![]() Well, the first, second, and perhaps the last point (not so much) illustrate this. Joe m wrote:great post but what i meant is why would you instead of arming a track just use the mix to new audio track feature instead of arming a track and recording it in real time to a new track Make sure to label the track divider "Midi/Audio Barrier" for instance.ĭocumentation in general helps tremendously - no matter what phase you are in constructing your project.Īs you can see, mixing down to a single track has lots of advantages. However, if the tracks listing is documented, after mix down, you don't have to find what is muted if any tracks are.Ī 10 track file organized as: 5 audio/blank track/5midi tracks. Group all audio + midi together with a blank track to separate. Recommendation: The tracks that stay together. ![]() So, you can either re-arrange tracks in such a way to group which are muted/open. If you have a heavy raw track - scrolling will be involved. You can either mix down all the tracks are just some of them. Piece of advice, document everything! I can't stress this enough! You can and should do all of this in your raw project however, if you feel your raw file is absolutely how you want it - you needn't. If you feel the volume is too low and/or the master meter taps in the red, but you don't want to decrease the track's volume - apply a Brickwall Limiter (-3 dB is recommended)Īre you seeing occasional peaks? (Usually instruments that rely on treble - cymbals, high hat, snare, percussion instruments). Waveform to thin? Boost certain frequencies (Sub bass to just before Mid Range) Apply, thus the waveform should have a little more girth. I'll apply the effect to the duplicate track and the girth of the waveform will act accordingly. Waveform too thick? Rather than go back to the raw file to EQ my Kick drum or Bass (whatever the instrument), I'll just turn down the appropriate frequencies in the EQ plugin. However, something as simple as boosting or reducing the overall volume or applying EQ. This takes years to master and a really good pair of ears. If you can't do it, don't worry about it. Here, you get into mixing and mastering techniques to polish your final mix. How does the wave form look? How do I get it to look a certain way? Often times, finished projects (after mixed down to a track) are duplicated with the second mixed down track (in the same file) to evoke comparisons. Preface: The next point is not meant to be seen in a technical lens although this point has technical emphasis Since the Mix down track gives my computer room to breathe, why not do this? Now, I know I can use Sends or evoke Global Effects (spans across all tracks), but that is beside the point. I want to evoke an effect on all the tracks, but stuffing the same ones on every individual track begins to suffocate my computer. I'd like to apply a fade out at the end of a song, but I don't want to do so on every individual track. Mixing down helps it to breathe a little bit.Īs I said, if your computer can handle it, the "suffocation" is hardly noticeable however, do that same heavy project on a not-so-well-endowed processor - you can guess what will happen.Ĥ) You can use the mixed track as a guide if you decide to do other things.Ī. If your "raw" file has alot of tracks and/or effects, even if your computer can handle it, your computer still is under suffocation somewhat. So, mix down four of them.ģ) This frees up memory as the mixed down file is compressed. Mixing down frees up channels as in this case, you will need four channels free. However, in other programs where this hardly ever happens as the primary instrument will play, (Flute over piano). Now, every instrument will sound even if they are set to the same Channel - even upon Export. The hassle bring having export multiple times which is highly not recommended. ![]() Joe m wrote:why would you just not mix down to new audio track? Is there something i am missing?Įric is correct, but here are a few reasons mixing down to a track within the program.ġ) Hassle free (unless self-induced, of course)Īlot of hassle is graciously avoided if you decide to make more edits after you have Mixed down and Exported.
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