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Basic mixing - Auria Tutorial
From the course: iPad Music Production: Auria
Basic mixing
In this movie I want to talk about some basic concepts to understand when mixing your song. Mixing involves adjusting the levels and effects of each individual tracks so they all combine or mix into a single audio file that sounds full, balanced, and well arranged, kind of like a finished song. A good first step is to make sure each track sounds the way that you wanted to sound both on its own and in context. You might want to solo each track and listen for any strange or unexpected sounds you might have not heard when the tracks were all playing together. Now before I begin, I'm going to move all of my Faders down to about -5 or -10dB so that I have somewhere to go while mixing. Leaving yourself some headroom is always a good idea, especially in the digital domain where tape hiss is a non-issue, and it'll help you avoid clipping your master out. I am also going to reset my Pans, they are currently set the way they were during recording and just by double tapping them I can send them…
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Working with the PSP ChannelStrip9m 20s
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Using inserts and plugins7m 10s
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Basic mixing4m 11s
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Grouping faders2m 38s
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Creating subgroups3m 48s
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Using auxiliaries3m 59s
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Using automation10m
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Understanding the master channel2m 54s
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Exporting your project4m 12s
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Saving and managing your projects with Dropbox2m 15s
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Creating snapshots2m 18s
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