Bitwig's video: Modular Concepts: Mixing

Mixing is central to all audio work, including sound design and synthesis. And a good mixer offers unique features and, well, sounds good. In this episode, we cover many universal concepts (gain-staging, wet/dry blends, pre-/post-routings, etc.), while seeing Bitwig's special powers and hidden treats. Once you know your mixer, you might just make it an instrument. 🎛️ 🎵 Contents: 0:00 Sound design is built on mixing 1:36 And mixing can also borrow sound design ideas, by modulating the mixer or even using project-level animation 3:01 Workflow tip: Exclusive Solo, to save clicks 3:58 Workflow tip: Solo as Cue, to balance better 5:53 Topic 1: GAIN STAGING (where to put volume adjustments) matters 6:55 Bitwig's gain expressions give you visualized pre-gain control 7:51 Polyphonic note gain to create moving FX textures 11:38 Gain controls are also poly, meaning every instrument can do AM 📻 15:08 Topic 2: WET/DRY (balance) is just gain. And sound design. 16:53 Nesting FX within the Chain device = elegant Mix structures 18:32 Topic 3: PRE vs POST for independent FX control 22:04 Twist: What if our mixer.. was a synthesizer? 23:44 Project modulators can control everything 26:23 Some Euclidean rhythm, animating the lead sound 28:43 With FXs feeding back to each other, the mixer is an instrument 🎷 Learn more about Bitwig Studio at www.bitwig.com Follow Bitwig: Instagram ➡️ https://www.instagram.com/bitwig Facebook ➡️ https://www.facebook.com/bitwig Twitter ➡️ https://twitter.com/Bitwig