Mixing With The Masters
You don't need a million-dollar studio to learn from them.
Most engineers get stuck in the "preset trap." You download a template for a rock drum bus or a hip-hop vocal chain, paste it on your track, and wonder why it sounds terrible. You have the gear, but you lack the context.
When you watch Mixing With the Masters, you aren't just seeing settings; you are watching reaction. You see CLA smash a drum bus because the song is angry. You see Andy Wallace ride a fader manually because the vocal needs a "breath of life" that automation can't replicate.
Key differences in the MWTM approach:
Most tutorials online show you how to mix a loop or a stock track. The masters show you how to solve real problems — like:
You learn workflow, mindset, and taste, not just which knob to turn.
Founded by Grammy-winning engineer Marc Daniel Nelson (and team), Mixing with the Masters is a subscription-based video library and a series of high-end "bootcamp" events. However, the digital subscription is their crown jewel. mixing with the masters
When you log into MWTM, you aren't watching a screen capture of a laptop. You are watching professional multi-camera productions. You see the console from the overhead shot, the Pro Tools session from the screen feed, and the engineer’s facial expressions via a close-up camera.
The series is broken down into three primary pillars:
Originally coined as a concept, Mixing With The Masters is now a specific, high-end video tutorial library founded by Grammy-winning engineer/producer Fab Dupont. Unlike the countless "in-the-box" tutorials on YouTube, MWTM takes you inside the world’s most famous studios (like Capitol Studios and Electric Lady) to watch chart-topping engineers deconstruct actual hit records. You don't need a million-dollar studio to learn from them
The roster reads like a Grammy ballot: Andy Wallace (Nirvana, Foo Fighters), Chris Lord-Alge (Green Day, Muse), Tony Maserati (Beyoncé, Jason Mraz), Eric "Mixerman" Sarafin, and Jacquire King (Kings of Leon).
The core philosophy is simple: Audio is subjective, but physics are not. MWTM bridges the gap between artistic feel and technical precision.
