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Stem
mixing.

Mixing dance records from stems, at £120 per hour — with a firm quote before we start.

Some engineers draw a hard line between stem mixing and multitrack mixing. I don't. We can work with whatever your track needs — grouped stems, or every individual track — and I balance, treat and glue it into a finished mix. Which option makes sense depends on the project and the budget, not on a rule.

More separation gives me more control, so a full multitrack mix usually takes longer and costs more. Grouped stems are quicker and, for a lot of electronic records, entirely sufficient — the production is already close, it just isn't sitting together. Send what you have and I'll tell you which approach the track actually needs.

How to send them

• 24-bit WAV, same sample rate as your session
• No limiting or bus compression on the master
• Effects printed if they're part of the sound, dry if you want them decided in the mix
• A rough mix and a reference track — both tell me more than a paragraph of notes

Mix and master together

Most of the records I mix, I also master. Doing both means the mix is made with the master in mind, and nothing gets fixed twice. It's usually better value as well as a better result.

Credits

FISHER, Chloé Caillet, HAYLA, Night Tales, BVNQUET, Karen Harding and Spin Off.