DAWs are full of great features to help view and analyse our tracks and this month we’re going to look at how to use some of these during the mix process.
Working in audio, and mixing in particular is mostly about using your ears and training yourself to hear things in a number of different ways. This combination of critical listening and more general objectivity can take some time to master. Nevertheless, there are times when we can and should be using our eyes as well. The most obvious example is level meters. But beyond making sure we don’t overload the channel, what information do these convey? And what about spectrum analysers, correlation meters and everyone’s current favourite, the loudness or LUFS meter?
