Almost all DAW’s sort audio tracks in alphabetical order, this makes it easier for the mix engineer to identify which tracks belong together. Some DAW’s can add a prefix when exporting, with others you’ll have to do this manually.
Number your audio tracksĪnother tip that is often used when sending your tracks to a mix engineer, is that you number all audio tracks. In addition, always use lossless audio formats such as WAV and AIFF. If you record at 44.1 KHz and 24 bits, export like this as well. If you export audio, make sure you use the same sample rate and bit depth of the project itself. This means that all tracks begin at the same place and nobody ever needs to wonder again where that shaker loop should start.ĥ. Make it a habit to record an empty piece of audio and place it at the beginning of your timeline. If you export those files and import them later on, not all tracks will be the same length and thus start at different positions. In your DAW you may have used loops or samples that don’t initially start from the first measure. The producer or mix engineer can then determine what works best. When in doubt, send a version with effects and one without. Speaking of reverb and similar effects, only render effects that you think are absolutely essential to the production. I often receive audio that has the first beat cut off or where people didn’t take the reverb tail into account. Listen to your editsīefore you export, audit all your tracks for editing mistakes.
Just lower your fader until your peaks hit around -10dB to -6dB. However, if you do export, this becomes a problem. Within your DAW it is no problem to occasionally peak above 0dB.
If you’d like to export individual audio tracks, first take a look at your meters and check your headroom. I will, however, show you some important tips for preventing common transfer errors. For the specific instructions of each DAW, please refer to the manual. Before you hand over your files to a producer there are some things to think about first. Image audio files like WAV and AIFF but also midi and presets from your favorite software synth’s. What if you are satisfied with the sounds you made but the producer doesn’t have access to the same software?įortunately, there are a number of file formats that are universally usable. If you are going to collaborate with a producer for your next album, there’s little chance he or she will be using the same DAW. Especially now that Mac’s come supplied with garage band and programs like reaper are free to use. Now that digital audio workstations are becoming cheaper, musicians can quite easily produce their own song demo’s.
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