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To create the final mix, send all project elements to the stereo MASTER bus.
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Make sure that the CH EDIT MIX parameter (Page 154) for any desired track, FX or
input channel is turned on if you want its signal to be sent to the MASTER bus.
Since you listen to the MASTER bus during most VS-2480 operations, you're really
already mixing as you balance the levels of your track channels just to make things
sound good as you work. The final mix may only mean a refinement of what you've
been listening to all along.
Since track channel EQ and dynamics processing affect only the playback of your
tracks—and don't alter their actual recordings—why not experiment with the tracks'
sound throughout the recording process? This can give you a great head-start on the
final mix.
During the final mix, you'll want to:
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Take advantage of the VS-2480's easy-to-use Automix feature. Automix captures
changes you make to your tracks' settings as you mix, and plays them back at your
command. This lets you build your mix, element-by-element, getting one thing just
right, and then another, taking your time as you craft the perfect mix. To learn about
Automix, see Chapter 26, starting on Page 325.
Once you've got everything fed into the MASTER bus, and sounding the way you want,
the mix can be:
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Recorded tracks—are sent to the MASTER mix from their track channels. If you've
inserted effects on any track channels, they go along for the ride as well.
Loop effects—are sent to the MASTER mix from the FX return channels.
Live input signals—are sent to the main mix from the input channels.
use the track channels' CH EDIT parameters to make each of the project's tracks
sound exactly the way you want as you hear them in context with the project's other
tracks, effects and so on. Adjust EQ settings, levels, panning and dynamics
processing until you're satisfied.
insert any effects into individual track channels as desired.
send signals from your track channels to any desired internal loop effects
(Page 213), and return the outputs of the effects to the MASTER bus.
If you're incorporating any live signals, use their input channel CH EDIT
parameters to refine their sound. Apply effects to them as needed.
recorded—bounced—down to a pair of mastering tracks for burning onto an audio
CD (see Chapter 27).
sent to any pair of the VS-2480's analog or digital outputs for recording onto an
external analog or digital device, respectively.
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