Tutorial—Mixdown
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— Tutorial
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Track 3: Claves/Electronic Drums
This track needs a bit of compression to make the electronic drums jump out of
the mix when they appear at the outro. Later, when we work on the automation,
we’ll boost this track a bit at the outro for extra impact.
1. Press the track 3 [SEL] key to select the claves/electronic drums track.
2. Press the MIXER [DYN] key to access the dynamics parameters.
3. The “COMP” dynamics type should already be selected (it’s the default).
Move the cursor to the “ON/OFF” parameter and turn dynamics for the
selected track “ON”.
4. Use the cursor keys and data dial to make the following dynamics settings
for the claves/electronic drums track:
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Track 4: Bass
The bass track is a bit “flabby” and lacks punch. We’ll use EQ to tighten the
sound up a little, and compression to give the track a little more uniformity and
power.
1. Press the track 4 [SEL] key to select the bass track.
2. Press the MIXER [EQ] key.
3. Make sure that the EQ for the selected track is ON.
4. Use the cursor keys and data dial or the virtual EQ controls to make the fol-
lowing EQ settings for the bass track:
5. Press the MIXER [DYN] key to access the dynamics parameters.
6. The “COMP” dynamics type should already be selected. Move the cursor to
the “ON/OFF” parameter and turn dynamics for the selected track “ON”.
7. Use the cursor keys and data dial to make the following dynamics settings
for the bass track:
THRESH.
RATIO
OUT GAIN
ATTACK
RELEASE
KNEE
–24
10:1
0.0
29
6
hard
LOW
L-MID
H-MID
HIGH
Q
6.3
7
8
—
F
66.0
223
4.75 kHz
—
G
+2.5
–4.5
+6.0
—
THRESH.
RATIO
OUT GAIN
ATTACK
RELEASE
KNEE
–15
8:1
+2.0
51
192
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