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Balancing Your Mix with PINK NOISE

James Arter


Balancing Your Mix With Pink Noise


Pink noise has a similar EQ curve to how humans perceive sound so it can be a fantastic reference to balance your mix with.


This is what makes it different from White Noise, as White Noise operates in a linear fashion, distributing equal amounts of single across all frequencies.


How Do You Do It?


Quite simply, playback Pink Noise at a reasonable - but not too loud - mixing level; around -18dBU is a good place to start. Then, starting with the elements in your mix which have the most energy (kick drums, bass guitar etc), pull up the fader until you hear it just poking its head out over the pink noise.

Then, mute that track and move on to the next one, repeating the same process until you've done everything in your mix.


Turn off/remove the pink noise and have a listen to your mix; it should be quite nicely balanced and you should be able to hear all of the elements.


This can be a great way to start a mix or to check the balance of a mix at the end.


Give it a go!


Check the video above for more details and a guided walkthrough.






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