Holistic Music Academy · The Grove

Grove Mix Lab

A real mixing desk with a live track. Learn step by step in an 11-lesson course, fix broken mixes for clients, train your ears, then bring your own stems and mix your music.
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Mix Lab course · learn to mix in 11 lessons

Short, hands-on lessons that run right on this desk. A coach walks you through each step, checks your work as you go, and can show you any move so you hear it happen. Start with lesson 1, or jump to what you need.

Master spectrum

gold = your mix · shaded = the pro mix
Tonal balance vs. the pro mix
Main
Peak −∞ dBFS · Loudness −∞ dB RMS · loop max −∞
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Compare often. Flip the A/B every few moves. Ears drift in minutes; a reference pulls them back.
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Cut before you boost. Make room by taking away. Boosts come last, small and wide.
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Listen quiet, check in mono. A mix that works at low volume and in mono works everywhere.
Pick a client job on the right, or just mix. Space plays. Click a channel to open its EQ and compressor.

Mixer

Drag faders and knobs · double-click resets · Shift for fine moves

Channel

Drag the dots on the curve · the glow behind is this channel's sound
Ear gym · EQ

Frequency Hunter

One frequency band gets a big boost. Flip EQ on and off, listen for what jumped out, and name the frequency. Pro engineers do this in their sleep. You're about to.

Press New round to start.
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Ear gym · balance

Level Detective

One channel in the mix gets louder. Flip between Before and After, find the one that moved. This is the skill that makes a balance feel "right" instead of "almost".

Press New round to start.
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Mix Lab quests

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