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I make records that hit hard and teach you how to do it yourself.
I’m a Melbourne mixing engineer with 20 years in the studio – everything from heavy rock to indie to electronic. For me, mixing has never been about making things loud or polished. It’s about finding what makes your song work and pushing that forward. Clarity, punch, emotion – whatever the track needs.
When I’m not mixing, I’m teaching. I’ve spent the last decade lecturing at Collarts, and the thing I kept noticing was this: students could learn the theory, but they couldn’t hear it. That’s what got me building free tools, writing about compression, and putting together a course that actually teaches you to listen – not just copy settings from YouTube.
A short compilation highlighting mixing work across different styles
Stop Guessing. Start Here.
Free tools to level up your mixes
Find Problem Frequencies. Fix Your Mix.
Interactive frequency spectrum with 20 instruments, masking detection, and mix diagnostics. See where everything sits and where it clashes.
Try the Chart →
See How Your Mic Picks Up Sound
Explore 9 polar patterns interactively. Drag a sound source around the mic and watch the pickup level change in real-time.
Try the Visualiser →Find Your Starting Point
Select what you're compressing and what you want to achieve. Get settings based on real-world practice.
Try the Calculator →Check the Specs Before You Master
LUFS levels, true peak limits, and normalisation behaviour for every major platform. Music, film, podcasts, and broadcast.
Check the Standards →
See What Your Compressor Does
Watch attack and release in real-time. Finally understand why slow attack creates punch.
Try the Visualiser →Diagnose and Fix Common Problems
Select your symptom, answer a few questions, and get a specific diagnosis with fixes. 72 endpoints across 10 symptom paths.
Try the Troubleshooter →Got a compression question? Ask Dan - AI-powered mixing advice trained on 20 years of real-world engineering experience. Like having a mix engineer in your pocket.
Try Ask Dan →Get the Compression Cheat Sheet
Starting points for every common source and compression goal, in a printable PDF. Keep it next to your DAW so you're not guessing mid-session.