Mixing

Mixing combines multiple recorded tracks into one balanced whole — setting levels, EQ, compression and effects per track so voices, music and effects work together.

A podcast mix is voices leveled consistently, music beds ducked under speech, and transitions smoothed. Mixing decisions are reversible while tracks stay separate — the argument for keeping multitrack sessions archived.

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