Everything You Need to Know About Reference Tracks (and More)

This week, bring warmth and color to your mastered sound with soft clipping, learn how to use reference tracks to improve your productions, and discover tips and tricks for your audio post production workflow—plus, how to use a sequencer in your productions. 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Learn to Use Them](~/AAAHagA~/RgRleHW-P0SoaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaXpvdG9wZS5jb20vZW4vbGVhcm4vd2hhdC1pcy1hLXJlZmVyZW5jZS10cmFjay5odG1sP3V0bV90ZXJtPTEyLTEwLTIwMjImdXRtX2NhbXBhaWduPVN1aXRlcy1OZXdzbGV0dGVyJnV0bV9jb250ZW50PUVuZ2FnZWQmdXRtX3NvdXJjZT1icmF6ZSZ1dG1fbWVkaXVtPWVtYWlsVwVzcGNldUIKY5K_8JVjHyUxV1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTJAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAJ3) What Are Reference Tracks? How to Mix Like a Pro A reference track is a professionally produced song from another artist representative of how you want your own music to sound. In this guide we’ll cover how you can use reference tracks to improve your production, how to choose them, and where to get them. 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