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MIX BATTLE 7 - Present Day Production Mix Contest

Season 5, Ep. 6

In this episode, we compare and critique our mixes of the Sam Reck song, "I Can't Stop", recorded and produced by Mark and James at Present Day Production. We discuss the pitfalls of mixing a busy pop/funk track and translation issues between speakers and headphones.


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