No matter what your DAW endgame looks like, that you want to improve your skills is probably a given. You can learn directly from pros, enroll in online schools and academies, and even take a DIY approach. Whatever route you choose to take, you are going to also need to practice, a lot. So, you are going to also need a source of mixing material to practice on.
Mixing Secrets Free Multitrack Download Library:
Mixing secrets and the download library are run by Mike Senior. Mike is an author, engineer, and educator that put together this fantastic collection to serve as a teaching/learning aid. The library consists of 345 free multitrack projects across a range of styles.
Many of the multitrack projects have shorter mix sessions available. The shorter versions are often a section of the song, such as a chorus, that you can have a go at mixing without trying to nail an entire song. Also, if you are new to mixing, there is a helpful Suggestions For Mixing Newbies page which has a selection of less challenging projects for you to take a pop at.
The whole page is segregated by genre, so you can drop straight down to your main genre of interest. Most have MP3’s, so you can preview the songs before you commit to the full download. There is also a search page where you can limit your choices by a number of factors, including Instruments that must be present, and also instruments that must not be present. Handy!
Additional resources:
As well as the multitrack downloads there is a wealth of information and educational material. Whole chapters of it in fact, and videos too. As the icing on the cake, he’s compiled a big list of links to software and other places on the web that he recommends.
Start the journey today by visiting the Cambridge Music Technology website!
Once you’ve grabbed your stems, here’s how to import them into Reason.