When turning a production set into a mix platform everything that’s not needed must go. GET RID OF ABSOLUTELY ANYTHING UNNECESSARY You do this by Rt-Clicking on top of the clips and the same info will pop up.Ģ. I also like to color-code the clips in arrangement view to be the same color as the track as you can see from the shot of the organized set.
#ABLETON MIXING IN THE BOX SMEXOSCOPE MAC#
You do this by right clicking ( Control-Click for you Mac users) over the name of the track: I would also strongly encourage you to color-code your tracks. If you have tracks like this, the way you label a track in Ableton live is by using Command-R and giving it a new name. You should never leave any track looking like this track below that says ‘22 Operator’ – without a clear name: Here’s a shot of what an organized set in Ableton live looks like: The most basic part of the mix prep process is labeling every single track that is in your production. So here are five tips to help you get your track ready to mix and make your mixing flow more easily and quickly. In today’s world of laptop production and artist/producers it’s pretty common that you end up doing both the production and mixing – in the same DAW. After all, can the vast majority of humans (including myself) really tell what DAW a track was mixed it? It is simply that it forces me to start with a totally different mind state. Although I may get flack from the denizens of, I believe that mixing skills are 99% of the sound of the mix and maybe the DAW contributes less than 1%. This is not because of some magic sonic quality of the DAW. Another way to divide the process, which I often do, is do a mix in a completely different DAW, say the production in Ableton and the mix in Logic. There is a good reason why many producers (including myself) prefer that others mix their productions, even if they are excellent mixers, because it can often help the project to have someone else add their ears and sensibility to the music. This is not to say that there is no creativity in a mix – obviously there is. Mixing, on the other hand, is a practice that is heavy on organization and more logical decision making. Production is a creative process where you want to let the ideas and inspiration flow. In terms of excitement this can rank up there with clipping toe nails, but like the aforementioned activity, it’s important to do it well to avoid some much bigger problems later on.Įssentially I see production and mixing as utilizing two different parts of the brain.
If and when people think of music production as a sexy and glamorous job, they are certainly not thinking of the time spent getting a track set up for a mix. One of the dullest parts of production, but one of the most important for properly finishing a track is preparing to mix it.
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