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When you’re mixing a full track with stems, you can shape the mixbus with EQ, compression, subtle stereo widening, saturation, clipping, limiting, etc.

How does your approach change when you’re working with a 2-track (e.g., a YouTube mp3) plus vocals?

I know stems are always ideal, but in this situation do you make the same kinds of moves more subtly, or do you approach it in a completely different way?

When you’re mixing a full track with stems, you can shape the mixbus with EQ, compression, subtle stereo widening, saturation, clipping, limiting, etc.

How does your approach change when you’re working with a 2-track (e.g., a YouTube mp3) plus vocals?

I know stems are always ideal, but in this situation do you make the same kinds of moves more subtly, or do you approach it in a completely different way?