Apple 2 Steps for Mixing a Project, Mixing the Voice Tracks, To mix the first set of voice tracks

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Steps for Mixing a Project

This section takes you through a generic mixing process for a film project made of voiceover, dialogue, effects, and music tracks. This mini-tutorial is intended to give you a general sense of the goals and outcome of mixing a film audio project: to adjust the individual audio tracks and create a balanced master mix.

Step 1: Mix the voice tracks

Adjust the volume and balance of the voiceover and dialogue tracks.

Step 2: Mix the effects and music tracks

Adjust the volume of the effects and music tracks.

Step 3: Adjust the overall mix

Make overall adjustments to the project.

Step 4: Correct clipping on the Master bus or for exported items

Verify that none of the audio exceeds the maximum volume.

Step 5: Listen one more time

Listen one more time, just in case.

Mixing the Voice Tracks

In this step, you check the volume and balance of the voice tracks.

In the Cafe example, there are two groups of voice tracks: the primary voice (VO Debra and VO Jacob) and the secondary voice (Dialog 1 and Dialog 2).

To mix the first set of voice tracks:

1Solo each main voice track by clicking its Solo button.

Click the Solo button to solo one or more tracks.

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Contents Getting Started Apple Inc Copyright 2007 Apple Inc. All rights reserved Contents Solving Audio Problems Analyzing and Fixing Problems in an Audio FileMixing Stereo Surround ProjectsAbout Soundtrack Pro About This BookWhat You’ll Need 1Starting Your Project Assembling Media Opening Soundtrack Pro To open Soundtrack ProSetting Up Your Computer’s Audio System Do You Need More Equipment?Creating a New Multitrack Project To create a new multitrack projectClick the Project tab and enter settings for your project To set a project’s sample rateAssembling Media in Soundtrack Pro To locate files using the BrowserBrowsing for Media To search for files using the Search tab Searching for FilesAdding Files to the Favorites Tab To add a file to the Favorites tabIndexing Your Personal Media Files Where’s Your Media?Page 2Assembling Your Multitrack Project Working with Multitrack Projects MusicPlaying and Saving a Multitrack Project To play your projectTo stop playback To do this Do thisTo save your project Assembling Your Multitrack Project Adding Clips to the Timeline To add an audio clip to a trackEditing Clips in the Timeline To add a video file to the video track in your projectTo move a clip on a track To change the length of a clipTo delete a clip To cut a clip into several segmentsAdding Markers to the Timeline To cut all clips down the length of the TimelineTo add name or comment text to a marker To add a marker to the TimelineTo move the playhead between markers Creating a Fade in an Audio Clip To reshape a fade’s contour using the Fade Selector HUDTo create a fade in a clip in the Timeline Adding a Crossfade Between Two Clips To add a crossfade between two audio clipsAdding, Moving, and Removing Tracks, Busses, and Submixes Adding Tracks, Busses, and Submixes to a Multitrack ProjectCustomizing a Track, Bus, or Submix To change the icon for a track, bus, or submix To change the color of a track or busTo adjust stereo panning on a track Working with Stereo and Surround Track PannersTo switch a track or bus panner to surround Understanding Surround SoundTo adjust surround panning on a track Move the puck to determine where the sound goesRouting Your Multitrack Project Adding Effects to Your Multitrack Project Compressor effect is selected Assembling Your Multitrack Project To automate a track’s parameters Control-click the envelope point, choose Set Value from Working with Individual Audio Files Editing Audio FilesWhere to Edit Audio Files How Soundtrack Pro Processes Audio FilesTracking File and Clip Relationships Editing Single Audio Files in File Editor Project View To save an audio file project or other single audio file To open a Logic Pro audio file in Soundtrack Pro Opening a Logic Pro Audio File in Soundtrack ProTo send the edited audio back to Logic Pro Adding Processes and Effects to a File with Actions Here are some easy ways to work with actions Flattening an Actions List To flatten your Actions listUsing the File Editor Tools Scrubbing a FileTo scrub a file Zooming In to a File To zoom in to a fileWhat Is a Sample? Editing a File’s SamplesTo edit a file’s samples Time Stretching an Audio File To time stretch a fileEditing a File in Frequency Spectrum View To view a file’s frequency spectrumTo select a frequency region To view the Soundtrack Pro advanced frequency controls4Solving Audio Problems Analyzing and Fixing Problems in an Audio FileTo analyze an audio file for problems To examine a found problem To fix problems one at a time 5Mixing Stereo Surround Projects Fundamentals of MixingWorking in the Soundtrack Pro Mixer To do this Do this Mixing the Voice Tracks Steps for Mixing a ProjectTo mix the first set of voice tracks Adjust each track’s panning Mixing the Effects and Music Tracks To mix the dialogue tracks Dialog 1 and DialogAdjusting the Entire Mix To mix an effects or music trackTo make changes to the overall mix Use the Meters tab to watch for clipping Listening One More Time Correcting Clipping on the Master Bus or for Exported ItemsTo find and correct clipping To listen to a temporary mono mix Page 6Exporting Your Multitrack Project Export Dialog Exporting a Final Mix To export a master mix of a multitrack projectExporting a Multitrack Project to Final Cut Pro Exporting a SubmixTo export a submix Exporting a Podcast To add podcast markers to your projectThis example has two podcast regions or chapters Saving a Multitrack Project with Its Media Files To save a project and its media files together 7What’s Next? More Soundtrack Pro ResourcesPage An Introduction to the Soundtrack Pro Interface Working with Tabs Define project To display from Settings here TimelineFile Editor Multitake Editor ConformSet the Automation Mode pop-up menu MixerBin ToolbarTabs in the Left Pane Tabs in the Right Pane Arranging the Soundtrack Pro Interface Using Preconfigured Interface LayoutsArranging Tabs Customizing Your Interface To put any Soundtrack Pro tab in its own floating windowTo access your new layout To save an interface setup as a custom layoutSaving Your Own Custom Layouts

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