Dunno if this has been already asked or not...but it seems interesting.

how tracks do you usually use ? and how many instruments? and do you know how many do famous producers use?

I usually use between 30~50... it rly depends...if it's a complex track or not etc...

hard to say, with instrument racks and how much i bounce, i can't really line up on a number. the smallest probably 20 the largest probably 60.

one bass.
one pad.
samples for leads
samples for drums.
and i fart in the mike for sound effect.

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5 to 60.

I don't really see where this is going.

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fuck you guys mix using alot of tracks. I've never used more than 20. Most of the time its around 10. And I reckon I could still economise and use less, like I did when I had a 4 track.

usually 2000 to 4000

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Originally posted by Derivative fuck you guys mix using alot of tracks. I've never used more than 20. Most of the time its around 10. And I reckon I could still economise and use less, like I did when I had a 4 track.

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I'd usually use like 15 mono, 5 stereo, outs from battery alone rofel.

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Originally posted by Derivative fuck you guys mix using alot of tracks. I've never used more than 20. Most of the time its around 10. And I reckon I could still economise and use less, like I did when I had a 4 track.

I'm with you.. no more then 20 and always try to simplify. How the hell can you keep track of 30-40 tracks? why? I mean, what is on each track?

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In my latest remix im doing i have currently have 54 tracks, which whom 16 is muted.

But it all depens on type of track, length.. amount of loops and single samples etc.. also how you work, some like to have all their drums in one channel in MIDI, while i have all perc tracks separate from each other.

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The number of final audio tracks doesn't tell the complete story. Some producers may have every single element on separate tracks, others may combine a heap of elements on a single track. As long as the producer can maintain an overview and their method isn't slowing them down, anything goes.

My pieces currently average 10 to 20 tracks...I used to be up around 40-50...it'd be interesting going back to some of those old tracks and remixing them, seeing how I'd approach them now...

Some awesome producers generally use 40-60 tracks, some generally use 10. You should use as many as the piece (and your method) requires.

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Originally posted by Derivative fuck you guys mix using alot of tracks. I've never used more than 20. Most of the time its around 10. And I reckon I could still economise and use less, like I did when I had a 4 track.

I separate all my percs to different tracks, so it's not very hard to go to 60 or over. And then of course there are the automation tracks...

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Last edited by Mr.Mystery on Oct-03-2007 at 02:52

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Originally posted by derail The number of final audio tracks doesn't tell the complete story. Some producers may have every single element on separate tracks, others may combine a heap of elements on a single track. As long as the producer can maintain an overview and their method isn't slowing them down, anything goes. My pieces currently average 10 to 20 tracks...I used to be up around 40-50...it'd be interesting going back to some of those old tracks and remixing them, seeing how I'd approach them now... Some awesome producers generally use 40-60 tracks, some generally use 10. You should use as many as the piece (and your method) requires.

Thank god I'm not the only one! I don't ever really exceed 15 tracks, and I get great pleasure from working with a 2-3 track project. But if people have got each drum on a seperate channel + more channels for automation then I can see how it could get to 50 tracks, if I did that I'd be up at 40 easily...

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