Episode 5

The Ending, Mixing As You Go and a Finished Track

Fab writes a real ending, fixes timing with Ableton's warp engine, and reveals his mixing-as-you-go workflow that prints a demo at -14 LUFS.
Time to finish. Fab places the vocal sample in its final home, pushes a delay past the obvious for character, and builds a proper ending so the track resolves instead of just stopping, saving his biggest filter sweep for the finale. He uses Ableton's warp engine to fix a rushed note, then reveals the heart of his workflow: "mixing as you go." With nothing on the master but a single limiter and a high-frequency "seat belt," no EQ and no compression, he prints the track at -14 LUFS so it holds together as a demo anyone could play. It's a clinic in finishing what you start and leaving a track in a state you'd be proud to share.

In this episode you'll learn:

- How to write an ending that resolves a track instead of stopping it
- Using filter automation and delay for finale impact
- Fixing timing and feel with Ableton's warp engine
- The "mixing as you go" philosophy and why it makes final mixing easier
- Keeping your master chain minimal (limiter and high-frequency control only)
- Why printing a demo around -14 LUFS helps it travel and hold up
- How to leave a track finished enough to play for anyone