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SoundGym
Sep 15 in SoundGym Official

Congrats to @Andreas Kaufmann for having the top track in the chart this week with 'Alive'!

Caroline Röjthammar
Sep 15

I checked out Andreas' music on Spotify. His songs truly are ear candy. Even if you don't love the genre, the songs are all produced, mixed and mastered with such high level of precision and passion that I recommend having at least one of his tracks on a reference playlist!

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Andreas Kaufmann
Sep 19, 10:40

Thank you Caroline! I'm really humbled by your comment! Thank you for your kind words!

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Matt Cleary
Sep 19, 21:11

Massive congrats!

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Kevin Koelzer
Sep 18 in SoundGym Cafe

Currently have 3 active mixing projects, my studio is booming

Mitko M
Sep 19, 08:14

booming or blooming :P ? I hope not the first one cuz they raised the prices of the ARC Studio :( hehe
Good job brother, studio looks great!

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Kevin Koelzer (author)
Sep 19, 15:12

I guess blooming would be the more accurate word Mitko, I more so meant business is booming heh. But thanks man

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Matt Cleary
Sep 19, 21:05

Massive congrats Kevin!

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SoundGym
Sep 19, 07:30 in SoundGym Official

Mixing: Instinct Vs. Reference

When mixing in music, which do you trust more? Your instinct or your references?

🎚️ In the mix, do you lean on your gut feeling or stick to trusted references? Some producers swear by instinct, others won’t mix without A/B’ing.

Where do you fall: instinct or reference?

Let’s hear how the SoundGym Community mix best.

Oneoh Swing
Sep 19, 16:20

I’d say 50/50 — I mix by instinct for the overall vibe and creative color, but I use reference tracks to make sure I’m staying on track technically.

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Christina Taylor
Sep 19, 17:13

I have learned a LOT
by using references. But I think I started leaning too hard and need to go back to my gut more

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Matt Cleary
Sep 19, 21:04

I trust my instincts much more now I've been using soundgym, however... Ultimately we need well trained ears, artistic instinct AND good references (in high quality WAV or higher... not MP3 compressed spotify files...). I think alot of instinct comes from plenty of listening and experience. So it's all interdependent.

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SoundGym
Sep 18 in SoundGym Official

Congrats @Ray Z for winning the Diamond Ears Award!