whats mixing down yo?

[musicsdarkangel]

damn, whats mixing down?how do i do it?
I have computer programs to do it. No clue how to do it, last time i tried, the tracks were missing and stuff.

[Gidge]

The process of mixing down involves taking several tracks and combining them into one track (either mon or stereo)....If done in software, its usually just a click and save type process.....what software are you using?....

[musicsdarkangel]

cubase and n-track studio.

[Gidge]

Not sure about Cubase, but I use N-Track...Once you have all your tracks recorded, effects where you want them, volume and panning adjusted,edits, etc, just click file - mixdown song -start...it will then create the stereo file.....

[musicsdarkangel]

anything particularly special about mixing down? or is it the same just mixed down?

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Like Gidge said, you'll end up with a stereo file of the song. So, yes, it'll sound the same after you mix it down, but once it's mixed down you can edit the song as a whole (ie add compression, adjust eq, etc. to the whole mix). Also, you can make mp3s, cds, whatever, of your song(s).

-travis

[Gidge]

Anything special about it mixed down?...well you cant put a song on a CD with a multitrack file....you have to get it to a mono or stereo file at some point.....