Time for action—separating audio streams

We need to get our audio separated into individual FX channels and explore the concept of gain staging to get a clear mix. Here's how it's done:

1. Start with the Beat+Bassline editors in the song Mixing_Start. You can find Mixing_Start at this location:

   http://www.packtpub.com/sites/default/files/downloads/Chapter_10.zip

2. Open the Beat+Bassline editor called Main_Loop with CR78:
   
3. Some of the volumes are set to different levels so that the Master FX channel will not clip. Open up the Pad instrument by clicking on it.
4. In Pad, go to the top where the FX channel can be set:
   
5. Click and hold on the FX CHNL area, and move your mouse up until it says 4:
   
6. Now close the editor, and open the FX Mixer.
7. Hit the Space bar. We will see that the Pad come through FX channel 4:
   
8. Now the level on FX channel 4 is very low. We should turn the volume on the Pad instrument back to 0 dB:
9. Now the level coming through FX channel 4 is looking more robust, although it still...