Mallrat - "Better"

In this Inside The Mix, Andrew Dawson breaks down the mix of “Better” by Mallrat: a record built on intimacy, groove, and restraint but one that still needs a chorus that hits.

Andrew walks you through the mindset first: how to listen to a rough, spot what the song is already saying, and decide what you can do as a mixer to elevate it without rewriting it. Then he goes deeper into the real craft: when a bold production move becomes the right mixing decision, how to keep vocals whispery and human while still feeling “finished,” and how to build loud modern impact without crushing the life out of the record.

This series is about serving the song at every level: rhythm, energy, dynamics, width, and emotion, until the mix feels bigger, clearer, and more exciting… while still sounding like Mallrat.