How often does a compressor or EQ setting sound perfect while in solo and then you unsolo the track and it sounds worse than before you even started? In this free tutorial from pureMix, Ben Lindell shows your how helpful it is to be making your mixing choices, especially compression, in context.

After all your audience only hears your final mix, never the individual tracks of a session.

Professional engineers know how important it is to be able to hear and make decisions in the context of the whole production, rather than just in isolation. This tutorial while direct your ear to the subtle sonic differences and open your mind to working without the solo button.

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