01 · Learn
Level Balance
Learn the underlying idea and practise recognizing it on its own.
Open this stage Skill group 3 schools
Music skills
Mixing Craft
Make repeatable technical decisions at the desk.
This territory connects balance, masking, depth, and console decisions. It turns a collection of technical moves into a repeatable way to make the whole system read clearly.
What you’ll learn
Turn competing signals into a clear, repeatable hierarchy.
Each skill below develops one part of this ability. Open them in any order or follow the suggested sequence.
Studio MixIncludes practice
Live SoundIncludes practice
LightingIncludes practice
5
concepts
3
schools
69
practice paths
2
shared nodes
Skills in this group
Build the ability one skill at a time
Open any skill to see its exercises and what you might learn before or after it.
01
Start here
Level Balance
Setting relative loudness between sources so the mix sits right.
Studio MixLive Sound28 exercisesUsed in several schools
02
Build on it
Spectral Balance
Whether the mix has the right energy distribution across the frequency spectrum.
Studio Mix27 exercises
03
Build on it
Masking Resolution
Identifying and fixing two sources fighting for the same frequency range.
Studio MixLive Sound16 exercisesUsed in several schools
04
Build on it
Depth Staging
Placing sources front-to-back in the mix using reverb, delay, and level.
Studio Mix10 exercises
05
Apply it
Console Fluency
Operating a technical desk through selection, stored states, updates, and repeatable command logic.
Lighting7 exercises
Suggested order
Where to start and what to try next
Begin wherever you need help. This order simply shows how the skills relate.
02 · Practise
Masking Resolution
Practise the idea in another context so you can use it outside one exercise.
Open this stage03 · Apply
Console Fluency
Use these skills together in a more complete musical decision.
Open this stagePractise these skills
Add Mixing Craft to your next session.
Preview a plan with an exercise suited to your current level. Your result helps choose what you practise afterward.