Start enjoying mixing
- Hear what’s off → know what to tweak
- Express emotion with EQ & compressor
- Make fast decisions → stay in creative flow
You’re working on a song.Head brimming with exciting ideas.
But when you hear your recording, it feels...
You know what it needs.
Fullness, punch, clarity, depth.
So you play around with EQ and effects...
It sounds different – but not better.
Mixing feels really hard.
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It's demotivating. I know.
In 2009, I produced my pop band
Keps’ first (and only) album.
We recorded everything ourselves.
Everyone were happy with the
songs.
But I kept putting off the mixing
I would sit down at my laptop. The lid felt heavy.
I'd start randomly tweaking knobs, thinking I could hear a difference.
It felt like stumbling in the dark
After just a few minutes all motivation would leave my body, like my soul wanted to escape
I would close my laptop and say to myself: "maybe tomorrow"
Eventually I finished the album, through sheer force of will. I felt … okay about it.
But it never felt like I got mixing...
It all changed when I met Björn.
He's a jazz bassist turned music producer (he has a Swedish Grammy nomination).
When I saw Björn work, things started to click.
- He had seen many situations before, so he quickly knew what to change
- He used listening methods so his ears never got stuck in "can't hear the difference"
- He didn't see mixing as a chore – he saw it as a creative process
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This is where most of the courses online get it wrong:
- Lack of real practice. For things to sink in, you need to listen and tweak in many different, realistic situations.
- Information overload. They talk about all the knobs on the compressor all at once. We teach one knob at a time
- No feedback. To develop your mixing ear, you need to tweak and hear the difference yourself. Watching videos is not enough.
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After 6 months of hard work, we've created the course we wish we had when we started!
This is an interactive course where you learn by doing.
We explain the core mixing tools, one knob at a time.
We teach mixing concepts you can apply to any music.
When you learn something new, we immediately apply it in an exercise.
You'll constantly be tweaking and hearing the difference, and developing your mixing ear.
Our custom made effects have intuitive visuals that makes it easy to understand what's happening.
70+ exercises. Real-life situations from pop, rock, jazz, metal, and more.
9 chapters, covering the core mixing tools and concepts.
Balance, headroom, blending, width & depth, tone shaping, EQ, reverb, compressor, listening techniques, workflow tips, and much more.
It all happens in our custom mini-DAW tailored for learning.
We've worked hard on this course,
and we're super proud of it.
We really want you to experience it.
So for a limited time we're
cutting the price in half!
$157
Early bird $78
You will hear the difference
This course is for you if
- You want to learn what a mix needs and instantly know how to fix it
- You want a deep understanding of basic mixing tools in any DAW
- You want to make confident mixing decisions yourself
This course isn't for you if
- You want a genre recipe or a quick fix (try AI instead!)
- You wanna learn ALL the effects, ALL the knobs, ALL the theory
- You want someone telling you how to follow their aesthetic
FAQ
What equipment do I need for the course?
- Required:
- Laptop/desktop computer
- Headphones or speakers
- Recommended:
- A DAW like Logic, Ableton, Cubase or Pro Tools
Can I do the course on my phone?
No, the course requires a laptop or desktop. We have considered making the course work on phones, but it is very difficult to fit the mixing UI on such a small screen, and it would be even harder to make a good learning experience.
Therefore, we focused our efforts on making the course really good on big screens.
What tools and concepts will I learn?
Check out the course page!
If you hover the cards, you can see all the things we cover in detail.
I have never made music on a computer before. Can I still do the course?
Yes. You don't need to know anything about digital music production to do the course.
However, to get the most out of the course, we recommend that you have a DAW (like Logic, Ableton, Cubase) installed, and that you work through our real-life exercises where you apply what you've learned to your own music.
Take this as an opportunity to get started working on your music on the computer!
Will you cover all the effects used in mixing?
No. We intentionally focus only on the _most important_ effects and the most important knobs on those effects.
The most important thing is to be really solid on the fundamentals. When you have the fundamentals down, you'll find it pretty easy to learn about more advanced functionality. There are a lot of resources for learning about the details on the internet.
I've already released some songs I made on the computer. Will I get anything out of the course?
Probably! You'll probably enjoy the exercises. They've been useful and enjoyable for people who already know the mixing concepts. You'll also learn some useful techniques, such as boost and sweep.
That said, this course is mainly for people who feel like they don't know what to do when it comes to mixing.
Is there a money-back guarantee?
Yes. We want you to be satisfied with your purchase.
Email us at hello@thecoreofmixing.com and let us know why you want a refund.