Music Production and Mixing Tips for Beginner Producers | Inside The Mix
How do you make your mixes sound professional as a beginner? What’s the real difference between mixing and mastering? And do you actually need expensive gear to produce great music at home?
Inside The Mix is the podcast for beginner and early-career music producers, as well as hobbyist musicians, who want clear, practical answers to the most common questions in music production and mixing music. Each episode breaks down real-world techniques used in audio engineering, helping you improve clarity, balance, and confidence in your mixes — even in a home studio.
You’ll learn how to:
- Make your mixes sound professional as a beginner without overcomplicating your workflow
- Fix common problems like muddy mixes, weak low-end, and poor translation
- Understand the difference between mixing and mastering — and when you really need each
- Build a reliable production process using tools you already own
Hosted by Marc Matthews, Inside The Mix goes beyond generic beginner tutorials. Expect insightful interviews with industry-leading engineers and producers, listener-focused round-table critiques, and practical coaching designed to accelerate your progress. Past guests include Grammy Award-winning professionals such as Dom Morley (Adele) and Mike Exeter (Black Sabbath).
👉 Start with audience favourite:
Episode #175 – What’s the Secret to Mixing Without Muddiness? Achieving Clarity and Dynamics in a Mix
Subscribe, follow, and explore Inside The Mix to grow from beginner to confident producer — one mix at a time.
Episodes
#228: Networking for Beginners: How to Build Real Connections Without Being Awkward
#227: Your 2025 Music Wins: The Community Highlights Episode
#226: How AI Is Changing Voices, Studios, And The Value Of Human Performance (Face Your Ears Podcast)
#225: Why Getting It Right At The Source Makes Mixing Easy with Will Purton (Master Your Mix Podcast)
#224: Why Imperfect Recordings Feel More Alive | Abby Griffin on Creative Truth (Recording Studio Rockstars)
#223: How A New York Intern Became A Grammy-Winning Mastering Engineer with Dan Millice (Sound Discussion Podcast)
#222: From Vocal Prep to Mastering — 7 Standout Moments of 2025 (Part 2)
#221: Finish Songs Faster, Mix Smarter — 7 Standout Moments of 2025 (Part 1)
#220: The One Thing We’ll Do Differently in 2026 (and Why It Matters)
#219: How Wave Observer Reveals What Softube Saturation Knob Really Does
#218: What Would A Better Music Production Podcast Look Like To You?
#217: How to Use Reference Tracks to Finish Songs FASTER
#216: I Tried Top-Down Mixing — Here’s What Actually Happened
#215: How to Mix a Wall of Sound That Still Breathes with DRUMxWAVE and Brian Skeel
#214: The Best FREE Plugins Every Producer Should Use
#213: Finish Tracks Faster - Workflow Hacks Every Producer Needs (feat. John Kunkel)
#212: Streamlining Music Collaboration - How Mixup Changed My Feedback Workflow
#211: Creating Authentic Remote Vocal Collaborations When Miles Apart (feat. INDIGO)
#210: Should You Record With Compression or Wait Until Mixing?
#209: What Can a Free Wavetable Synth Like Vital Do in the Hands of a First-Time User?
#208: How to Avoid Burnout in Music Production (Do Less, Achieve More)
#207: How Many Drafts Does It Take to Finish a Track? (feat. Michael Oakley)
#206: Why Your Vocal Comping Workflow Is Slowing You Down
#205: Why Artists Need Strategy Over Followers in 2025 (feat. Jesse Kirshbaum)
#204: What Is Dither in Audio? When and Why to Use It (feat. Ian Stewart)