The 5 Drivers of Mixing (Part 2) – Mixing a Song from Start to Finish

The 5 Drivers of Mixing (Part 2) – Mixing a Song from Start to Finish

How to mix a song – using the 5 Drivers

Watch the above video to see a practical demonstration of how we use ‘The 5 Drivers’ throughout a mix to guide just about every decision we make. I’ll be taking you through a simple mix and showing you how we Balance, Fix, Enhance, Shape, and create Space in the mix.

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Watch Part 1: The 5 Drivers of Mixing

Click here to watch ‘Part 1: The 5 Drivers of Mixing’ where I explain what each of the 5 Drivers are, and the key questions you need to be asking throughout your mixes to get the best sound.

12 Comments

  1. serek vfk

    hi how can i give more vol to the song after the mix without distorting or affecting the song before maztering?

    Reply
    • Rob Williams

      You don’t need to, mastering will take care of this!

      Reply
  2. Jose E. Irizarry

    I loved but i got a question ; the same 5 principles can be applied in the live mix

    Reply
    • Rob Williams

      Hey Jose – yes, it applies to mixing any music. The only difference between live and studio is that you usually don’t have as much control when mixing live. In the studio, we’ve got all kinds of plugins to help us do these things.

      Reply
  3. Florin

    This song is beautiful!

    Reply
  4. Aalijaah

    Please can you make a 5 drivers tutorial for flstudio,i didnt understamd much here because i only use flstudio,and most of the people also use flstudio,kindly make a tutorial in flstudio…thanks

    Reply
  5. adrian

    So glad I stumbled upon this site. This video cleared out some confusion for me.

    Reply
  6. Bob

    Rob,

    I’m going through your Compression Made Simple course. Fantastic. In the vocal compression video you mention a “Compression Cheat Sheet” which I’m not able to find. Where can I find and download it? Thanks very much.

    Reply
    • Rob Williams

      Hi Bob, just dropped you an email – you’ll find them under “resources” in the course!

      Reply
  7. Sylvanus

    hello Rob I would like to know who sang the song used in HOW TO MIX A SONG – The 5 Drivers of Mixing in Action your presentation. it so nice.
    pls get back to me on [email protected]

    Reply
    • Rob Williams

      Hey – Their name is 5 Star Theorem and the song is called The Right Conclusions. I’m not sure if they’re still going but just Google it I’m sure it’ll come up!

      Reply
  8. Nalz

    Thanks alot, I din’t know the right order to to a good sounding mix. It really helped

    Reply

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12 Comments

  1. serek vfk

    hi how can i give more vol to the song after the mix without distorting or affecting the song before maztering?

    Reply
    • Rob Williams

      You don’t need to, mastering will take care of this!

      Reply
  2. Jose E. Irizarry

    I loved but i got a question ; the same 5 principles can be applied in the live mix

    Reply
    • Rob Williams

      Hey Jose – yes, it applies to mixing any music. The only difference between live and studio is that you usually don’t have as much control when mixing live. In the studio, we’ve got all kinds of plugins to help us do these things.

      Reply
  3. Florin

    This song is beautiful!

    Reply
  4. Aalijaah

    Please can you make a 5 drivers tutorial for flstudio,i didnt understamd much here because i only use flstudio,and most of the people also use flstudio,kindly make a tutorial in flstudio…thanks

    Reply
  5. adrian

    So glad I stumbled upon this site. This video cleared out some confusion for me.

    Reply
  6. Bob

    Rob,

    I’m going through your Compression Made Simple course. Fantastic. In the vocal compression video you mention a “Compression Cheat Sheet” which I’m not able to find. Where can I find and download it? Thanks very much.

    Reply
    • Rob Williams

      Hi Bob, just dropped you an email – you’ll find them under “resources” in the course!

      Reply
  7. Sylvanus

    hello Rob I would like to know who sang the song used in HOW TO MIX A SONG – The 5 Drivers of Mixing in Action your presentation. it so nice.
    pls get back to me on [email protected]

    Reply
    • Rob Williams

      Hey – Their name is 5 Star Theorem and the song is called The Right Conclusions. I’m not sure if they’re still going but just Google it I’m sure it’ll come up!

      Reply
  8. Nalz

    Thanks alot, I din’t know the right order to to a good sounding mix. It really helped

    Reply

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