zhanel
for Ableton Live

it mixes your song step by step, you hear every change before and after, and it learns what your ears keep.

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night drive
2drums
abletonfocusrite · 48k · 256agent · readyear · hearing
02 · listen

don't trust us. listen.

flip before and after, then hear the same mix on a phone, in a car, in a club.

listen on
device curveat 60 Hz −49 dBat 200 Hz −18 dBat 3 kHz +2 dBat 10 kHz −7 dB

the waveform and spectrum here are an illustration; the producer's own song and its real measurements play here at launch.

03 · how it works

you ask. it mixes. you decide.

  1. 01

    ask

    “mix everything”, or just “vocal drier”. pick one track, several, or the whole set.

    target · whole set
    whole set
  2. 02

    listen

    zhanel works through the song one part at a time, and every part comes with before / after.

    mixing everything

    0 / 5
    1. gain staging
    2. drums
    3. guitars
    4. lead vocal
    5. main track
  3. 03

    keep

    keep what you like, undo the rest. a backup is saved before the first change.

    drums · done

    glue at −15 dB,40 % parallel, +2.5 dB at60 Hz

    • drumsadd Glue Compressor
    • drumsGlue CompressorThreshold→−15 dB, Dry/Wet→40 %
    • drumsEQ Eight1 Gain A→+2.5 dB
04 · it learns your ears

it learns your ears.

you undid the reverb three times. it noticed. next song, the vocal starts drier.

  1. 01

    you choose

    keep or undo every change.

    this song
    kept ×0undid ×0
  2. 02

    it learns

    your choices become habits.

    • vocalless reverbundid ×3
    • drumsglue stayskept ×4
    • vocalcut at 4 Gainkept ×2
    remembered
  3. 03

    the next song

    starts where your ears are.

    medium rare
    lead vocalReverbDry/Wet
    45 %→18 %
    also starts with
    drumsGlueThreshold−10 dB−15 dB
    vocalEQ Eight4 Gain0 dB−3 dB
05 · what else

everything a mix needs.

phonekick disappears below 100 Hz

checks it everywhere

phone, car, earbuds, club. it finds what breaks, and where.

your mix reference -8.9 LUFS

compares with your reference

vocal quieter than the reference by3 dB

DDF#F#BmBmGGm

hears and writes parts

chords from the audio, then bass and drums that fit.

night drive · guitars
EQ Eight
Saturator
Utility
medium rare · guitars

remembers your other songs

“guitars like in night drive” brings that chain here.

your computer
−9.8 LUFS−1.0 dBTP60 Hz−3 dB
zhanel

your audio stays home

zhanel listens on your computer. only numbers leave.

ableton now. reaper and fl studio next.

06 · questions

questions.

what producers ask before letting software into their project.

no. zhanel listens on your computer and only sends numbers. splitting a reference into stems asks you first.
it works inside your project with your own devices, and you decide on every step.
Ableton's own devices fully. plugins through the parameters you expose in Ableton.
it saves a backup before the first change, and every step can be undone.
free to start. prices come with the launch.
07 · try it

your mix, your ears. faster.

early access opens for Ableton producers first.

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