How often do you mix with your eyes?

[Borrowdale Barron]

Do you sometimes mix with your eyes like looking at a frequency spectrum analyzer e.g Voxengo Span or Waves PAZ spectrum analyzer?

 

[Goldmidi]

I always try to avoid using things like frequency spectrum analyzers because even random music listeners don't hear music with their eyes but with their ears.

Training your ears is definitely a beneficial thing in the long run but comes with putting in a lot of hours just listening to so much music. Of course, frequency analyzers are useful although they can be a little distracting and make you make mixing decisions that are more pleasing to what you see instead of what may sound best when heard by an average music listener.

 

[Lenard]

What's frequency analyzer would you use?

 

[Goldmidi]

What's frequency analyzer would you use?

Voxengo Span or DMG Audio Dualism. Better yet FabFilter Pro-Q 2 comes with an excellent spectrum analyzer which allows you to even define the resolution up to 8192 sample points, I think.