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My room is irrelevant.



Not if you use speakers at any point in the mixing process. The room can make a HUGE difference in how you hear things. For example, while mixing get up and move around the room, or simple lean forward or back & listen to how the sounds changes.

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And while I CAN play with tone contriols on the various playboack devices, that's not the point. It needs to sound good everywhere with the playback set flat.



That is the problem, hardly anyone listens to there stereos flat, it seems like everyone EQ's there system to the way they like it, mostly the old "smiley face" syndrome. .

But really, a lot of the popular tracks that everyone loves today sound different to me on different systems also, mostly in the "mud" area of 200 to 600Hz, so even the "pro's" are not perfect, tho they get a LOT closer than I do! LOL

Grab an analyzer, like the free SPAN one from Voxengo, place that after your EQ in the Master section, and adjust until the line is a flat as you can make it, then you have a flat mix.

Or grab the 21 day trial of the AAMS Software and give that a try....the advantage of this system is that it will give you a print out of what the audio is doing, so you can go back & make adjustments in the mix.

What, I am using my EYE'S not using my EAR'S? So what, it works for me and a lot of my clients that don't have the $$ to send it out. I am NOT a mastering engineer, but I can over-EQ & slam the life out of a mix with the best of them! LOL

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