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Mixing Craft 2 schools

Music skill

Masking Resolution

Identifying and fixing two sources fighting for the same frequency range.

Why it matters

One skill, used in several kinds of work.

You can practise this in Studio Mix, then use the same skill in Live Sound.

Studio Mix
Live Sound

2

schools

16

practice paths

Mixing Craft

territory

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.

01 · Notice

Identify the choice

Focus on the specific musical decision instead of judging the whole attempt as good or bad.

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 Masking Resolution

These exercises are available in Main Act now. The same exercise may appear in more than one school when it teaches a shared skill.

Studio Mix

Use what you hear to make a repeatable mixing decision.

14 exercises
  • EQ Rescue
  • Mix Rescue
  • Mix Diagnosis
  • Di BlendTry free
  • Dynamic EQ
  • Gate
  • Low End Phase
  • Masking DetectionTry free
  • Sidechain HpfTry free
  • Spectral Inversion
  • Phase Align
  • Phase Bleed
  • Mic Placement
  • Full Band Mix

Live Sound

Recognize the condition early enough to protect the room and the show.

6 exercises
  • Phase Align
  • Phase Bleed
  • Mic Placement
  • Full Band Mix
  • Live EQ TriageTry free
  • Delay Align

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 Masking Resolution in two minutes.

Each one is the real drill from its school, ending in a prescription. Nothing is saved until you choose to.

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Spectral Balance

This nearby skill can make Masking Resolution easier to hear or perform.

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Add Masking Resolution to your next session.

Preview a plan with an exercise suited to your current level. Your result helps choose what you practise afterward.