RECORDING ROADMAP
Make Smart Decisions Before Entering The Studio
Whether you mix with Enormous Door, another engineer, or DIY, this planner turns your style and goal into clear priorities and DAW-ready session notes so you get contrast and impact that translates.
It is built on the same priority-first fundamentals used by top mix engineers. Your taste stays yours. This just gives you a clear plan.
Choose a style + set goals. Click Apply Auto Plan to generate a coherent winners/losers plan and DAW-ready session notes.
Recommendations update from your Project choices (you can override anything below).
LCR: commit key parts hard L/R and keep the center strong. Simple, punchy width.
Traditional: build width with layers and placements across the stereo field for smoother depth and blends.
Traditional: build width with layers and placements across the stereo field for smoother depth and blends.
Choose style + goals, then press Apply Auto Plan.
Select a style preset to see reference ideas.
These override the recommender. If you want the algorithm to take control again, hit Reset then Apply Auto Plan.
Section priorities (winners + supports)
Winner = listener follows. Supports = intentionally constrained so the winner reads.
Core contrast decisions
“Throws” = momentary sends (short, intentional bursts) to create contrast without washing the whole mix.
Focus
Press Apply Auto Plan.
Priority ladder
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5-axis winners & losers
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Tracking / production recipe
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Strategy
Press Apply Auto Plan.
DAW-ready Session Notes