fixatune.com

What It Is

Fix A Tune is a learning-focused community built around music mixing and mastering, created by Michael Angel. The site clearly states that its forum, video channel, and blog are all 100% free. Its content ranges from beginner fundamentals to more advanced techniques, and it plans to use real work submitted by members to create tutorials, online workshops, masterclasses, ebooks, and e-courses.

Core Content and Teaching Format

Its core offering is not a traditional pre-recorded course platform, but rather a combination of tutorials, forum discussions, blog posts, and case-based feedback. The video tutorials cover mixing, mastering, plugins, and related tools. The forum is used for discussions around blog and video topics, and users can also submit songs for a chance to have them used in teaching videos or future courses. The founder also offers professional mixing/mastering consultations, including analysis of song recordings, written technical improvement suggestions, and follow-up consultation after the client remixes or remasters the track.

Instructor Background

The site provides a fairly detailed background profile of the founder. Michael Angel describes himself as a mastering engineer, audio software developer, music producer, and composer. He says he has been professionally mastering projects for others since 1997, across genres such as classical, rock, and hip-hop, with clients including Grammy-winning musicians and independent artists. He also runs Angel Lofte Studio and has been involved in CD Sound Master audio plugins and virtual instrument products. This background makes the content more focused on practical engineering experience than purely theoretical instruction.

Pricing and Business Model

The free offering is fairly appealing: the forum, videos, and blog are all free. The main paid service currently appears to be professional consultation, with a full single-song consultation priced at $59, plus discounts for multiple songs, longer tracks, and albums. The ebooks and e-courses are still marked as “Coming Soon,” with no clear pricing, curriculum, or launch date yet. The site does not mention certificates, accreditation, or completion credentials.

Pros and Cons

Its strengths are its strong vertical focus on mixing and mastering, low barrier to entry through free resources, case-based teaching using real member submissions, and practical paid consultations that include follow-up. The limitations are that the course system is not yet fully developed and the formal e-Course has not launched. There is also limited information on learning paths, update frequency, payment methods, and customer support. In addition, the forum and submission rules impose strict limits on lyrical content, language, and subject matter, so it may not suit all musical styles or creators.

Who It’s For and Access from China

Fix A Tune is better suited to musicians, home recording enthusiasts, and independent producers with good English skills who are actively working on mixing or mastering songs and want feedback from an engineer’s perspective. If you mainly want structured courses, certification, or systematic assignment review, you may need to combine it with other platforms. The main site does not state its accessibility from mainland China. Since some content involves YouTube videos, access may be uncertain; overall, its China accessibility should be considered unknown.