
Audio Mixing Essentials
VTC\'s Audio Mixing Essentials is an advanced course on the often mysterious art of audio mixing. Instead of showing you how to open an equalizer plug-in in a specific program, this tutorial will show you how to use an equalizer (in any program) in order to improve the sound of your next mix. This course first discusses the mixing process and then uses two mixing examples to demonstrate mixing from start to finish (âThis Too Shall Passâ by Mile High Chapter and âNight Train To Cairoâ by Scot). The mixing of the second project is done in work files and referenced in the course so that they have no narration in order to place more attention on the audio adjustments being made. This course will give any novice recording engineer the tools, techniques, and knowledge to effectively mix professional sounding projects. To begin learning, simply click on one of the movie topics.
Course content
Introduction2 lessons
Purpose of Mixing4 lessons
Listening & Examples (Ear Training)5 lessons
How We Hear5 lessons
Preparing to Mix10 lessons
- Finalizing Editing6:101 credit or ad
- Turning MIDI Tracks Into Audio5:371 credit or ad
- Consolidating Tracks pt. 11:451 credit or ad
- Consolidating Tracks pt. 25:371 credit or ad
- Phase Aligning Drum Tracks pt. 16:071 credit or ad
- Phase Aligning Drum Tracks pt. 22:111 credit or ad
- Exporting Tracks for Mixing-Pro Tools5:181 credit or ad
- Exporting Tracks for Mixing-Garage Band2:561 credit or ad
- Exporting Tracks for Mixing-Logic4:361 credit or ad
- Importing Tracks for Mixing3:501 credit or ad
Setting Up the Mix9 lessons
- Setting Up the Mixing Session6:161 credit or ad
- Signal Flow & Routing4:281 credit or ad
- Inserts5:001 credit or ad
- Auxiliary Send & Return pt. 15:201 credit or ad
- Auxiliary Send & Return pt. 23:091 credit or ad
- Submixes6:211 credit or ad
- Groups5:011 credit or ad
- Masters pt. 14:481 credit or ad
- Masters pt. 23:391 credit or ad
Leveling/Gain6 lessons
Panning6 lessons
Stereo Effects3 lessons
Dynamics12 lessons
- Dynamics Basics 16:161 credit or ad
- Dynamics Basics 26:101 credit or ad
- Compression-Drums pt. 16:401 credit or ad
- Compression-Drums pt. 26:311 credit or ad
- Compression-Bass6:191 credit or ad
- Compression-Instruments5:581 credit or ad
- Compression-Vocals 17:001 credit or ad
- Compression-Vocals 26:421 credit or ad
- Gating Effects6:321 credit or ad
- Side Chain-Ducking5:591 credit or ad
- Side Chain-Drums6:471 credit or ad
- De-essing Vocals4:211 credit or ad
Equalization10 lessons
- Equalization Basics6:441 credit or ad
- Make Tracks Sound Better5:011 credit or ad
- Telephone Effect4:411 credit or ad
- Closed Door Effect3:031 credit or ad
- Filter Sweep5:531 credit or ad
- Balancing Kick & Bass6:341 credit or ad
- Creating a Hole for Vocals5:461 credit or ad
- Balancing Frequencies pt. 16:231 credit or ad
- Balancing Frequencies pt. 26:311 credit or ad
- Balancing Frequencies pt. 37:051 credit or ad
Reverb9 lessons
- Reverb Basics6:441 credit or ad
- How Many Reverbs? pt. 15:141 credit or ad
- How Many Reverbs? pt. 22:111 credit or ad
- Drum Reverb6:301 credit or ad
- Instrument Reverb6:301 credit or ad
- Vocals Reverb pt. 16:241 credit or ad
- Vocals Reverb pt. 24:521 credit or ad
- Reverse Reverb3:551 credit or ad
- Reverb Automation6:021 credit or ad