This document discusses mixing audio in Audition and approaches to common mixing problems. It outlines three truths about mixing that may initially be sad but lead to happiness: mixing requires good source audio, mixing is about balancing sounds not fixing them, and extracting elements from finished audio is difficult. Topics covered include using sound design to set scenes, balancing music and sound effects under voice, and techniques for addressing low levels, hums, noises, and explosive sounds like plosives.

1. MCC316/616 Radio Project Week 12 Mixing in Audition Michael Done

2. Mixing in Audition 3 Sad Truths About Mixing(that will eventually make you happy) Sound Design: Creating Audio Scenarios Mixing Music and SFX under Voice Damage Control: Approaches to Some Common Problems

3. 3 Sad Truths About Mixing(that will one day make you happy) “The only way to end up with good audio is to start off with good audio” “Mix” is spelt M-I-X, notF-I-X “Extracting the egg from a baked cake is hard!”

4. Sound Design: Audio Scenarios Noisy city street Sense of tension/drama/uneasiness

5. Mixing Music & SFX under Voice Enhancement vs Distraction Relative Loudness Placement and duration Mixing and Fading In / Out Continuity in Voice Track

6. Damage Control: 1Approaches to Some Common Problems Low or inconsistent levels Hard limiting Normalising De-hissing

7. Damage Control: 1 Low or inconsistent levels Hard Limiting

8. Damage Control: 1 Low or inconsistent levels Normalising

9. Damage Control: 1 Low or inconsistent levels De-hissing

10. Damage Control: 2Approaches to Some Common Problems Unwanted background hum and noise Spectral Frequency Analysis Tool Parametric EQ Effect Noise Reduction Effect

11. Damage Control: 2 Unwanted background hum and noise Spectral Frequency Analysis Tool

12. Damage Control: 2 Unwanted background hum and noise Parametric EQ Effect

13. Damage Control: 2 Unwanted background hum and noise Noise Reduction Effect

14. Damage Control: 3Approaches to Some Common Problems The letter “P” (and other explosions) Am“P”utate Flatten Fade in