While there’s no replacement for years of practice behind the mixer, here are a few of the tricks that I’ve found to be enormously helpful in making my tracks sound more like the ones winning Grammys.

I mix my own music, can I also master my own music? - Yes, but a professional will be better suited for the job. If you do master your own music, I would recommend using a light touch to avoid butchering the music you’ve worked so hard on.