https://wearethemusicmakers.co/latest Music tech and AI in music: the news that matters, what we think about it, and a directory of the tools. en-us Sun, 01 Nov 2026 15:30:00 GMT https://wearethemusicmakers.co/learn/daw-mixer-explained https://wearethemusicmakers.co/learn/daw-mixer-explained The DAW mixer is a row of channel strips, one per track, each with a fader for level, a pan control, insert slots for effects on that track, and sends that feed shared effects on return tracks, all summed through buses into the master. AI now works the same controls: assistants set levels and build effect chains, and an AI DAW can run a whole first-pass mix you then adjust by hand. Sun, 01 Nov 2026 15:30:00 GMT We are the music makers daw-101dawmixersmixingai-mixingbeginners