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Intro to mixing and automation

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Dov Waterman begins the final mix in Logic - general housekeeping, mixing basics, track folders and grouping, and building a balanced mix.

Part of the courseComposition in Logic: Mixing, Finalising & Bouncing14 lessons (0h 33m)

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    • 01. Intro to mixing and automation

      You are here

      0:45

    • 02. Finessing your track

      2:52

    • 03. Approaching the mix - housekeeping and leveling

      6:42

    • 04. Widening the drum sound

      3:47

    • 05. Side-chaining

      2:42

    • 06. Pre-fade vs Post-fade metering

      2:45

    • 07. Quantizing & flex-timing

      2:05

    • 08. Checking levels, adding compression

      1:18

    • 09. Creative processing & effects

      3:14

    • 10. ASSIGNMENT: Track Alternatives

      1:02

Lesson transcript

Final Stages of Mixing

Hi and welcome back to this section of the course!

In this part, we're going to focus on the final stages of our mix, finessing it, and getting ready for the end.

Topics Covered

We'll cover the following key areas:

  • General Housekeeping
  • Mixing Basics
  • Track Folders and Grouping
  • Track Alternatives
    • Using Region Alternatives
  • Track vs. Region Automation
  • Creating a Balanced Mix
    • Utilizing Sidechain
    • Mid-Side Configurations

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Dov Waterman is a composer, pianist and producer. He has written and designed sound for films including After Earth, Terminator Genisys, Transformers: The Last Knight and The Snowman, and works as a sample-library audio editor and sound designer with companies such as Native Instruments and SonoKinetic.

His Composition in Logic series walks through building a track end to end in Logic Pro - from templates and workflow to synthesis and beat programming, MIDI effects, editing and the final mix - for producers who want to turn their ideas into finished records.

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