Mixing Workflow Tips For Better Results on Client Songs

Mixing Workflow Tips For Better Results on Client Songs

From Inside The Recording Studio by Inside the Recording Studio

March 27, 2026 · 44 min · Episode 313

About this episode

Chris and Jody discuss essential mixing workflow tips to ensure better results on client songs.

So you said yes to mixing someone else’s track. Bold move. Now what? In this episode, Chris and Jody pull back the curtain on what really happens after you get hired. Spoiler alert. It is not just opening a session and pushing faders. There is a whole process, and if you skip parts of it, things can go sideways fast. They start at the very beginning with the first client conversation. This is where you either set yourself up for a smooth project or quietly step into chaos. What questions should you ask? What should make you pause? Chris and Jody dig into both, including a few moments where things did not go exactly as planned. Those stories alone are worth sticking around for. Then it is onto setup. Not the glamorous kind. The practical kind. File prep, session organization, and making sure your system does not melt halfway through a mix. Keeping your CPU happy is not optional, and neither is keeping your workflow clean. Communication gets a spotlight too. Because let’s be honest, half of mixing is managing expectations. Chris and Jody talk about how to stay on the same page with clients without getting buried in endless revisions or confusion. The goal is simple. Keep things…

People in this episode

Hosts: Chris, Jody

Topics covered

  • mixing workflow
  • client communication
  • session organization
  • file preparation
  • expectation management

Keywords

  • mixing
  • client songs
  • workflow
  • communication
  • session setup

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