Mixing Project Template

📊 Setup Workflow Steps

📌 Set Marker / Arranger

Start Marker
Hold Cmd / Ctrl + Click
End Marker
Hold Opt / Alt + Click
  • Set markers for each section of the song structure (Intro, Verse, Chorus, etc.).
  • Initialize Arranger Regions directly from the established Markers system.
⚠️ Note: Delete all structural Markers after completing the Arranger region setup. From this point on, the Marker track will be completely freed up and used solely for marking revision notes/errors during mixing.

🎨 I. Standard Color Palette (Click name to Copy Group / Click code to Copy HEX)

Vocal / Main Vocal Pink / Purple #EC4899
BGV / DUB Green #22C55E
HARM Yellow #EAB308
BEAT White #FFFFFF
DRUMS Red #EF4444
BASS Blue #3B82F6
TRANSITIONS Light Green #4ADE80
INSTRUMENT (INST) Yellow #F59E0B

📂 II. System Folder Structure & Order (Click name to Copy)

📁 VOX
├── 📁 MAIN VOX
│ ├── 🎚️ LEAD VOX
│ ├── 🎚️ FEEL
│ └── 🎚️ ADLIBS
└── 📁 BGV
├── 🎚️ DUB
└── 🎚️ HARM
📁 BEATVCA MASTER
├── 📁 DRUMS
│ ├── 🎚️ KICK
│ ├── 🎚️ SNARE / SNR
│ ├── 🎚️ HI HAT / HH
│ ├── 🎚️ RIDE
│ ├── 🎚️ TOMS
│ ├── 🎚️ OVERHEADS / OH
│ └── 🎚️ ELECTRIC DRUMS / E.DRUMS / SPD
├── 📁 BASS
├── 📁 TRANSITIONS / SFX
└── 📁 INSTRUMENT
├── 🎚️ LEAD INST / SOLO
├── 🎚️ OTHER INST (pluck, strings, arp, etc.)
├── 🎚️ FOUNDATION
└── 🎚️ PAD

💡 Grouping & Practical Panning Rules:

  • Parallel L - R track pairs: Group them into a single bus-folder and hard-pan each individual track to opposite sides (100% L / 100% R).
  • Mic setups for the same Mono instrument (e.g., Snare Top/Bot, Kick In/Out): Group them into a single bus-folder and keep them centered (no panning).
  • Instruments of the same type (e.g., Main Snare & Fat Snare, Layered Strings, Brasses): Group them neatly into a master bus-folder and use a consistent naming convention for centralized dynamics management.
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