Mixing Audio, 2nd Edition

31	The Hustle (DnB)

Written and produced by Dan ‘Samurai’ Havers & Tom ‘Dash’ Petais (www.dc-breaks.co.uk).Mixed (in Digital Performer) by Roey Izhaki.Mastered by Mandy Parnell (www.mandyparnell.com) at Electric Mastering, London.

The Hustle is a powerful DnB production. The 41 tracks submitted with this project – mostly the outcome of original programming – constitute a meticulous arrangement that could easily serve as a production masterclass. Indeed, from a mix engineer's point of view, it was exciting to have an insight into how this epic tune was constructed.

Drum ‘n’ bass productions, as the name suggests, are characterized by dominant beats and bass lines. In mixes, the two tend to be loud to an extent that would not be considered ...