How a Mastering Engineer Fixes Mud, Honk & Harshness in 5 Moves | Fixate:Midrange

Try Fixate:Midrange free & fully-functional for 14 days: https://tinyurl.com/fixate-demo Mud, honk, harshness, and nasal tone all live in the midrange, and they're the reason your mix falls apart the moment it leaves the studio. In this walkthrough, Dan Gillespie (Newfangled Audio) sits down with mastering engineer Miguel from Knurl Mastering to fix a mix in 5 moves and 5 minutes using Fixate:Midrange. Fixate:Midrange is a dynamic spectral balancer built for the part of every mix where most problems actually live...the midrange. It targets six dynamic effects: (Mud, Thinness, Honk, Nasal, Harshness, and overall Spectral Balance), and applies correction only when needed, so your sound and tone stay intact. Works on vocal tracks, instrument buses, mix bus, master bus, and full mastering chains. Improves translation across AirPods, phones, car stereos, laptops, and streaming codecs. 0:00 — Meet Dan & Miguel (Plugin Designer × Mastering Engineer) 0:21 — Inside Fixate:Midrange 0:44 — The Hidden Reason Your Mixes Don't Translate 1:31 — AirPods Don't Lie: The Real-World Listening Test 2:07 — Mud, Thinness, Honk, Nasal, Harshness & Balance Explained 2:54 — The Hints System: How the Plugin Spots Problem Frequencies 3:23 — Mastering Profiles & Why They Save You Hours 4:24 — Real Mix Demo: Cleaning Up "Oceans" by ELLA in 5 Moves 6:55 — Before vs After: The Midrange Difference You Can Actually Hear 7:20 — Final Thoughts & Where to Try Fixate:Midrange #FixateMidrange #NewfangledAudio #Fixate #MixingPlugin #DynamicEQ #MasteringPlugin #MixingTips #Mastering #AudioPlugins #MusicProduction #MixingEngineer #MidrangeEQ