Mixing Suggestions - PRESONUS AudioBox Stereo Quick Start Manual

Select a time range to export by selecting Loop, Between Song Start/End Marker, Between
Each Marker, or Between Selected Markers. The Export Loop Range option will only export the
range of your Song between the Left and Right Locators. Export Between Song Start/End
Marker will export the range of your Song between the Song Start and End Markers, as seen in
the Marker Track.
The Export Between Each Marker option will export separate audio files for the range between
each marker in the Song for each track, placing them in folders named after the markers. The
Export Between Selected Markers option allows you to choose any time range between two
markers in the Song. The duration of the range to be exported is displayed in the Duration
field.
Check Keep Mono Tracks Mono if you would like mono tracks to render mono audio files. If
you are using stereo effects with mono tracks, you may wish to disengage this option. Check
Import to Track if you would like the exported tracks to be imported to new tracks in your
Song.
Check Realtime Processing if you wish to export your tracks in real time. This option should be
used if your Song requires External Instruments or external hardware processing, so that
musical data and audio will flow to and through those external sources during export.
Check Close After Export if you would like to close the Export Tracks as Audio Files menu after
exporting your tracks. Check Overlap and specify a duration if you would like to add an
overlap to the exported range so you can create crossfades between them later on.
9.11

Mixing Suggestions

9.11.1 Before Mixing
The production work done before mixing has a great impact on the mixing process. Here are a
few guidelines you may find helpful:
Finish the arrangement of your Song before attempting to mix. The addition, deletion,
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and rearrangement of parts can change the relationships between all of the parts in
your Song, which will affect the mix.
If any part of your Song is problematic, it is unlikely to work well in a mix. The "fix it in
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the mix" approach usually leads to a lot of wasted time, only to achieve poor results.
Be sure you are pleased with the individual parts of your Song before attempting to
mix.
Some parts of your Song might rely on a certain amount of mixing and effects
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processing to achieve the desired sound and character in the arrangement. It is very
easy to let this type of "mixing" carry over into mixing the entire Song. If you find
yourself working on many tracks at once, you are probably mixing the Song, rather
than a particular part.
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