Part 4 of four. Open the song from 3. Arrange.
1. Balance a track’s fader and pan
Select the bass track, press ⌘1 for the Inspector and drag the fader in the Mix section; it snaps at 0 dB. Drag the panner of the hat track a little off center.
You hear the bass sit under the drums and the hat move to one side. More: Track Mix.
2. Mix the drums on their group
Click the drum group in the track list and press ⌘1. Its Group Mix section has a fader for each drum track: drag them until kick, snare and hats balance.
You hear the drums as one balanced kit. More: Group Mix and Master Mix.
3. Insert an effect on a track
Select the snare track and press ⌥E (Add Effect…), type a few letters of a plugin’s name and press Return. Hold ⌘ and drag a control on its card in the Plugin Strip, or click the card to open the full window; no plugins: Free Sounds and Plugins.
You hear the effect on the snare only. More: Load Instruments and Effects, Plugin Strip.
4. Share a reverb on a return track
Press ⌥⇧⌘T (Add Return Track), or right-click the Sidebar’s empty area, then press ⌥E on the new return and add a reverb. Select the snare, open Sends in the Inspector and drag the return’s slider above 0; right-click the row for Send Pre-Mix if the reverb should stay when the snare’s fader goes down.
You hear the snare in a room, with the dry snare untouched. More: Sends and Returns.
5. Export a WAV
Press ⇧⌘B (Export Audio…). Leave Format on WAV and Bit Depth on 32-bit float, which cannot clip, click Export… and choose where to save.
You have your finished song as a WAV. More: Bounce and Export.
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