The first step in the Mix Assistant’s Balance dialogue is to select tracks for inclusion and set one or more of them to be the Focus for the algorithm to keep front and centre, as it were. Via the magic of Inter-Plugin Communication, this unifies the level, pan and width controls of all running instances of Neutron (or the included Relay utility plugin), the idea being to load one onto every track, set all tracks to unity gain and centred panning, then adjust their levels and stereo positioning collectively in the Visual Mixer instead of the host DAW’s mixer. When you register with Point Blank, you access an array of free sounds, plugins, online course samples, access to our social network Plugged In and much more! Simply register below and visit our Free Stuff page to get your hands on a range of exclusive music-making tools and tutorials provided by the team.The new Mix Assistant uses ‘intelligent’ track analysis to set up the level, pan and width controls in the Visual Mixer introduced with Neutron 2. Register to Access Free Courses, Plugins, Projects, Samples & More If you want to come down and see our studios for yourself, we host tours every Wednesday at 17:30 and Saturdays at 12:30. If you want to learn a lot more about music production and make the most of our amazing facilities, great student opportunities and amazing guest speakers, you can find out more about our brand new BA (Hons) Music Production & Sound Engineering Degree. Watch it live at 1pm BST and make sure you get your questions in for Anthony.

With their new plugin Neutron 2 they’re taking on the mixing process with the same forward-thinking approach, and in today’s Friday Forum Live, we’ll be joined by PB instructor Anthony Chapman to take a closer look at how it works.

Few companies have been on the forefront of re-thinking the way we mix and master as iZotope, with their Ozone mastering series revolutionising the way we approach the age-old concept. While there are no shortcuts when it comes to a great mix, the modern production environments have certainly made it easier for us to make great sounding music, faster.

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