Getting Started With pureMix
Welcome to pureMix.net, the largest community of producers and engineers dedicated to sharing mixing, mastering, recording and production knowledge.
The pureMix Library is filled with hundreds of tutorial videos that will teach you how to use all of the tools in the studio including compressors, equalizers, microphones, preamps, DAWs, and more.
Don't know where to start?
You can also watch your first free videos about how to use compression, how to use de-essers on vocals or watch this epic live recording video series.
Wanna dive deep into the producing process?
Be sure to check out our full-length mixing tutorials taught by Award-winning mentors where they teach you how they mix songs by major artists. Be sure to download the stems and exercise files to practice your mixing skills using professionally recorded source material.
- 1. Watch videos : pureMix Library
- 2. Read up : Articles and Micheck mix analysis
- 3. Practice : full-length mixing tutorials , ear training tools and mixing contests
- 4. Gear up : gear giveaways
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Compression Overview
How to use an audio & music compressor? Examples on vocal, drums and bass. Compression history, tape machine & fader riding examples.
| 13min
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Start to Finish: Greg Wells - Episode 1 - Songwriting
In episode one of this Start To Finish series, Greg Wells sits down with singer/songwriter Bryce Drew, in Studio A of the world-famous, Sunset Sound, to hear her song for the first time and get it "record ready."
| 01h 17min
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Introduction to Mastering
Fab Dupont answers “what is mastering?” Learn the history of this dark art and why it is such a vital step in the record making process.
| 8min
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How to Get Punchy Drums with Grand Channel
How to use the Softube Summit Audio Grand Channel compressor, equalizer & saturation to get a punchy drum sound
| 7min
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Adding Punch and Size to Kick Drums
Ben Lindell shows how to add size and speed to your kick drums to make them punch through your mixes.
| 7min
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Andrew Scheps: The Wall of Gear
Andrew Scheps and Fab Dupont discuss Andrew’s wall of gear, analog vs digital and what matters most when mixing.
| 11min
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Andrew Scheps and Fab Dupont Mixing With Headphones
Mixing in... headphones? Blasphemy!
| 18min
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Session Backup Strategies & Workflows
Two Grammy winners discuss their methods to never lose a session
| 19min
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Hearing Compression in Context
Learn how to listen and make mixing decisions in context rather than solo
| 7min
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Start to Finish: Vance Powell - Episode 10 - Mixing Part 1
The production is complete, and practically sounds like a mix already, but Vance is not about to stop there... It's time to Mix!
| 01h 02min
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Mix Bus Processing with UAD Plugins
Ben Lindell shows his mix bus chain and how to set up mix bus processing (EQ & Compressors) on a mix using Universal Audio's UAD plugins.
| 7min
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Pro Member Mix Fix: Ari Jordan
Watch as Fab Dupont is opening a whole session on Pro tools and uses his tools to fix the song and turn it into a record.
| 01h 37min
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Pro Member Mix Fix: Scott Cousin
The Repairman is back
Watch Award-winning engineer Fab Dupont fixing one of our Pro member's tracks. It's usually great fun and a great way to learn and discover great tools (plugins, templates...)
| 02h 00min
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Simon & Greg Record The World S02 EP2: Rwina
We meet with the band Rwina in El Jadida's 16th century Medina, where have our first encounter with traditional Gnawa instruments which we record in an authentic Portuguese empire era building.
| 13min
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Pro Member Mix Fix: Joshua Rathbun
Mix Fix is pureMix unique live video where a Pro engineer gets to mix one of our pro member tracks! After watching the video, you can download the multitrack and get to practice your mixing skills and make your own version.
| 02h 31min
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Simon & Greg Record The World S02 EP1: Introduction
For a second time since Senegal, we've packed bags full of gear and headed to a corner of the earth that microphones seldom reach. This time, across Morocco, traveling all the way to the edge of the desert.
| 4min
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How To EQ Vocals
EQ more and compress less! Learn how to equalize your vocals track like the pros
| 27min
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Andrew Scheps Mixing Ziggy Marley In The Box
Grammy winner Andrew Scheps mixes Ziggy Marley entirely in the box. Sharing his Pro Tools mixing secrets using only plug-ins.
| 02h 37min
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Inside The Mix: Pharrell Williams & Daft Punk
See how Mick Guzauski enhanced Pharrell’s brilliant production and mixed the hit song “Gust of Wind”.
| 01h 06min
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Andrew Scheps Mixing Template
Andrew shares his mixing template and rear bus mixing technique.
| 01h 29min
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Michael Brauer The Evolution From Analog to Digital "Brauerize"©
It's here! For the first time on video, Michael Brauer unleashes his signature "Brauerize©" method, 100% in the box, featuring his famous multi-bus compression techniques.
| 04h 27min
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Chris Lord-Alge Mixing Daughtry
Watch Grammy Award Winner, Chris Lord Alge, mix the hit single, "It's Not Over" by Daughtry.
| 01h 35min
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How To Listen: Pultec Edition
In the latest installment of our How To Listen Series, Fab Dupont explains what makes the Pultec series of EQs unique and highly sought after and teaches you how to listen to the prized characteristics of this EQ.
| 38min
$49
Luca Pretolesi Mixing Major Lazer
Learn how Luca mixed and mastered the multi-platinum hit "Light It Up"
| 02h 32min
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Andrew Scheps Mixing Lifeboats
In this 2.5 hours pureMix.net Exclusive, Andrew Scheps adds his mix to the Lifeboats Series.
| 02h 39min
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Chris Lord-Alge Mixing Lifeboats
Watch Chris Lord-Alge's episode of our exclusive Lifeboats series, only on puremix.net
| 01h 38min
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Inside the Mix: Red Hot Chili Peppers w/Andrew Scheps
Andrew Scheps dissects his final mix session for one of rock's biggest bands of all time
| 02h 19min
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Inside The Mix: twenty one pilots with Adam Hawkins
Learn how Grammy-winning mix engineer Adam Hawkins mixed the twenty one pilots single "Chlorine".
| 02h 03min
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Inside The Mix: Green Day with Andrew Scheps
A look inside the process and techniques used to nail Green Day’s signature stadium punk rock sound
| 01h 35min
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Chris Lord-Alge Mixing Rock In The Box
In this pureMix.net exclusive, we take CLA off of his SSL 4K and park him in the box
| 02h 23min
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Jacquire King Mixing James Bay
Watch Grammy Award Winning Producer, Engineer, and Mixer, Jacquire King mixing James Bay's "Let It Go", only on puremix.net. Mix along with Jacquire with the downloadable tracks.
| 03h 01min
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Tony Maserati Mixing Jason Mraz
This is your chance to sit next to legendary mixing engineer, Tony Maserati, and discover his thought process behind the mix of "I'm Yours" by Jason Mraz. After you have seen Tony mix it, download the stems and apply what you have learned to mix a hit for yourself!
| 01h 35min