Preparing Tracks & Session for Mixing • Mixing Course For Beginners [Lesson 3] • Ableton Live

[@LNADoesAudioStuff]

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[@natalieramsay1558]

Thanks for these vids! One tip, when adding the little fade on each track, you can do all the tracks together in the row per little section and they start and end around the same time. Select a few bars outside of the track and drag to highlight the beginning or end of all the tracks together and then type Command F. It will add the fade to them all in each section together at once instead of dragging each one individually. Big time saver for people who add multiple harmonies/layers!

[@lvngleyptyltdnorthsideva1148]

Saw a few seconds and I'm convinced that you'll help me figure out things I've been battling with. Enkosi, from all the way in South Africa.

[@LNADoesAudioStuff]

That’s awesome to hear! Hope the video/s help ❤️

[@kwakuappiah9996]

I just discovered your videos. Thank you very much 🔥🔥

[@LNADoesAudioStuff]

Glad you like them!

[@i_am_the_ember]

As a female producer who just started her journey, learning from female producers makes things so much easier. Thank you for taking out time to make this tutorial.

[@LNADoesAudioStuff]

Glad it was helpful! And keep going! 💖

[@This_Dat_Schwappa]

I can already feel my sense of mixing improving

[@erwar87]

thanks for this, I will be mixing my new track following along !!

[@LNADoesAudioStuff]

Have fun! :D

[@dinesh080886]

I appreciat you teach a complicated lesson into a simple one.

[@LNADoesAudioStuff]

Glad it was helpful!

[@undergroundmixsessions]

This is such a great concept. Thank you for the opportunity to explore through your ears, and the teaching you are so brilliantly providing.

[@LNADoesAudioStuff]

Thanks so much! Glad you enjoyed it 😁

[@allanckny]

This series is so helpful. Thanks

[@LNADoesAudioStuff]

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[@Suncruiser240]

Wonderful. Simply wonderful.

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[@StellarSatyaMusic]

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[@Spaced_Invader]

Super vid! learnt lots, thank you LNA!

[@LNADoesAudioStuff]

Yayy soo happy to hear!

[@chrispinkalala6265]

Currently going through this course right now and this is amazing as always, keep it up!, Love from Canada 🇨🇦 😃

[@tanitoxeolee5767]

Thanks mah..i love this

[@rg533able]

Amazing series, eagerly following! Thanks

[@LNADoesAudioStuff]

Yay fun! It’s gonna get to the exciting bits soon 😍😍

[@johnprice3544]

In lesson 3 you refer to 'stems', please explain what this is and how to access it. Thanks

[@daniel36476]

"Pinao" - that's how i'm gonna rename all my tracks from now on PINAO TEAM

[@esmeegloria]

Omg LNA thank you so much for creating this course. It is just what I needed for my auditions.. I've never mixed before... I was wondering.. since I'm using my own project.. would you recommend creating stems and starting in a new project? Does any processing need to be done to the tracks before I make stems of them? All the best!

[@LNADoesAudioStuff]

You're so welcome! And it's personal preference really, but I always like exporting stems to a new set to start again, in a way :)

[@esmeegloria]

@@LNADoesAudioStuff ah thanks for replying that was the only thing I was kinda uncertain off.. I just started cleaning up my tracks. I'm gonna nail this audition

[@watdennnoch]

Hey :) This Course is just awesome, thanks ALOT for sharing your knowledge ;) I have a little question regarding that limiter-thing: Do I have to setup the limiter or the volume of my master-track on -5,35 (because there's that big arrow pointing on that number)...? Or do I have to setup the limiter at all? Or do I just drag it in on my master track and leave everything as it is..? Would be really cool to get an answer to that, even if its just a small question :D Have a nice weekend!

[@huntrrams]

Thanks for this!

[@LNADoesAudioStuff]

glad you liked it ❤️

[@sebb440]

Nice vid thanks. Wouldn't you have saved a lot of editing time if you had applied your gate technique to your vocals during recordings?

[@LNADoesAudioStuff]

Thanks! Yes, but editing manually can give more detailed editing, which in the long run will sound more refined :)

[@jamelabanderson4474]

Great job as always! You remind me of Jess from #NewGirl. Miss that show :(

[@LNADoesAudioStuff]

Hah love jess! And thanks ☺️

[@zerracce]

U must use utility for gain staging ´ don’t use post fader for that ‘great video

[@grahamjay7080]

Hi sorry, another quick question when you write and record you tracks, before you export them as stems, where do you have your mixer levels set in the recording process?

[@LNADoesAudioStuff]

Good question. I would have them again low enough so you leave good amout head room. Main thing is that all dynamics are preserved and there is no limitation 😁

[@grahamjay7080]

@@LNADoesAudioStuff Wonderful stuff, thank u so much.

[@billybrisket7526]

Great course, but I can't hear ableton while youtube is running. Any advice?

[@web4carreteras-locutorio621]

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[@LNADoesAudioStuff]

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[@anttt7993]

Why would you group drums as a low-end when they include hihat and snare?

[@patrickhall7884]

Hi Lina, just a heads up. Your all versions mixing template doesnt seem to work in Ableton 11 Intro. Saving becomes and remains disabled even after authorizing via Abletons website. The glue compressor used on the template isnt available In Live 11 intro.

[@LNADoesAudioStuff]

Thanks! I will change that asap. ☺️

[@zahir2942]

Its probably a dumb question, but is this course pretty much a mix and mastering course in one?

[@LNADoesAudioStuff]

Noo, just mixing 😁

[@zahir2942]

@@LNADoesAudioStuff Will there be a mastering course. Thanks for this one soooo much. You are a great teacher!

[@Itsruffyouknow]

Hey! One question: Before the preparation the tracks for mixing what are the best settings for great stems? Did you already processed them to sound like you want or just keep it simple and raw? (Without any fx or process)

[@LNADoesAudioStuff]

Hi good question. I separate effect usage to two categories: aesthetic and mixing. Aesthetic usage means it changes the sounds timbre and makes the sound awesome in it's quality. Mixing makes all tracks sound good together.

[@Itsruffyouknow]

@@LNADoesAudioStuff ok! But what are, for you, the best settings to export properly stems? And why you put -11.30dB? Because they have diferent volumes anyway

[@gbigbo_zjebeezjeboo]

Great course. Does mixing always start from a set of stems=wav files, or can you also eg do the following or isn't that advised: use session view (containing midi and/or audio clips) to compose a song and then record your session view (playing the scenes/clips while recording) or directly compose a song in arrangement view. Then in the same project in arrangement view immediately start mixing that recorded/composed song ?

[@LNADoesAudioStuff]

That works too but I like starting from a fresh session :)

[@patrickhall7884]

Good question! I've been wondering the same.

[@Christina.N.]

I was genuinely just wondering this but didn't have the words to ask the question- so nice one!

[@aq2134]

Nice vid

[@johnprice3544]

I still don't know what you mean by "stems", please advise. Thanks

[@KyleDrive]

Hey I was just wondering if it is ok to mix at 48000 instead of 44000?

[@Marchuevoreal]

Do you usually export and import them again , or do you just flat the midi tracks to audio ?

[@LNADoesAudioStuff]

Depends of the project, but mostly export them to a new project so I can start ”fresh” 😁

[@Marchuevoreal]

@@LNADoesAudioStuff ok 🙏🏻thanks

[@zerracce]

U add snare in low end

[@saefeldein3402]

Please link that project

[@andrebeats6413]

here

[@JCDKEYS]

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[@kenanbajric1776]

These exercise files are not free?

[@LNADoesAudioStuff]

They are if you use the code provided in the website shop. Payment is a donation towards my channel ☺️❤️

[@AmethystShores]

I'm on PC and it wont let me drag the stems into ableton.

[@LNADoesAudioStuff]

Hi! No, they are different type of samplers :)

[@a_60_viplav90]

where are the stems

[@electro5107]

Hii ~