Mixer Routing

The mixer routing can get very complex in this situation. This example will be broken down into basic steps and then special routings as the mix progresses. The end result intends to be a manageable number of tracks to handle while providing sonic options and tricks reserved for old-school analog console mixes.

Group Routing

Let’s start routing tracks to the various group channels. Starting with the drums, it’s possible to route several tracks to the same destination at once by using modifier keys. First, select all the drum tracks, from K out to the Room track.

If you hold Shift+Option/Alt while routing one of the selected track’s output to the Drum group channel, all selected tracks will be routed to that destination, 11 tracks at once. The same can be done for the rest of the groups such as strings and background vocals. (See Figure 16.10.)