14/05/2026
Always trust YOUR ears. We all learn from others, and you should respect and learn from the greats in the industry. But if you try something that someone else has told you not to do, and it sounds good to YOU, listen to that instinct.
Forget tutorials. Put a plugin on the track and dial the settings back and forth from 0–100. Listen to that and see what it means to YOU before allowing someone else to tell you how to use it.
Yes, you need to know a lot of technical stuff to be a great mixer. However, as a beginner, you should focus on having fun, doing extreme things, experimenting, and learning what works for you as an artist.
Almost all the classic engineering and mixing techniques we use today were born from breaking the "rules." In reality, the only rule in mixing is that if it sounds good, IT IS GOOD.
So stop obsessing over attack and release, specific EQ settings, how many dBs you can or can't compress by, and just play. Play with reckless disregard and allow yourself to find the boundaries of what works for you.