Sonible smart:chain tutorial: learning and mix balance

This tutorial tests Sonible smart:chain in a multitrack mixing session. The presenter explains its learning function and how instances interact across tracks, then compares the mix before and after processing. He describes the video as a demonstration rather than a review.

The setup places an instance on most output tracks and processes four backing-vocal tracks through a shared bus. The presenter sets the source faders to unity gain, assigns instrument profiles, and runs learning on selected instances together. He recommends a section where most instruments play, such as a chorus.

A central distinction is automatic leveling versus automatic mixing. The presenter describes the leveling feature as gain staging and demonstrates a genre setting. He then creates groups, places sources in the foreground, middle, or background, and adjusts group levels. He points to EQ changes when repositioning the lead vocal and suggests compression may change too.

The final section covers manual EQ and compressor refinement, plus the gate, input rider, and saturator. The input rider adjusts broader level changes before compression rather than individual transients. The demonstration also shows a vocal de-esser becoming a de-harsh module on drums. The presenter notes that reverb is absent.