How To Make Your Orchestral Mixes Sound Professional (Reference Track Tutorial)

Are you struggling to get your orchestral mockups to sound right? In this reference track tutorial, I share one of the most potent techniques to level up the your mixes. I explain:
What a good mix actually is
Why mixing is so hard (even for pros)
How reference tracks solve these problems

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Demo : Before/after of my own orchestral mix
Free referencing setup instructions :
For Cubase Pro
For other DAWs
Using streaming services (stream straight into DAW!)

Links
Sessionwire Receive VST: https://studio.sessionwire.io/ (free, Google/email signup)
Chris Selim Video:    • Spotify to Cubase to OBS with this FREE Pl...  
Free referencing plugin: https://mannixsquared.com/2024/09/18/...
Reference track used:    • Path Of A Hero  

Do you reference differently? Share your tips below!

Timestamps
00:00 intro
​00:35 what is a good mix
​01:00 mixing challenges
​02:45 reference mixing - before and after demo
​05:20 how to set up referencing in cubase pro
​07:32 workaround for non-cubase users
​08:47 bonus - how to use streaming service as reference
​10:11 how to actually use references when mixing
​12:34 important disclaimer
​13:01 using analyzers
​13:47 tonal balance control
​14:43 practical suggestion
​15:07 outro
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