Creating multiple mixes, Things to keep in mind while mixing – Apple Soundtrack Pro 2 User Manual
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Chapter 8
Basic Mixing in Soundtrack Pro
Creating Multiple Mixes
You might want to create multiple mixes of a project for one of the following reasons:
 To optimize the project for different playback situations
 To try out different settings of the various track and master controls using the
same arrangement
 To try out changes to the arrangement using the same basic material
You can easily create multiple mixes by giving the project a slightly different name
when you save each mix, or by using different combinations of tracks, busses, and
submixes for each mix. If you are saving the project and its media files together, the
different versions can be saved to the same location if they all use the same media files.
For information about saving projects and their media files together, see “
Things to Keep in Mind While Mixing
The following are intended as guidelines or suggestions to follow when mixing your
projects, not as “hard-and-fast” instructions.
 Consider the importance of each element in the overall mix.
 Keep related tracks close together (in the Timeline and the Mixer).
 Don’t create a final mix until the picture is locked.
 Listen to the mix with the best possible equipment.
 Also listen to the mix as the audience will hear it.
 Don’t change output/monitor levels while mixing.
 Mix by what you hear, not what you see.