9

9
141
Mixing the Project
You use the Mixer when you want to rene the sound of each
musical element in your project—creating a unied mix.
In this chapter, you’ll explore the Mixer, work with channel strip groups, work with send
eects, and create submixes. When working on each of these tasks in the Mixer, you’ll
encounter the following channel strip types:
Audio channel strips:  Control the playback and recording of audio signals on audio
tracks.
Instrument channel strips:  Allow you to use and control software instruments.
Software instrument plug-ins are inserted into the channel strip’s Instrument slot. The
instrument channel strip can then be driven by a recorded MIDI region or by direct
MIDI input—playing your MIDI keyboard.
Aux channel strips  : Used to set up send returns, where a channel strip signal is routed
to an aux channel strip for eects processing. Aux channel strips are also used for
grouping purposes and for distributing a signal to multiple destinations via sends.
Output channel strips  : Represent the physical audio outputs of your audio interface.
These channel strips are used to adjust the overall volume and stereo/pan balance of
all audio, instrument, or aux channel strips routed into them.
Master channel strip:  A global level control for all output channel strips. It changes the
gain of output channel strips without aecting the level relationships between them.