Track 3: Claves/Electronic Drums; Track 4: Bass - Yamaha AW4416 Tutorial

Tutorial—Mixdown

Track 3: Claves/Electronic Drums

This track needs a bit of compression to make the electronic drums jump out of
the mix when they appear at the outro. Later, when we work on the automation,
we'll boost this track a bit at the outro for extra impact.
1. Press the track 3 [SEL] key to select the claves/electronic drums track.
2. Press the MIXER [DYN] key to access the dynamics parameters.
3. The "COMP" dynamics type should already be selected (it's the default).
Move the cursor to the "ON/OFF" parameter and turn dynamics for the
selected track "ON".
4. Use the cursor keys and data dial to make the following dynamics settings
for the claves/electronic drums track:
THRESH.

Track 4: Bass

The bass track is a bit "flabby" and lacks punch. We'll use EQ to tighten the
sound up a little, and compression to give the track a little more uniformity and
power.
1. Press the track 4 [SEL] key to select the bass track.
2. Press the MIXER [EQ] key.
3. Make sure that the EQ for the selected track is ON.
4. Use the cursor keys and data dial or the virtual EQ controls to make the fol-
lowing EQ settings for the bass track:
5. Press the MIXER [DYN] key to access the dynamics parameters.
6. The "COMP" dynamics type should already be selected. Move the cursor to
the "ON/OFF" parameter and turn dynamics for the selected track "ON".
7. Use the cursor keys and data dial to make the following dynamics settings
for the bass track:
THRESH.
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LOW
Q 6.3
F 66.0
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OUT GAIN ATTACK
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L-MID
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223
–4.5
OUT GAIN ATTACK
+2.0 51
RELEASE KNEE
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RELEASE KNEE
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