If you've ever fiddled with the bass and treble settings on your car stereo, or tweaked the equalizer on your dad's old amplifier, then you've dabbled in the fine art of mixing. In digital audio production, mixing comes after all of the tracks have been recorded and edited. In the mix, the audio engineer needs to adjust all of the individual sound sources and tracks to create a balanced, polished, rich-sounding final product. It's harder than it looks. In many ways, integrated hardware and software systems like Pro Tools have made the mixing process much more streamlined. But with thousands of Pro Tools plug-ins at your fingertips, it's also tempting to go overboard and end up with a mix that sounds overproduced. Here are some tips for getting the most out of your mix using Pro Tools.
Becoming a music producer can mean discovering and helping shape the careers of award-winning musicians. However, it takes time, talent, training and contacts. That's because a music producer has plenty of responsibilities during an album's production, both on the creative and the business sides. The producer supervises all aspects of the recording process, from helping to select songs to contracting with session players, selecting the studio and engineers, booking studio time and overseeing the recording budget [sources: Full Sail and Berklee College of Music].

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