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530Logic Pro User Guide
Mix a project
Overview of mixing in Logic Pro
When you mix a project, you balance the different parts and blend them into a cohesive
whole. You can also add effects to alter the sound, use routing and grouping to control the
signal flow, and use automation to create dynamic changes in your project over time. You
do this in the Mixer, which opens below the Tracks area or as a separate window.
Although there are no rules for mixing—except those learned from experience and a good
ear—mixing typically involves the following steps. You may find yourself moving back and
forth between steps as you work on the mix.
Set channel strip volume levels to balance different instruments.
Set channel strip pan, or balance, positions to place instruments in the stereo field.
Add and adjust effects and instruments to change the sound characteristics of a track
or the overall project.
Control signal flow to create subgroups, route a signal to multiple destinations, or
process sounds individually.
Create changes over time using automation curves on an individual track or the master
track.
In the process of mixing, you can find different ways to accelerate and simplify your
workflow, by muting and soloing channel strips, working with channel strip settings and
Mixer groups, and customizing the Mixer.
If you are unhappy with any of your adjustments to channel strips or plug-ins in the Mixer,
you can undo them using Mixer Undo.
You can also choose between different Mixer views when Show Advanced Tools is
selected in the Advanced preferences pane, displaying only those channel strips that you
actually need for the mixing task at hand.
Open the Mixer in the main window
In Logic Pro, do one of the following:
Click the Mixer button in the control bar.
Choose View > Show Mixer (or press X).