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Mixing Glossary

Essential audio and mixing terms explained in plain English. Understand the concepts, then test them on your own mix.

By Kristijan Sinković, mixing engineer at M Street Music

Dynamics & Compression

Compression Limiting Parallel Compression Multiband Compression Sidechain Compression Bus Compression (Glue)Dynamic Range Transients De-essing Attack & Release Times Ratio & Threshold Makeup Gain

EQ & Frequency

EQ (Equalization)High-Pass Filter Low-Pass Filter Frequency Masking Mid/Side Processing Resonance Harmonics & Overtones Fletcher-Munson Curve Notch Filter Shelving EQ

Space & Effects

Reverb Delay Stereo Width Mono Compatibility Phase & Polarity Panning Depth in a Mix Saturation & Harmonic Distortion

Levels & Metering

Gain Staging Headroom LUFS (Loudness Units)True Peak RMS Level Clipping Normalization Dithering

Workflow & Routing

Sends & Returns Bus Routing Automation Stems Bouncing / Exporting Summing (Analog vs Digital)Reference Track

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