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By mixing in mono (taking away the stereo-ness from your monitoring) you should find it easier and quicker to set fader levels. Setting static fader levels when there's a variety of stereo and mono tracks can be challenging as stereo sound (in the width of the soundstage) tickles our ears in ways that mono can't, making it tricky to get a solid sounding balance. If your music has a lot of instrument and effects tracks then there's a good chance these tracks will be in stereo (2 channels, left and right), but when we mix our sessions generally have a variety of tracks in mono that sit right up the phantom centre such as lead vocals, kick drums, bass guitars etc. Folding the stereo mix output to mono can really help you set static fader levels in early stages of mixing. The main mixing in mono benefit I want to share with you is a far more basic one.

If our stereo mixes are mono compatible or notīoth are important to listen for when finishing up a mix, but if you are new to mixing in Pro Tools I suggest you don't worry too much about these.

Two of the main mixing in mono benefits are that it enables us to hear: There are countless articles on the internet that make strong cases for mixing in mono. These tips will inspire you to develop some basic mixing disciplines and mindsets as mixing isn't just about moving faders and loading up plug-ins you know. Problem is, mixing isn't always that easy, especially for those new to Pro Tools.Ī mix can quickly lead you down dark and frustrating rabbit holes that are difficult to come out of, however, we have some essential mixing tips that will hopefully help you to avoid getting suck when you mix your next song in Pro Tools.

Mixing is an important stage in music production as it brings together all of your recorded performances to make a single great sounding and emotive piece of music. So you have just recorded your first song in Pro Tools, well done.