Audio Editing Audio Mixing Techniques 3

Question 1

What does 'mid-side (M/S) processing' allow you to do?

Accepted Answer

Process the center and sides of a stereo signal independently

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Mix mono tracks to stereo

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Add delay only to one channel

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Combine two mono tracks into one

Question 2

Which mixing technique is used to create depth by placing sounds further back in the mix?

Accepted Answer

Adding reverb and slightly reducing high frequencies

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Boosting the 5 kHz range

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Increasing the gain

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Panning fully left or right

Question 3

What is a 'null test' used for in audio production?

Accepted Answer

Checking whether two signals are phase-inverted copies of each other

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Measuring the noise floor of a microphone

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Calibrating monitor speakers

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Testing if a plugin is functioning correctly

Question 4

What does 'transient shaping' refer to in mixing?

Accepted Answer

Adjusting the attack and sustain of a sound's transient without affecting its overall level

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Applying pitch correction to percussive hits

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Using automation to mute brief noise bursts

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Filtering out click and pop artifacts

Question 5

What is 'parallel compression' (also called New York compression)?

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Blending a heavily compressed signal with the uncompressed original

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Compressing in two sequential stages

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Applying compression only to parallel tracks

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Using two compressors with different attack times simultaneously on one signal

Question 6

What is the primary reason to use a 'reference track' while mixing?

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To compare tonal balance and loudness against a commercially released song

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To generate MIDI from audio

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To set the sample rate for the session

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To sync the mix to video