Mixer

Essentials

Mixer controls volume, effects, and sound shaping for each track in your project. Every track automatically gets a mixer channel with comprehensive tools for gain, compression, EQ, effects, and routing. Use it to balance levels, shape tone, add space, and create professional-sounding mixes.

• Gain, compression, and EQ per channel

• Built-in reverb and delay sends

• Custom effects via Stagebox

• Group channels for shared processing

• Master channel with limiter

The mixer is the central hub for shaping and balancing your mix. Every track in your project automatically receives its own mixer channel, giving you complete control over volume, dynamics, frequency balance, effects, and routing.

Navigating the Mixer

Focus channels	Click a track header in the Timeline to focus on its corresponding mixer channel. This makes it easy to find and adjust the mixer settings for any track.

The mixer consists of several key components:

Channels

Each track gets its own mixer channel with a full suite of processing tools:

• Gain & Filter

• Compressor

• Equalizer (EQ)

• FX Sends

• Volume & Pan

Channels

Groups

Group channels combine multiple tracks for shared processing and control. They contain the same modules as regular channels (excluding gain) and provide an insert slot for custom effects processing via the Stagebox.

Groups are essential for processing related tracks together—like applying bus compression to all drums or shared reverb to all vocals.

Groups

FX Sends

Effects can be applied to tracks using built-in reverb and delay sends, or custom effects created in the Stagebox. FX sends allow you to blend effects with the original signal, creating space and depth in your mix.

FX Sends

Master

The master channel is the final stage where all audio converges before output. It includes a master insert for final effects processing, a built-in limiter to prevent clipping, and the master volume fader.

Master

Stagebox

The Stagebox is the central hub for advanced routing and signal management. It interfaces directly with the mixer, providing modular control over channel inputs, group inserts, FX sends, and master routing.

Stagebox

Mixing

A typical mixing workflow:

1. Set levels - Use gain controls to establish proper input levels for each track

2. Shape frequencies - Apply EQ to clean up unwanted frequencies and enhance desired ones

3. Control dynamics - Use compression to manage volume fluctuations and add punch

4. Add effects - Apply reverb, delay, or custom effects via FX sends

5. Group related tracks - Combine drums, vocals, or instruments for shared processing

6. Balance the mix - Adjust volume and pan to create a cohesive stereo image

7. Final processing - Apply mastering effects and limiting on the master channel

Practical Tips

Practical Tips

• Start with gain staging: set each track’s gain so peaks hit around -12 dB before compression

• Use high-pass filters liberally to clean up low-end mud and make room for bass/kick

• Compress drums with slow attack (20-30ms) to preserve transients; fast release (50ms) for punch

• Sidechain bass to kick drum for classic electronic music ducking effects

• EQ subtractively first (cut unwanted frequencies) before boosting desired ones

• Use groups for drums, vocals, or instruments that need shared processing

• Keep master fader at 0 dB and mix with individual channel faders

• Solo tracks frequently to hear how each element sits in the mix

• Reference commercial tracks at similar volume levels while mixing