Editing Audio mixing (section)

== Recorded music ==
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| caption1 = [[Stevie Wonder]] attending a mixing session in a German studio in 1984
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Before the introduction of [[multitrack recording]], all the sounds and effects that were to be part of a recording were mixed together at one time during a live performance. If the sound blend was not satisfactory, or if one musician made a mistake, the selection had to be performed over until the desired balance and performance was obtained. However, with the introduction of multitrack recording, the production phase of a modern recording has radically changed into one that generally involves three stages: recording, [[overdubbing]], and mixdown.<ref name=Huber>{{cite book |author=Huber, David Miles |date=2001 |title=Modern Recording Techniques |page=[https://archive.org/details/modernrecordingt00davi/page/321 321] |publisher=Focal Press |isbn=0-240-80456-2 |url-access=registration |url=https://archive.org/details/modernrecordingt00davi/page/321 }}</ref>
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