Processes that might need to be applied to the audio before mixing?
Comping
Phase & polarity adjustment
Pitch correction
Time correction
Editing
Purpose of processing
Make the audio track sound better, easier to mix afterwards, creating a simple mixing stage
Processing’s benefit to the track
Better timing and tuning
Simplifying the mix
Processing’s drawbacks
Unwanted artefacts
What’s an artefact?
Unwanted sounds caused by audio processing
Causes of artefacts
Over-pitch correction
Over-time stretching
How can artefacts be avoided?
Get a better capture
Don’t push the pitch & time correction too far