In the window, make it a Hard Limit and -3 dB, so that no audio can go above -3 dB. To add your first effect, select one of the tracks and go to Effect > Limiter. Then, head to Tracks > Add New > Stereo Track where you can paste your copied track, so you now have two exact copies that you can go between and listen to as you add your mastering effects.

To get started, cross out or mute any other tracks in your display, grab the selection tool, select the entire newly mixed track, and hit cmd/ctrl + C to copy it. This will give you the final mix, ready to do some mastering. It will mix your tracks into one stereo file, so click OK on the warning that pops up, as well as the Edit Metadata Tags pop up. This is the format to go for to ensure you save it lossless, in as high-quality format as possible. To do this, go to File > Export as WAV and hit Save. Once you’ve sorted the mixing part, it’s time to move on to the mastering.įirst, you need to extract your audio as a single WAV form so you can get started with some Audacity mastering tricks. You might need to tweak the dB levels to make sure it’s nicely mixed and not distorting. Mixingįirst, to mix two tracks together, you can use the time shift tool to move the tracks up and down the timeline. In this blog, I’ll explain some of my top mixing and mastering tips for Audacity.

Making music with audacity