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5 Mixing Stereo
and Surround Projects
Mixing involves balancing the items in a project to create a full, complete sound. This
chapter takes you through a simple mixing process to teach you the basic principles
of mixing.
In this chapter, you’ll learn about:
 Fundamentals of Mixing (p. 61)
 Working in the Soundtrack Pro Mixer (p. 62)
 Steps for Mixing a Project (p. 64)
Fundamentals of Mixing
You follow the same basic steps to mix both stereo and surround sound projects:
 Balancing tracks’ relative volume levels
 Panning tracks to create a balanced stereo or surround spread
 Adding EQ, compression, and other final processing effects
 Setting the project’s final volume and eliminating clipping
You can perform these steps in any order, moving between steps as appropriate for
your specific project. However, in most situations it makes sense to first finish mixing
your project’s tracks and then adjust the entire project’s levels.
After working through the mixing process described in this chapter, you’ll have created
your final mix.