01 · Notice
Identify the choice
Focus on the specific musical decision instead of judging the whole attempt as good or bad.
Mixing Craft One school
Music skill
Depth Staging
Placing sources front-to-back in the mix using reverb, delay, and level.
Why it matters
A core skill in Studio Mix.
The exercises below show how Studio Mix teaches and tests this skill.
Studio Mix
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Mixing Craft
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How to learn it
Notice it, practise it, use it again
You may meet the same skill in several exercises or schools. Each one gives you another way to hear or apply it.
02 · Practise
Complete an exercise
Use a short exercise to hear the skill clearly and try it for yourself.
03 · Apply
Use it in context
Try the same skill in another exercise, another school, or a more complete piece of work.
Practice exercises
Where to practise Depth Staging
These exercises are available in Main Act now. The same exercise may appear in more than one school when it teaches a shared skill.
Related skills
What to learn before or after this
This sequence is a suggestion. You can start here or use the nearby skills to choose what to practise next.
Play it now, no account
Train Depth Staging in two minutes.
Each one is the real drill from its school, ending in a prescription. Nothing is saved until you choose to.
Learn first
Masking Resolution
This nearby skill can make Depth Staging easier to hear or perform.
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Choose a related skill
Practise this skill
Add Depth Staging to your next session.
Preview a plan with an exercise suited to your current level. Your result helps choose what you practise afterward.