Double-click the desktop icon for your preferred audio production program, for example, Logic or Cubase.
Click "File" and select "Open Recent." Select the track to be mixed from the drop-down menu. This opens the track in the production interface.
Open the "Mixer" window. Audio production programs typically have two view options, "Mixer" and "Arrange." The latter is for editing audio. The method for opening a window varies depending on what software you are using, but it typically calls for a single click of a tab. For example, in Logic, click "Mixer" on the bottom-left of your screen. In Ablteon Live, click the "Mixer" icon on the top-right of the screen. This icon consists of three horizontal lines inside a circle.
Press "Play" so you can hear you adjustments in real time.
Adjust the "Gain" parameter for each channel. This is a virtual slider dial; there is one per audio track. If the gain meter goes red, the track is too loud and will distort; reduce the level. Aim to get each track as loud as possible before distortion. This creates a loud starting point.
Adjust the gain of each track per your preference. There is no right or wrong way to mix, but there are some standard practices. For example, the vocals should be loudest and the kick drum should be prominent so it can create a pulse for the song.
Adjust the "Pan" dial for any stereo tracks. Any instrument, such as guitars and backing vocals, that were recorded in stereo will be spread over two channels. Turn on the channel's "Pan" dial fully right and the corresponding "Pan" dial fully left to create a wide-screen stereo image.
Click "File" and select "Export as Wav." Name the file "song title final mix."
Click "File" and select "Open New." This opens a blank session. Click "File" again and select "Import." Import the final mix.
Click "Tools" and select "Multiband Compressor." This opens up your audio file into a wave form analyzer window. The audio is broken into four bands, the lowest frequencies are on the left and the highest on the right.
Adjust the gain of each frequency band to boost and cut, to your preference. Click "Save" on the compressor interface when finished.
Click "Tools" and select "Limiter." This tool cuts out volume peaks and boosts volume dips. Adjust the intensity and scope of the limiter by turning the "Threshold" dial. Tweak it to your preferences.