Mixing basics for upload
Most jukebox listeners hear you on phone speakers or cheap earbuds. Mix for that reality, not studio monitors alone.
Simple mix order
- Levels — vocals loudest; kick and bass felt, not overpowering
- EQ — cut muddy low-mids on vocals (200–400 Hz); add air above 10 kHz lightly
- Compression — gentle on vocals (3:1 ratio); keeps worship dynamics but audible on small speakers
- Reverb — less than you think; dry vocal often translates better on phones
- Limiter — peak at -1 dB; never clip the master
Export settings
- WAV 24-bit/44.1kHz for archive; 320 kbps MP3 for upload
- Listen on your phone speaker before uploading
- Check mono — many phone speakers sum to mono