Carrying on with my research on Jeff Ellis and his interview with Sound On Sound Magazine I will be focusing on his mixing processes during this blog post.

Jeff is a self taught mixer and said that he has done most of his learning through trail and error

At 13:02 Jeff explains how he starts every mix by crafting the aesthetic of sound through his PMC speakers,after he listens on his Pmc’s he plays the mix through his Pyles which simulate a phone speaker(low end reference speaker). He will then transfer the mix to his MacBook pro speakers. At 16:43 Jeff states “make a mix too balanced on MacBook speakers it is going to sound dull on everything else, you have to find a balance”.

When mixing he listens to the mix really quietly because he says listening to music loud when your trying to mix “ruins your ears for the day” and will hinder your ability to mix.At 17:15 he said “you listen loud straight away your ears are ruined straight away”

Jeff also listens to how well his mixes translate on the headphones Beats By Dre. Although these headphones are notorious for being extremely bass heavy, Jeff explained how a lot of people are listening to your music on them. So it’s important to make sure you mixes sound good on them.

From this research I have learned the importance of making sure your mixes translate on a wide range of systems so they are a lot more accessible. As well as using the main monitors in the Multitrack studio, I will be doing the majority of my mixing on the mono cube at a relatively low volume. With the hope that if I can make the mix sound good on the studio’s mono cube it should sound good on a wide range of systems. I will also be seeing how my mixes translates on headphones specifically beats by dre. For my audio project I will incorporate these techniques Jeff Ellis uses in my mixing process,

This post relates to learning outcome 4