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5 POWERFUL Tips to Optimize Your Mix
Learn 5 Strategies I use on every single mix!
No tech talk here. This small but mighty e-book isn’t about secret EQ frequencies, or how to side-chain your mix buss to your toaster oven. Nah. These are powerful concepts and mixing philosophies I return to time and again, which keep me focused, inspired, and deeply rooted in the music.
Newsletter & Blog
Home Studio Q&A Replay: Apollo Routing, Headroom & Release Strategy
A fun, fast-paced home studio Q&A packed with real questions from producers, mixers, and artists. In this replay, Dana dives into mixing headroom, vocal production, routing, release strategy, live-band workflows, and practical home-studio setups — all pulled from real challenges the community brought to the call.
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Recent Activity
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Michael Hiebeler replied to the discussion Looking for another set of ears, what do u hear – Hip Hop Mix & Master by Me! =) in the forum Member Spotlight 14 minutes ago
Looking for another set of ears, what do u hear - Hip Hop Mix & Master by Me! =)
Hello Dana & All,
The track ‘God’s Green Earth’ by GoodxJ (Tracked, Mixed & Mastered by Me) is now out on all…
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Dana Nielsen replied to the discussion Looking for another set of ears, what do u hear – Hip Hop Mix & Master by Me! =) in the forum Member Spotlight 19 hours ago
Looking for another set of ears, what do u hear - Hip Hop Mix & Master by Me! =)
Mike! Hit us with a link to your release when it’s out! 🤘💜. Congrats!! And glad that Dale vid was helpful. He rules!
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Dana Nielsen replied to the discussion Sometimes all you need to do is hit the Record button and stay out of the way. in the forum Member Spotlight 19 hours ago
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Dana Nielsen replied to the discussion Sometimes all you need to do is hit the Record button and stay out of the way. in the forum Member Spotlight 19 hours ago
Sometimes all you need to do is hit the Record button and stay out of the way.
What?? Oh no way! That is so sick, man! She’s awesome. (err, well, I haven’t mixed her shows or hung out with her like…
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Bar Rose replied to the discussion Sometimes all you need to do is hit the Record button and stay out of the way. in the forum Member Spotlight a week ago
Sometimes all you need to do is hit the Record button and stay out of the way.
Wow, that gave me the feels. Yeah, in this case, less is more
Dana Nielsen