Preparing a Song for the mix session

Let’s start by talking about the preparation steps you will need to take at the Song level. Following these steps will help your mixing sessions run smoothly.

Optimizing hardware and software for the mix

Mixing is a resource-intensive task for most computers, so before starting a session, it’s a good idea to give Studio One as much horsepower as your computer can provide. Use these techniques to optimize your system for a mix session:

• The first thing you can do is increase Dropout Protection. We talked about Dropout Protection in Chapter 2, Installing and Configuring Your Studio One Environment, and so far, we had this set to Minimum because we wanted to minimize latency when recording audio or playing virtual instruments. Minimizing latency comes at a price, though: it forces your computer to perform its tasks within a very short period of time. This is fine for recording and editing tasks, which do not require too much...