res on Instagram: "Another reason for your mix to sound muffled is clashing frequencies. Meaning multiple sounds fighting for space in the same frequency range. Very common. For example, I notice in many of the mixes you guys send, the guitars and vocals clash with each other as both of them have a lot of frequency content in the mids and upper mids. But the vocal is usually the primary focus in a song, and guitar plays more of a complimentary role. So what you can do is first find out the frequ

res on Instagram: "If you're a beginner you might find it difficult to fully grasp it and be able to use it in your projects. But it's very simplistic. Certain sounds in the mix might jump in and out of the mix. They sound inconsistent as if they are coming and going. So you constantly adjust the volume every now and then to make it sit right. Which is exactly why you need compression as it makes the sound more uniform. Absolutely key for vocals since they are dynamic in nature. Over-compressing