Why Your Mix Still Sounds Demo-ish

There is a reason your tracks still sound like demos next to your favorite artists.

First, you are mixing with your eyes. Stop obsessing over how the EQ curve

looks. If it sounds right, the screen doesn't matter. Second,

solo-itis. You spend hours making the vocal sound perfect by itself,

but listeners don't hear the vocal by itself. They hear the whole song.

Context is king. Third, you're confusing loudness with power. You're crushing

your dynamics to compete with Spotify charts, but you're just killing the punch.

Real volume comes from balance, not a limiter. You have the vision, you just need the