ABSTRACT

The two primary areas of Soundtrack that are used for mixing are the Mixer tab and the envelope lanes on the timeline. The mixer interface is based on hardware mixers that use a vertical track layout and vertical level faders. Automation is a critical part of the mixing process. While Soundtrack does not have the most sophisticated system of automation, it has enough to do most work. Final Cut has similar automation nodes, which are commonly called keyframes. The process of mixing involves a number of different components. These include setting volume levels, panning items, applying effects, and creating the final audio files. Mixing is a funny thing because on some levels it is very subjective. Two people can listen to the same mix and hear completely different things. One of the major problems lies in how the ears work. They are comparative and adaptive.