Mixing is the process of taking multiple individually recorded elements and adding processing, effects, and balancing levels to create a deliverable mono, stereo, or surround sound track.
There are many basic aspects of mixing, so we’ve created a series of articles that quickly and simply explain common terms and concepts in mixing. Browse below to check them out!
Parallel Compression
What is Parallel Compression? Standard compression is usually done with the compressor inserted on the track so the result is a wet or processed...
New York Compression
New York Compression is a variation on Parallel Compression used specifically on drums. The variation is simply that in addition to hitting the parallel...
Expander
An expander is closely related to a gate like a limiter is related to a compressor. An expander leaves louder information (that is above...
Faders
Fader
Faders control the level of audio passing through the output of a channel. Most faders have a detented resting position about 2/3rds up its...
Metering
Metering
There are two main types of meters in audio, peak and rms (root mean square or average). Each of these have their own benefits,...
Compression
What is Compression in Audio? Compression is the most common form of dynamics processor used in audio. It turns down the peaks of an...
Insert
An insert basically inserts the processor or effect in the flow of the signal chain. It does this by stopping the audio in its...
Chorus
Chorus is an effect used to make a single source, like one voice, sound like many, like a choir. The idea is that multiple...
Pan Pots
Pan Pots (short for Panoramic Potentiometers) are used to send a signal to the left or right channel (or speakers), both channels equally, or...
Sub Mix
Submixes and groups are related to each other and often get confusing, but there is one simple difference. Submixes are when multiple tracks are...
Flanger
Flanger is an effect original done with two tape machines. Both machines played the same signal and were synchronized to each other. The engineer...
Gate
An Audio Gate or Noise Gate is another dynamics processor that works kind of opposite from a compressor. A gate uses the threshold to...
