Dear Home Studio Owner:
If you’re struggling to get your mixes to sound professional and polished…
It isn’t because you don’t have the newest, fanciest recording gear.
It isn’t because you don’t have the latest, flashy plugins that’s the new flavor of the month.
The reason why you’re struggling with mixing is because of something much simpler and easier to solve.
IF you’re willing to listen.
Here’s the big question…
Just in case you don’t know me, I’m Graham Cochrane, the founder of The Recording Revolution, professional recording & mixing engineer for close to 2 decades and champion of the home studio musician…
But I wasn’t always like this.
I remember when I first started learning how to mix music in my friend’s basements during high school.
I’d record the songs they performed, and desperately try to piece together a nice mix from it… without much success at all.
My mixing skills took years to build up.
While I started to improve in high school, it took me going to audio school and working in a multi-million recording studio in Virginia to solidify my mixing skills.
And over the years, I’ve had the privilege of getting to know all sorts of people inside the recording & mixing world. Grammy-winning producers and engineers, audio engineering legends like Dave Pensado…
As I spent more time around them, I realized something that separated them from the average home studio musician...
Nope, it wasn’t a fancy studio.
It wasn’t a big audio school education either.
It wasn't being mentored by a professional audio engineer either.
All these mixing pros had a system approaching their mixes!
Sure, their system would differ from individual to individual. Some of them would start off by mixing the vocals first. Others would swear by starting with the drums and bass.
But no matter what genre of music they made, no matter how many Grammys they had to their name… they approached every mix systematically, just like baking a cake.
Their recipes were different, but they had principles and similarities throughout their process.
They weren't focused on cramming in as many plugins as possible.
In fact, they seemed to rely on just a handful of plugins.
However, they also had an arsenal of mixing tricks that they constantly relied on.
If they needed a vocal to pop, there were just a couple tactics they’d use.
If they needed their bass to have a presence in the mix without being overpowering, it was just a few simple tweaks and they had it.
And through these top audio dogs at work, I started to realize something:
You see: after I finished working at the recording studio in Virginia, I started working as a freelance recording and mixing engineer.
And I often had to mix recordings that weren’t exactly the best in the world.
For example - one of my first clients was an all-male acapella group, and the majority of the music was recorded in a wooden roadhouse right next to a busy highway!
And even when I recorded clients in my home studio, it wasn’t like I had the greatest setup in the world. My studio walls weren’t soundproof, and I didn’t have acoustic treatment all over the walls…
Turns out, through the mixing of these “bare-bones studio”-type recordings, I had begun to refine a system that could take a home studio recording that wasn’t the best to start with… into a radio-ready song!
And as my musician friends would ask me for advice on how they could do the same in their home studios, I began to share these recording & mixing tips online on a blog, Recording Revolution.
That was in February 2010.
But my philosophy hasn’t changed - it’s what you do with your gear and software, not how much your gear and software costs, that matters the most in making great music from your home studio.
Over the years, I released a few mixing courses to Recording Revolution followers that taught them my home studio mixing system - and tens of thousands of students have gone through them to start mixing radio-worthy songs from their home studios.
And the last time I released a mixing course was more than 5 years ago.
It’s crazy to think that about a decade ago, we had popular rock bands like Audioslave and Green Day dominating the charts.
Today, there’s been the rise of electronic music in the commercial charts, alongside various types of hip hop. There’s new popular ways of processing vocals, of mixing guitars, drums, bass...
And so Recording Revolution students have been asking me to update the courses to teach them how to mix their songs for the new era of music.
But when I went back to those old courses and started reviewing them, I realized something was missing.
While I had taught a clear and powerful mixing system that delivered results for people… I didn’t show how the system worked in real-life mixes enough.
And most importantly - whatever was inside this new mixing course had to work in whatever recording & mixing software people were using to make music with!
So I went to work, revisiting old videos of mine, looking through previous mixes, further dissecting the mixing system that I had refined over 15 years as a recording & mixing together…
Stripping away the unnecessary parts, and breaking it down into the bare essentials.
At the same time, I started cataloging the arsenal of mixing tricks I had discovered and built up over the years…
From cool vocal tricks that grabbed people’s attention in the chorus…
To little compression tactics that would bring clarity and depth to a mix.
And I worked tirelessly to put it together, to put together a comprehensive, definitive system fr professional-quality mixing.
One that home studio owners could refer to for years, even decades after it was released, and still get great results with it.
It’s not like they have all the fancy gear that we’ve got now.
But it’s how those songs were mixed, the instruments and vocals in perfect balance, along with the great songwriting of the artists, that made their music timeless.
That’s why I’m often frustrated when I see an amateur home studio owner start spending thousands of dollars on brand new gear, when they’ve barely started making music.
Unless you’ve got a clear understanding and process to mixing your music, it doesn’t matter what gear you have - you’ll always struggle to make the music you want to.
And that’s why today, I’d like to present to you the culmination of my years spent mixing music…
Mixing University gives you my mixing system to produce great songs from your home studio, no matter what mixing software you’re using, no matter what gear you currently have.
In fact - with what you’ll discover inside this course, you could mix a great song even with your iPhone!
Mixing University is an online course that comprises of 5 in-depth video modules.
In this module, it’s all about setting you up for success. You’ll be taught:
This is where you’ll discover things such as:
This module is a deep dive into just 2 plugins, but the reason is simple - master EQ & compression, and it doesn’t matter what software you use to record and mix music with.
You’ll be able to open up any new or old software, and plug straight into your mix and be able to use those 2 plugins to bring out vocals, get rid of muddy drum tracks, and put together a radio-ready song. You'll learn:
Over 14 hours of follow-along mixing instruction across multiple genres. Download the song multitrack files and mix entire songs start-to-finish with me.
After you’ve gone through the first 3 modules, you’ll have a clear mixing framework and system to follow.
And this is where most mixing courses tend to leave you. Yes, you’ve now got a clearer understanding of mixing… but they don’t actually show you how it works in real-world songs!
That’s why I’ve made the next module nothing but Mixing Walkthroughs.
In these walkthroughs, I take you through every step of the mixing process and explain what I’m doing as I’m doing it.
That way, you’ll get to see how a professional mixing engineer’s workflow looks like, as well as what I’m listening to and what I’m tweaking and why.
And the reason why I’ve included songs from various genres is to show you the mixing principles at work in between all of them. You’ll be able to see the mixing decisions that I’m choosing for the metal song vs the acoustic song, and what I’m looking to bring out from the mix.
Every step, every audio decision, every edit or tweak… it’ll be inside these walkthroughs.
Honestly - each one of these mix walkthroughs is a mixing course in it’s own right.
I go through:
And you’ll also be given the multitrack downloads to these songs as well, so you can practice and follow along, and see that mixing can become intuitive and easy with the right steps in place.
It’s just like if you were doing an internship at a professional studio and working beside the audio engineer as he mixed tracks for the various musicians in the studio.
Without needing to run to Starbucks to get the engineer and studio workers coffee, without needing to run cables, without needing to fetch papers…
Learn advanced mixing tricks used by some of your favorite artists.
This is the module that’s going to leave you with all sorts of mixing tricks that you can whip out to get your polished mixes to stand out even more from the crowd.
I’ve packed this module with all my relied-on mixing tricks for all the various instruments.
I’ll give you my best-known secrets for having powerful bass that the listener can feel without muddying your mix.
I’ve put in a TON of vocal tricks because regardless of what genre of music you make, it’s the vocals that immediately grab people’s attention and get them listening to your song.
So for vocals, you’ll discover:
Then, I’ll wrap up the module with a few other mixing tricks, such as:
The entire course is easily accessible through a secure member’s area, and you’ll be able to access it from any device you have that can connect to the Internet - a laptop, your desktop, your phone, your tablet, you name it.
OPTION 1: Going to audio or music school and taking a program on recording & mixing there. It could work really well, but it can cost tens of thousands of dollars, and you might even have to move cities or countries to do so.
That means time away from friends and family, as well as possibly stopping your current university program, or not working for a period of time.
At the same time, what you’ll be taught will be geared towards working in a professional recording studio, and you’ll have to spend time adapting the lessons to your own home studio environment.
OPTION 2: Finding professional audio engineers in your area and asking them to take you under their wing and teach you the art of mixing. But to do this, you’d have to knock on numerous studio doors, send emails that never get opened, and face rejection until someone says yes.
Don’t get me wrong - if you’re mentored by a professional audio engineer, you can learn a ton. But if you’re in a city where there isn’t a big music scene, this can be very difficult.
OPTION 3: Trying to learn everything online on mixing yourself, and test it all out until you figure out something that works.
The issue with these various options is that they all cost either a significant amount of money, time and effort to make them work.
And even if you’re a full-time musician, while mixing is a crucial part of the music making process, it could mean you’d end up spending the majority of your time learning mixing as a skill, instead of actually making music!
It’s more than an itch that you can’t scratch - it tears you down and impacts your daily life when you know you’ve got music inside you that you haven’t made yet.
While the content inside this course is worth thousands of dollars spent on audio gear or mixing software, and while what’s taught inside Mixing University is taught inside audio school programs that cost even more…
I want this course to be within the budget of any home studio owner.
And it’s going to cost much less than learning mixing by trial and error, where you can spend endless amounts of money, and still end up frustrated and not make the music you want.
I started Recording Revolution because I wanted to help people get better mixes and make better music with budget gear - my first video on YouTube was on how to record acoustic guitar well with a mic that only cost a couple hundred bucks!
(That's me from my very first video to the left)
Alan says:
“You’ve taught me more in two weeks than a year in university doing music technology. You’ve changed my mood towards mixing from a fear of incompetence to feeling eager and confident. I really can’t thank you enough Graham”
Ken says:
“Your mixing courses are simple and to the point! Well thought out and unparalleled in their concise presentation of the mixing and recording concepts, quickly moving an aspiring engineer from a novice playground to a professional arena. Every dime I’ve invested in your videos has been money well spent. Fantastic site, fantastic products, fantastic presentation… Keep up the good work brother!”
Brian says:
“Wow… the time and effort you put into this mixing course is amazing… and quite a HUGE benefit for the price. Being able to follow along with an experienced mixer at my own pace really helped me and solidified concepts in my mind as to why to do things at certain times. I picked up so many little details in each video that made perfect sense but I had never seen explained so clearly.”
Jeff says:
“Worth every penny! As a teaching course - outstanding! Your structured approach to mixing was very refreshing. I really appreciated how clear and concise you presented the material. As a Logic user, it was also valuable to see the Pro Tools end of things. Like you said, every DAW can accomplish the same tasks.
I've learned bits and pieces along the way from other musician friends of mine and from videos on the Internet.
But the truth is I always had this frustration with my work because I would get to a certain point in the mixing process and then ask myself "ok, now what?". Complete stand still.
Then I would kind of hack my way through and never feel completely confident with what I did, much less remember what I did (laughs)! I had decent results, but not the polished mixes like I hear on the radio every day. I started to realize and important fact: I need formal training from the pros. Everything else in my music life I had formal training on, but not mixing - makes total sense!! I saw a few of your videos on YouTube, then I made it over to your site. I was blown away!
You've got a great thing going here Graham and I'm proud to be a supporter. Your workflow is now my "template" for my future mixing projects. I've already made some changes to a current mix I'm working on and it's made a huge difference!”
Well, the Mixing University course itself is valued at $500…
… Which is already a bargain compared to what audio school might cost, or what even some people’s home studios cost!
And it’s priceless in terms of the time, energy and emotion it’ll save you from trying to figure out mixing by yourself.
And $500 honestly isn’t that much when you think about the potential of what you could do with your newfound mixing skills with Mixing University.
I’ve had students get record deals, and songs aired on national radio as a result of these techniques…
And if you really like mixing, you could even turn your mixing skills into a viable side income of $500-$1000/month as a mixing engineer, as over a thousand of my students have done.
But most importantly - you’ll be able to mix your music to sound professional, polished, while still sounding unique and individual to you.
So today, because I’ve just launched Mixing University, you can get lifetime access to the course, alongside $200 worth of free bonuses that’s going to accelerate your recording and mixing skills….
NOT for $500 (which would be a reasonable price).
You won’t even pay half of that. ($250)
Right now, on this page and this page only…
You can get Mixing University for just one Small Payment of Just $147.
That’s right.
Join Mixing University today, go through the course, check out the bonuses, test out the mixing system you learn and the mixing tricks you acquire in your own music.
And if in the first 60 days of you joining the course you don’t think that it’s helped you make better music from your home studio, just email me at [email protected], and my team will refund every cent of your investment.
And no hard feelings. If my course didn’t help you, you don’t have to pay for it.
And the course can easily be gone through in a weekend or two - so you even if you’re busy with work or university now, you can pick up Mixing University, and come back to it in the next month. If you don’t think you made the right decision purchasing the course?
You can still get a refund, no questions asked.
So if you’d like to mix radio-ready songs from your bedroom or home studio… now’s the time to take action.
What you’ll be taught inside Mixing University has worked for tens of thousands of students from countries all over the world, for all sorts of music.
(the price is usually $297)
Mastering is the crucial final step you have to put your song through before you release it to the world. So, I’ve put together a mini-course on Mastering alone to make sure that the work you’ve put into your mix doesn’t go to waste.
In this bonus course, you’ll learn:
If you’re new to mixing, DAW stands for Digital Audio Workstation - it’s the software you use to record and mix your music with.
And in this bonus, I’ve put together in-depth tutorials on how to use the most commonly used DAWs - Pro Tools, Ableton Live and Logic Pro.
That way, if you’re a beginner, this bonus will get you acquainted with the software you’re using, the keyboard shortcuts to be aware of, tools that you should know about, tips and tricks that save you time when you’re mixing.
This bonus is valued at $100.
That’s $700 worth of value, all for the discounted low price of just $147.
So if you’d like to take advantage of this exclusive offer, and finally get the tools and resources to mix radio-ready songs from your home studio, here’s what to do next...
Click the button below, and you’ll be taken to a secure signup page where you can put in your payment details and sign up for Mixing University.
Trust me - you won’t regret your decision investing into your mixing skills. When you can mix great songs regardless of what gear or software you have, you won’t have to invest into the newest shiny object on the audio gear market.
And you’ll be able to finally produce songs that sound professional and radio ready, without frustration or fuss… giving you more time and energy to make music you love!
And if you join Mixing University now, you’re getting a massive discount off Mixing University, while also getting $200 worth of free bonuses.
You’ve got a full 60 days to see if the course improves your mixing skills, and Recording Revolution courses have satisfied thousands of students year after year.
And you’ve seen the success stories and positive feedback by past students.
So give Mixing University a shot today, and click the button below to lock in your spot on the course now.
I hope to see you inside the course!
To making better music,
Graham Cochrane
RecordingRevolution.com
If you join Mixing University before this offer closes, you’ll get lifetime access to the entire Mixing University course and 2 free bonuses worth $200.
And you’ll get all of this for a 50% discount for just $147 - when this offer ends and when Mixing University is released again, it will cost $297.
Over 20,000 students have gone through my previous Recording Revolution courses, and we constantly receive positive feedback and success stories. I’ve made Mixing University with the same commitment to give you valuable content that will change your music making for the better, without needing to spend thousands of dollars on new gear, software, or audio school.
We’re using Stripe as our payment processor, which processes your payments through a secure TLS encryption, and it’s used as a secure payment processor all over the world, from Singapore, New Zealand, Norway, the United States, and many more.
This page will be taken down once the deadline hits, and Mixing University will cost at least $297 the next time you see it.
This depends on where your mixing skills are at the moment. If you’re just a beginner, it takes about a weekend to go through the first three beginner modules of the course. Once you’ve gone through those modules, you’ll be able to see results from Mixing University immediately - you won’t be confused on how you should assemble your mix, the plugins you should use or the steps you should take when mixing.
At the same time, if you’re just looking to have your mixes sound even better, it’ll only take an afternoon for you to go through some of my Mixing Tricks videos in Module 5, and immediately apply them to your mixes.
To go through the course thoroughly would take a few days at least - but you’ll be seeing results from the course before you’re even a quarter through.
You can expect to have plenty of “A-ha!” moments while watching the course, where you finally understand a mixing concept or a certain plugin.
Short answer? No. There’s students as old as 70 who are currently diving into the course and seeing results.
Long answer? Mixing University is built for the home studio owner who isn’t a professional mixing engineer.
So I save you the complicated details and all the technical jargon. Instead, I break down mixing into simple, easy-to-digest concepts you can understand without any stress or mess in the process.
I’ll show you why certain plugins work, how they work, what they do, all while giving you real-world examples and steps you can follow.
Yes, there might be a lot for you to learn if you’re brand new to mixing, but none of it will be overwhelming or stressful at all.
If you’ve mixed music for a while, Mixing University can help you by:
Tens of thousands of home studio musicians all over the world have made better music with Recording Revolution courses - Mixing University is no different.
But to take all the risk off your shoulders, your purchase of Mixing University comes with a 60-day full money back guarantee, no questions asked.
So you can get Mixing University today, come back a month later, and if you’re not satisfied with the results you get from trying out what’s taught in the course, just email me at [email protected] and you’ll get a quick refund of your entire purchase, no questions asked.
That’s $700 worth of value, all for the discounted low price of just $147.
Just click the button below, and you’ll be taken to a secure signup page where you can put in your payment details and sign up for Mixing University.
P.S. The way I see it, you’ve got 2 choices in front of you today.
You can choose the road of carrying on your own way, learning mixing online through the odd video and article, and trying out and seeing what works and playing by trial and error.
But what happens down that road?
As someone who’s worked in music for a long time, that road isn’t pretty.
You might be able to make some music - but it’s not satisfying, because you’re constantly struggling to get the sound that you want.
And while you won’t give up immediately, you can end up spending hundreds, if not thousands of dollars on gear or software, or even a professional mixer to do the job for you…
But that doesn’t even guarantee you’ll like the end result!
And at the end of it… your music suffers the most.
Or you can choose to try out Mixing University, completely risk free on a 60 day full money back guarantee.
Inside Mixing University, you’ll be shown the fundamental concepts of mixing.
How to approach mixing as a whole, the key plugins to use and master, and advanced tricks… so you can use stock plugins in any DAW you have to mix radio-ready songs from your home studio.
You’ll be handed a step by step mixing system, for a fraction of the time, money and effort it took for me to discover and refine it into an easy-to-digest format.
And on top of that, you’ll be given the resources needed to kickstart your mixing in the form of in-depth DAW walkthroughs, and my Mastering 101 course that'll help you master your mixes into professional, polished songs.
There’s no risk on your shoulders - so click the button below to join Mixing University now.
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