bright if you’re going for a more traditional rock sound. ✓ Commercially successfully, 1 grammy win, 4 nominations. ✓ Great modern sound choices for synths and drums. Only - Imagine Dragons ► Play On Youtube | ► Play On Spotify ✘ Could be argued that it’s a touch ‘too bright’. ✓ Great separation of elements, due to great panning. When selecting your reference tracks for any genre, try to keep this in mind and chose a track that has comparable sonic choices to what you want your track to sound like.ĭon’t Go Breaking My Heart - Backstreet Boys ► Play On Youtube | ► Play On Spotify My My My - Troye Sivan ► Play On Youtube | ► Play On Spotifyīelow is an infographic showing the instrumentation and stereo spread of the most prominent elements of the song during the chorus. With an impressive 16 Grammy wins, Serbhan is someone you can trust to set the bar for what a mix should sound like. With his fee at around $10,000 per mix and growing, his services don’t come cheap, but there’s no doubt that he delivers on the result. Ghenea is arguably the most sought after mixing engineer of our generation. Best Reference Track Mixed By A Star Engineer Serban Ghenea

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