Sonible Smart:Chain tutorial: mixing an R&B song

This tutorial follows an R&B mix with Sonible Smart:Chain, starting with playback of the session without processing. The presenter describes the plugin as an AI mixing tool that analyzes individual tracks and their relationship to the mix. He recommends it as a starting point for beginners, while cautioning that it will not automatically produce a perfect result.

He adds instances to the main vocal, hook, background vocals, pads, drums, bass and synths. After assigning source presets and vocal priorities, he plays a section containing the relevant instruments so the plugin can analyze them. He then organizes the instances into groups and adjusts which parts sit toward the front, middle or back of the mix.

The background vocals need several revisions. He changes their priority and placement, then uses auto leveling to refine the balance. He compares Rap, Universal and Country profiles and prefers Rap for this song. The walkthrough also covers adaptive processing, gating, de-essing and saturation, followed by playback with reverb and delay enabled.

The presenter works in headphones and keeps the DAW faders at zero during the demonstration. He says final fader adjustments remain possible and recommends processing separate instrument tracks when available.