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Music skill

Spectral Balance

Whether the mix has the right energy distribution across the frequency spectrum.

Why it matters

A core skill in Studio Mix.

The exercises below show how Studio Mix teaches and tests this skill.

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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.

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 Spectral Balance

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.

27 exercises
  • EQ MatchTry free
  • Mix Rescue
  • Scenario Drill
  • Stem Mixer
  • Mix Diagnosis
  • Ab Preference
  • Comparative ListenTry free
  • De EsserTry free
  • Di BlendTry free
  • Genre Mix Challenge
  • Guided Listening
  • Hardware Character
  • Hardware Pairing
  • Low End Phase
  • Mastering Chain ID
  • Mid Side
  • Midside Decision
  • Minimal Processing
  • Mix Bus
  • Saturation Match
  • Speed Mixing
  • Translation Check
  • Phase Align
  • Phase Bleed
  • Mic Placement
  • Full Band Mix
  • Measurement

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 Spectral Balance 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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Level Balance

This nearby skill can make Spectral Balance easier to hear or perform.

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Practise this skill

Add Spectral Balance to your next session.

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