Joe Carrell Mixing Blue Honey

Real People Playing Real Music…

In this intensive course, Joe Carrell unlocks the secrets of mixing a powerful duet, demonstrating professional techniques using only digital audio workstation (DAW) plugins. He reveals how to transform tracks by creating spatial soundscapes, layering vocals, and adding professional polish—all without expensive external gear.

Diving deep into Blue Honey’s recording, Carrell breaks down each track systematically, showing how to achieve remarkable drive and harmonic depth. He demonstrates his unique approach to vocal harmonisation and how to get the best from the recorded material.

Professional insights include critical mixing strategies like precise gain staging, carefully managing upper midrange frequencies, and using side-chain ducking to create a rich, balanced sound. By course’s end, you’ll have gained professional-level skills that can dramatically elevate your mixing capabilities.

The result is more than a tutorial – it’s a masterclass in modern music production, offering an insider’s view of how hit-worthy tracks are crafted from raw recordings.

Blue Honey’s country rock track pulses with raw passion and subtly layered instrumentation. Joe Carrell demonstrates how to give vocals breathing room, create strategic power and width, and use channel strip plugins to add attack and dynamic bite. His mixing approach transforms the recording by carefully enhancing each element while maintaining the track’s authentic energy, turning a good performance into a professional, compelling sound.

This is as close as you can get to working with one of the most respected professionals in the business. In this information packed 1-on-1 lesson you will learn techniques that will serve you well for your whole mixing career. This is an unbelievable opportunity to once again learn from the very best as Joe Carrell serves up another great course exclusively for Pro Mix Academy. 

Master Your Music Production with Joe Carrell

In this comprehensive course, Joe Carrell breaks down plugin selection and usage with expert precision. He provides a lifetime of audio engineering knowledge, condensed into an accessible learning experience.

You will learn how to:

• Create a consistent sonic foundation for vocals and instruments
• Utilise automation to build track intensity and excitement
• Mix multi-layered vocals with professional high-pass filtering techniques
• Master transient control and energy management using tape plugins
• Implement bus tracks and parallel compression for richer mixes
• Apply industry-standard channel strip, compression, and limiting techniques

Designed for all skill levels, this course offers musicians and producers practical insights into creating professional-quality productions within a digital audio workstation (DAW).