11Software mixers

Computers have changed our lives, the music industry, audio engineering, and mixing. DAWs are gaining popularity, and as additional new and improved plugins are released each year, more and more professional mixing engineers are embracing software. While it would be fair to discuss all the audio sequencers currently available in the market, it would be impractical in the context of this book. So, with no disrespect to other similar products, the applications presented in this book are Steinberg’s Cubase, MOTU’s Digital Performer, Apple’s Logic, and Avid’s Pro Tools.

Audio sequencers let us mix inside-the-box. That is, they provide everything that is needed to complete a mix without external hardware (with the obvious exception ...

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