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What is a mixing template

With a mixing template you can save time by preparing the different mixes that you want to have once and then use that each time you need to create new learning tracks.

A mixing template can be setup in a DAW and consists out of 3 parts:

  • Input Tracks

    These are the original midi, or (vocal) audio tracks that you generated before.

  • Output Tracks

    These will contain the different mixes you want to export.

  • The mixing template

    This uses the DAW "bus" concept to send the Input Track audio to the different mixes in various forms (e.g. left/right stereo, soft/normal volume).

Then the process of creating a new mix is:

  • Open the template (save it as a new song)
  • Import the midi (or audio files) and put them on the right Input Track
  • Record enable the Output Tracks
  • Play through the whole song once
  • Export the Output Tracks

And then you can share the Output Tracks with your choir.

note

I have personally used Logic Pro to setup a mixing template and will later show how this can be done.

But the concept is not limited to Logic Pro.