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MULTI-BUSS MIXING IN PRO TOOLS

PRO TOOLS TUTORIAL

Stereo buss compression is one of the essential techniques of any mix engineer. You don’t have to use it every time, but it’s incredibly important to understand how to use it, so you know when to bring it to the table and when to leave it off. But while stereo buss compression can work wonders at bringing focus to a mix, glueing all of the disparate elements together and adding a sense of character, it can also be a source of immense frustration – even for some of the biggest engineering names in the business.

BUSS ROUTE

The problem is, as you approach the final stages of the mix, any change to one instrument is going to have ramifications on all of the rest. You may want to lift the vocal

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