Building healthy mixing habits

Engineers can be a pretty obsessive bunch, listening to a song or individual…track over and over until we don't remember our own names.…While this passion is a key component in the success of today's top mixing…engineers, we must still pay attention to our bodies and take care of our minds.…On top of the healthy session topics I already covered, here're some things to…help keep your head on straight during the mix down.…First off, avoiding mixing for more than three to four hours at a time, take…frequent breaks and let your ears rest and reset.…

For me, personally, it can take a solid day for my ears to regain perspective…on a tune.…In the first day, I generally spend 70 to 80% of that total time on a mix and I…usually take a break and finish the remaining 20% the next day or maybe even a…few days later after I've had a chance to listen to it in the car, and take some…mental notes on the changes I want to implement with fresh ears.…In the DAW age, there's no reason for us to kill ourselves over these mixes…