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Mixing harder, faster material: gain staging, EQ under pressure, loop and FX work, and building a set that keeps its energy for four hours.
Fast, hard material punishes sloppy gain staging more than anything else. Get the levels right and everything above them gets easier.
Starting points
- Set your gain from the loudest part of the track, not the intro.
- Cut, do not boost — especially in the low end.
- Build a set with peaks and troughs; four hours flat is exhausting for everyone.