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The process of blending all the individual tracks in a recording to create a version of the song that sounds as good as possible.
The Mix process can include:
Balancing the levels of the tracks that have been recorded
Fine-tuning the sound of each instrument or voice using equalization (EQ)
"Panning" the tracks between speakers to create a stereo image
Adding Reverb, Compression, and other effects to enhance the original recording
Mixing often includes a good deal of editing - choosing the best bits of every take of a song, and sometimes even building musical elements from scratch. Sometimes there is so much editing involved it forms a separate state in between tracking and mixing. In today's digital DAW's. Recording & Mixing can share the same world simultaneiously.