Overview of mixing in Logic Pro for Mac
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 changes in your project over time. In Logic Pro for Mac you do this in the Mixer, which opens below the Tracks area or as a separate window.
Although there are no hard rules for mixing, it 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 plug-ins (effects and instruments) to change the sound of a track or the overall project.
Control signal flow to route a signal to multiple destinations, create subgroups, or process sounds individually.
Create changes over time using automation curves on individual tracks or regions, or on 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 decide not to keep any adjustments to channel strips or plug-ins you make in the Mixer, you can undo them using Mixer Undo.
When Enable Complete Features is selected in Logic Pro > Settings > Advanced, you can choose from different Mixer views, displaying only those channel strips that you need for the task at hand.
in the control bar.
You can also perform some basic mixing tasks in the Tracks area.