Mixing terminology 1 Flashcards
Signal flow
The path that a signal travels from the input of a system to the output
DAW
Digital Audio Workstation
Bus
A ‘pipeline’ in a DAW, direct the flow of one or more tracks to a new channel
Aux track
A channel that has no audio file on it, but instead has audio flowing through it from another place on the DAW
3 Types of output bus
- Instrument bus
- Mix bus
- Submix bus
Instrument bus
When you set the output of multiple audio files to one single bus
Stereo output, mix bus, or master output
The final channel that all of your audio flows into, which directs them out into your speakers
Submix bus
Aux tracks that have multiple instruments flowing into them
Send
Allows you to send a copy of an audio file to an aux track without affecting the original
Dry
Your original, unaffected signal
Wet
Your new, affected signal
Volume
Audio level after processing (plug-ins)
Gain
Audio level before processing
Gain staging
- Making all of the recording have a similar level of gain
- Making sure recordings are the same level after the plugin as they were before
Bounce
Exporting a session into a listenabable format (MP3, WAV)
Acoustics