Mix Templates: Why You Need One (and What to Put in It)

This week on Inside the Recording Studio, Chris and Jody dive into one of the most overlooked but powerful tools in the recording and mixing workflow: the mix template.

Ever feel like you’re wasting time setting up the same buses, plugin chains, or routing every time you open a session? Enter the mix template — your personal studio autopilot. Chris and Jody walk through how they build and customize their templates, what they include, and why these starting points help speed up the process while keeping creative momentum high.

Whether you’re building a vocal template, a full-band starting point, or a recallable mastering setup, you’ll walk away with real-world insights into making templates that work for your gear, your style, and your sessions.

They’ll also explain the balance between automation and intention — and yes, there will likely be a few tangents and some classic Chris & Jody nonsense along the way.

Hit play and streamline your workflow — your future self (and your CPU) will thank you.

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Gear we used:
Jody’s Mic & Voice Chain: Telefunken C12 – Groove Tubes Vipre – Apollo – UA Neve 1073 – UA LA2A – UA Studer A800
Jody’s Channel Strip: iZotope RX Spectral DeNoise – iZotope RX Mouth DeClick – UA Neve 1073 – UA LA2A – UA 1176E

Chris’ Mic & Voice Chain: Slate ML1 – Apollo – UA – Slate VMR (FG12, FG73, API Eq, SSL 4kE) – iZotope RX Voice – DeNoise
Chris’ Channel Strip: Eventide Precision Time Align – iZotope RX Spectral DeNoise – iZotope RX Mouth DeClick – UA Neve 1073 – UA LA2A – UA 1176E

Master: Oek Sound Soothe 2 – iZotope Ozone Imager – iZotope Ozone Maximize.

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