Though the recording itself is very important, the mix is usually the most complex and challenging part of the production which has the biggest effect on the outcome. A bad mix can turn the most shining tracks into something very ordinary while a good mix can convert a suboptimal demo-recording into something quite definite, or a great recording into something extraordinary.

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At Iguana Studios we are mixing productions which were recorded somewhere else on a regular basis. As always, we are not just applying a standard treatment to the tracks – though our work might contain a slight touch of „Iguana Signature Sound“ in the end, we will always go for a custom workflow specifically tailored the music, the performance of the musicians and the philosophy of the band.

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Iguana mixes are known for their individual sound, for their uniqueness, transparency and dynamics, their great depth and a three-dimensional feel – while sounding fat, punchy and aggressive at the same time with realistic sounding drums and guitars/bass which feature the riffing in the best possible way. Talking about the heavy stuff here – of course a jazz-ballad will not sound that way.

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We recorded, mixed and mastered truckloads of records in the past decade, all kinds of music. Though we are mainly known for our complex and tight hard n heavy productions, there are a lot of „other“ recordings out there which were also done here. Classical music, medieval stuff, funk, jazz, a cappella, ska etc – when it comes to mix and mastering, there are even a few electro-tracks among our references.

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Please get in touch as early as possible, so we can provide help even before you start recording [If you get in touch with us at an early stage of the project, we also provide some help even before you start recording] – this way, we can avoid having to compromise later when mixing. For example, if you don’t have the possibilities we can offer, it could be a good idea to reamp guitars while tracking. A DI-Track might help a lot here, just as for drums, if you have to deal with a suboptimal recording situation, we can fix that using quality samples. Of course we also like to keep and feature the sound you recorded: It all depends on your goals and ideas, the desired result and of course the quality of the tracks.