Your Mix Sucks (Mixed by Marc Mozart)

5 Surprisingly Simple Moves That Dramatically Improve Your Mix Jan 05, 2025

Ready to transform your mixes with minimal fuss? In “5 Surprisingly Simple Moves That Dramatically Improve Your Mix,” we shine a spotlight on the lesser-known—but crazy-effective—techniques pulled straight from Marc Mozart’s iconic guide, Your Mix Sucks. Discover how referencing your work on a cheap kitchen radio can reveal hidden frequency flaws that even top-tier monitors can miss. Learn how properly tuning your kick drum supercharges low-end punch, and why rock-solid gain staging is the foundation of any pro-sounding track. We’ll also share how to generate harmonics (instead of just EQ’ing them) to add warmth and depth, plus a clever approach to parallel compression that gives each element in your mix its own sweet spot. Whether you’re just starting out or an experienced engineer, these five simple moves will breathe new life into your workflow—and your sound. Tune in now on your favorite podcast platform and get ready to hear a dramatic difference in your mixes! For more on Your Mix Sucks, visit mixedbymarcmozart.com

MIX TEMPLE PRO: Advent Calendar 2020 - Day 21 Dec 22, 2020

Welcome back to the most wonderful time of your day, the Mixed by Marc Mozart Advent Calendar. I've always said that mixing is 80% preperation and 20% inspiration. The inspiration part is up to you but we can help with preperation. That's why we're giving away 3 licenses of MIX TEMPLE PRO for either Logic Pro X, ProTools, Ableton Live, Studio One or Cubase. All details can be found on our website https://mixedbymarcmozart.com/xmas2020

ESI U168XT: Advent Calendar 2020 - Day 20 Dec 21, 2020

Hello and welcome back. We've all gotten frustrated over our interfaces at one point or another, am I right? Not enough inputs, constantly having to re-route your setup, noisy pre amps... If you understand what I'm talking about then we've got something for you! The ESI U168XT features MIDI, 16 inputs, 8 outuputs, dual headphone amps and so much more. Would love to kep this one in the studio but we're also super happy to give it away to YOU! For further information please visit our website https://mixedbymarcmozart.com/xmas2020

ESI Audio: https://www.esi-audio.com

RODE K2: Advent Calendar 2020 - Day 18 Dec 19, 2020

Hello and welcome back to our advent calendar! Today we have something very special for all you singers, producers and artists out there - anybody who appreciates a silky smooth tube microphone. The Rode K2 is the next iteration in a line of high quality tube microphones that offer some more modern features like being able to choose polar patterns to find your perfect mic setting! You really don't wanna miss this one if you've been looking for your next favorite microphone! All further information on our website https://mixedbymarcmozart.com/xmas2020

Rode: https://en.rode.com

NUBERT nuPro X-4000 RC: Advent Calendar 2020 - Day 13 Dec 14, 2020

Hello and welcome back to our advent calendar! Today is a special day for all of you looking for new speakers. These babies aren't just some of the most high quality studio speakers you have ever heard (especially for their size). They're also full of really advanced technology and endless options for connectivity. You don't wanna miss the opportunity to win the nuPro X-4000 RC, trust me! All details about the competition can be found on our website https://mixedbymarcmozart.com/xmas2020

Nubert: https://www.nubert.de

STEREO MASTERING: Advent Calendar 2020 - Day 10 Dec 11, 2020

After an amazing plugin that we introduced yesterday (Leapwing's DynOne - you really wanna win this one!) we would love to help one of you to put the finishing touches on your song. Whether you've just recorded, produced and mixed your song or have the next big hit in the making, a STEREO MASTERING by myself and my team will help your track sound great on any system, in any environment. So let us know how we can help and we look forward working with you soon. You can find all the information at https://mixedbymarcmozart.com/xmas2020

LEAPWING AUDIO DYNONE 3: Advent Calendar 2020 - Day 9 Dec 10, 2020

Hello and welcome back once again! Whenever I get asked what my five or so favorite plugins are, this one is high up on that list. The LEAPWING AUDIO DYNONE 3 is an incredibly powerful multiband dynamics processor that can add a ton of attitude and loudness to your track without ever destroying the natural vibe of your material. I use this on every single master and mix so you don't wanna miss out on this one, I promise ;) All information available on our website https://mixedbymarcmozart.com/xmas2020

Leapwing Audio: https://www.leapwingaudio.com

YOUR MIX SUCKS E-BOOK: Advent Calendar 2020 - Day 7 Dec 08, 2020

Hello and welcome back once again! Just as a reminder: you have 7 days after each and every live stream to win the prize we are giving away in the video. So scroll back through all the videos, there is still tons of amazing equipment to win. Today we are keeping it in-house again and are giving away 5 copies of YOUR MIX SUCKS! You can choose between all editions we have in stock and of course, one year of mix feedback is included as well. All information available on our website https://mixedbymarcmozart.com/xmas2020

FLUID AUDIO FX 50 + DS 5: Advent Calendar 2020 - Day 6 Dec 07, 2020

Hello and welcome back once again! You see, a lot of things in life are negotiable, but studio monitors sure aren't ;) That's why we're super excited to give you guys the chance to win a pair of FLUID AUDIO FX 50 active monitors, or two pairs of FLUID AUDIO DS 5 monitor speaker stands. Big thanks for Fluid Audio and Hyperactive Audio for the support and fantastic gear. For further information please visit our website http://mixedbymarcmozart.com/xmas2020

Fluid Audio: https://www.fluidaudio.com

Hyperactive Audio: https://www.hyperactive.de

iZotope MUSIC PRODUCTION SUITE 4: Advent Calendar 2020 - Day 3 Dec 04, 2020

Hello and welcome back once again! After two action packed days with an amazing virtual instrument and one free stem mastering we're dropping another bomb today. If you already have all of these amazing plugins in your arsenal, consider yourself one of the lucky ones. For literally everyone else: You don't wanna miss this one! iZotope is giving you the chance to win one MUSIC PRODUCTION SUITE 4, which includes a ton of their most popular and useful plugins. What are you waitng for?! ;) For further information please visit our website https://mixedbymarcmozart.com/xmas2020

STEM MASTERING: Advent Calendar 2020 - Day 2 Dec 03, 2020

Hello and welcome once again to the Advent Calendar. If you haven't seen yesterday's live stream I'd highly recommend watching that - there's an amazing virtual instrument to win, you don't wanna miss that. Today, we are keeping it local and would love to help the winner of today's extravaganza to bring your track to the next level - with one FREE STEM MASTERING! You're working on a release right now - great! You've already done all the production, recording and mixing and wanna get the final touches on your song ASAP - perfect! As always, please visit our website for all information https://mixedbymarcmozart.com/xmas2020

THE ORCHESTRA: Advent Calendar 2020 - Day 1 Dec 03, 2020

Hello and Welcome to the most wonderful time of the year! 2020 has been extremely tough for a lot of people in the music community - that's why we're super excited to give back TO YOU! We have partnered up with some amazing manufacturers and are giving away tons of great gear. A huge THANK YOU to Best Service (https://www.bestservice.com) for making possible this first giveaway, one license for their incredible orchestra instrument "The Orchestra Complete". All details about the competition are explained in the podcast and can be found on our website https://mixedbymarcmozart.com/xmas2020

Why you should be a "Jack of All Trades" | Your Mix Sucks Podcast Oct 05, 2020

Welcome back to the Your Mix Sucks Podcast and thank you so much for staying with us. We know there haven't been any new episodes for a while so we appreciate you coming back even more!

Today Tobi and David "The Intern" are talking about finding the balance between being an expert at a single craft vs. being knowledgeable in many different areas. Does the age old saying "Don't be a jack of all trades" still hold true or has the modern music industry moved past this simplification? Let's find out! 😉

Going Deep with Tobi&David "The Intern" | Your Mix Sucks Podcast Feb 25, 2020

Why did you start producing? What to do when you're feeling stuck? Why do we post about squeeky chairs? All questions that Tobi and David "The Intern" answer in this week's podcast. So wether you're stuck right now and need some advice from two guys who've pretty much seen it all (he said sarcastically) or just need some light hearted entertainment - this episode is for you!

Please enjoy and leave a 5 Star review!

Time vs. Money | Your Mix Sucks Podcast Feb 13, 2020

On todays podcast Marc, Tobi and David "The Intern" sit down and discuss some questions that seem to keep coming up whenever talking about time and money. Two limited resources that everyone of us has to balance, how we do that is a super personal question, but we try to break it down and give our own takes on it.

Please leave a 5 star review, comment and visit our socials if you'd like to get in touch.

Content Strategy 2020 - More is More! | Your Mix Sucks Podcast Feb 11, 2020

Back in December, Marc and David "The Intern" went over our very own content strategy for 2020, what we are planning on focusing on and how you can grow your own channels as well.

Please leave a 5 star review and a comment/question if you're still curious about social media.

elysia? elysia! These guys know how it's done! YVS #007 | Your Mix Sucks Podcast Sep 13, 2019

Ladies and Gentlemen!

Today we present to you a premiere, the first English vlog. Our "Your Vlog Sucks" series has been going strong for the past two months, unfortunately only in German though. Two weeks ago we were invited to a great networking event at the elysia headquarters, which forced Marc to get into the english speaking zone and whip out those skills. We really do hope you enjoy this taste of what the past two months have been about and get some value out of it!

Please leave comments, suggestions and critisism on our social channels!

Studio Breakfast #004 - A Quick Update with Marc and David The Intern | Your Mix Sucks Podcast Sep 09, 2019

Have you been wondering what's going on behind the scenes? Then this podcast is for you! We give you an update on what we have been doing when you weren't looking, that includes something big with Waves Audio, the Behringer RD-8, Studioszene in Cologne and much more! We also get into how I have been doing and reflect on my progress since my internship has started more than two months ago.

As always, we appreciate your listens, comments and feedback!

Intern Talks! OMG...They let me make a podcast! (feat. David the Intern) Aug 29, 2019

Only about three months ago I was in a position where looking for an internship was on my mind every day. Here are some tips I wish I knew back then. If it helps out a single person, my job here is done 😉

Who is this guy? feat. Tobi 🇬🇧 STUDIO BREAKFAST #003 Aug 26, 2019

Hey everybody! On today's Studio Breakfast we sit down with Tobi Lichtmann, COO of the Mozart conglomerate to talk about his upbringing, early childhood influences and much more. We also go deeper into his current role as the COO and how a carreer in the start up world is influencing his management style right now.

Studio Breakfast #002 - My Favorite Podcasts and why I Listen! | Your Mix Sucks Podcast Aug 22, 2019

Hey there everybody! In the second Episode of our Studio Breakfast Series, Marc gives some insight into his favorite podcasts to step up Nick's content consumption. There's too many to list them all but please check out all of these great podcasts and support the creators! Please leave some suggestions for your own favorite podcasts in the comments. Happy listening everybody!

Studio Breakfast #001 - We're spilling the Tea! | Your Mix Sucks Podcast Aug 19, 2019

Hello Everybody! Finally, after a long, successful run of the german "Studiofrühstück" we bring the brand new series "Studio Breakfast". In the first episode Marc and David the intern break down where we want this series to go and tell you a bit about our personal backgrounds. We hope you enjoy and appreciate your feedback in the comments!

Chris Lord-Alge aka CLA: mixing 20.000 songs Jul 02, 2019

CLA website

In this episode, I met audio legend Chris Lord-Alge aka CLA at Musikmesse in Frankfurt. Chris introduced me to some of his new branded products, and we had plenty of time to dive into how he got started with his own branded gear.

We are also discussing internships, mixing workflow, and how technology has changed many things in the past 20 years, but not CLA's workflow using his SSL 4000G console.

Lots of value for music producers and audio engineers - from printing stems, archiving source material to CLA's legendary "recall rallies". This episode will drag you into the exciting audio world of Chris Lord-Alge.

CLA Website

CLA MixHub at Waves.com

Bluey Compressor at Black Lion Audio

CLA-10A Speakers at Avantone Pro

New intern... any good? Meet Jonathan! Aug 13, 2018

Meet my new intern Jonathan, who will stay at the studio for a 3 month internship. He's currently studying pop music design at the Pop-Akademie Baden-Württemberg in Mannheim.

[Chris Allen (PMC Speakers) educates me on transmission line speakers] | Your Mix Sucks Podcast Apr 24, 2018

Chris Allen of PMC Speakers educates me on the advanced transmission line speaker design, the BBC Maida Vale Studio beginnings of PMC-founder Peter Thomas and various sizes and flavours of PMC speakers.

[Hanging out with Chris Allen (PMC Speakers) and Dave Shevyn (GIK Acoustics) at Musikmesse 2018] | Your Mix Sucks Podcast Apr 21, 2018

[Meeting James of AMS Neve at Musikmesse 2018] | Your Mix Sucks Podcast Apr 19, 2018

[Social Media vs. 5 Old Men] | Your Mix Sucks Podcast Dec 28, 2017

Are you on the right side of this? Are you consuming social media, or are you a creator?
Let me explain the world in 1995. It had a massive wall between creators and the audience. 5 old men aka the power of media companies and broadcasting were controlling access to the mainstream audience.
Now of course, the world is turned upside down, and we all have access through our smartphones.
And of course, those who have an intuition for trends and understood underpriced attention, will always be winning, in any environment.

Will Henshall, legendary producer and tech inventor | Your Mix Sucks Season 1 Bonus Dec 03, 2017

Interviewing Will Henshall, legendary producer/writer/founder of London Beat, inventor of the collaboration technology behind Avid Pro Tools DigiDelivery & Cloud Collaboration, CEO and Founder of Focus At Will Labs, a streaming company that distributes productivity-enhancing music.

Prince & The Revolution: Matt “Doctor” Fink | Mix Temple Podcast #5 Aug 21, 2017