Hello,

I made a dance song (some chill vibed dubtechno). You can listen to the end result here:

https://soundcloud.com/manducator/shoplifter-master

You can listen to the mix here:

https://soundcloud.com/manducator/shoplifter-mix

Download of the mix is here:

http://www.mediafire.com/download/jqbin4t0aq229e8/Shoplifter+mix.wav

The loudness of the mix isn't comparable to commercial songs because this is the version that still has to be mastered. So turn up the volume to enjoy.

I took the effort to write down the mixing process.

Don't be blinded by the type of song, most guidelines about mixing are the same for other genres too.

I created the song in FL Studio 11 and the only third party plugin I used is Reveal Sound's Spire vsti.

You can download the project of the unmixed song here:

http://www.mediafire.com/download/nb91a612jqg47ay/Shoplifter+%28FL+Studio+11+Project%29.zip

For those who don't use FL Studio and/or Spire, you can download all 16 unmixed stems here:

http://www.mediafire.com/download/rabvoepkhzd94je/All+Tracks.part1.rar
http://www.mediafire.com/download/q5gsydo2hhg2hg5/All+Tracks.part2.rar

Here you can download my 32-page mixing guide specific to this song:

http://www.mediafire.com/download/31jmmd6a4bao121/Mixing+of+Shoplifter.pdf

Here are the links to 2 videos that are a great addition to my pdf:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hsV4mGTLB8s
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gmrve23xRW8

I ripped the HD version of those videos and added a wav of pink noise in this download:

http://www.mediafire.com/download/nt19etr7l5z2un5/Extra.part1.rar
http://www.mediafire.com/download/tgsm7e1x13p5q7d/Extra.part2.rar

And here is the mastered version (same as first link of this post):

https://soundcloud.com/manducator/shoplifter-master

You can download it here:

http://www.mediafire.com/download/r9forhgw8zje3r4/Shoplifter+master.wav

I wrote a document on how I transformed the mix into the final product. You can download it here:

http://www.mediafire.com/download/gpwzoa7yd0lw0n6/The+Mastering+of+Shoplifter.pdf

Any comment is welcome, tell me what you like and what you don't like. I hope there are others who are willing to share some knowledge too.

Cheers,
Dirk