EAR TRAINING

Intervals are the bones of every melody, bassline and chord.

The 'mood' of a track is 90% chord quality. Maj vs min vs dom changes everything.

Mixing = surgery. You can only cut what you can hear.

Heavy comp ≠ louder. It changes feel — punch, glue, sustain.

Tail length defines space — bedroom, club, cathedral.

Width is half of a great mix. Most amateurs collapse everything to mono.

Producers feel tempo. It's how you sync transitions, FX, edits without looking.

Tempo perception is the most foundational rhythmic skill — faster vs slower, before you know the exact BPM.

Spotting compression by ear prevents over-processing — the #1 amateur mistake.

Width is half of a great mix. Mono-compatible mixing requires you to hear width critically.