Episode 1

Fab opens the original Ableton session for "Magnify" and walks through the architecture, philosophy and core moves that got this record approved on the first pass.

What's covered:

- Why this was a 1.0 mix and what real creative alignment between mixer, producer and artist actually looks like
- Demo-itis is real: how vision mismatches derail records, and how to spot which kind of disagreement you're actually in
- Navigating Stelios Phili's deeply-nested Ableton session without losing your mind (or his babies)
- Reorganizing tracks for speed while respecting the producer's logic and color-coding
- Building the mix bus: TDR Infrasonic, Dangerous Shapeshifter, Pro-Q3, SSL G-comp, Gold Clip, Oxford Inflator and Pro-L2
- Extracting the kick from a drum rack to free it from group processing and finally make it hit
- Using Ableton's sends and returns as a mix-routing system the way Fab uses busses in Pro Tools