# Do you have an effective way to prep your session for mixing? **URL:** \ **Category:** Mixing\ **Created:** [November 16, 2023, 8:43am UTC](https://community.mwtm.com/t/do-you-have-an-effective-way-to-prep-your-session-for-mixing/1355 "2023-11-16T08:43:54Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Malene\_Brune](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex013/user_avatar/community.mwtm.com/malene_brune/32/1571_2.png) [@Malene\_Brune](https://community.mwtm.com/u/Malene_Brune)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2023, 8:43am UTC](https://community.mwtm.com/t/do-you-have-an-effective-way-to-prep-your-session-for-mixing/1355/1 "2023-11-16T08:43:54Z")
I´m mixing in Pro Tools and using a Jaycen Joshua-style mixing template with much routing. I find the mix prep to be tedious. Who´s got a great way to prep your sessions? Do you have a video or other resources? ---
**Author:** ![Charles\_Macdonald](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex013/user_avatar/community.mwtm.com/charles_macdonald/32/352_2.png) [@Charles\_Macdonald](https://community.mwtm.com/u/Charles_Macdonald)\ **Post date:** [November 18, 2023, 11:08am UTC](https://community.mwtm.com/t/do-you-have-an-effective-way-to-prep-your-session-for-mixing/1355/2 "2023-11-18T11:08:42Z")
Hi Malene! I thought I would share my experience with prepping sessions for mix incase helpful! Like you, I sometimes have fairly complex sessions and as I use Logic I have always had to export the session to audio when sending to mix. I have been asked for both of the below 1 - Stems with bus treatment and no mix bus treatment 2 - Stems without bus treatment and no mix bus treatment So then I will make a document and in there I will include screenshots of the mix bus fx which are number ordered as well as any notes that might be helpful. I usually will print any reverb sends and or parallel sends separately as audio. If I am printing stems with bus treatment (1) I will bounce the stem. I will solo the stem including the bus treatment and mute the fx sends. If I am printing the stems without bus treatment (2) I will export the audio which is less time consuming than bouncing and then do screenshots of the bus treatment. Lastly I will rebuild the session as the mix engineer would and AB the two sessions. This obviously takes a little time but it makes sure the mix engineer gets the session from where I intended to send sound-wise. I will often write up a document/checklist and make notes of files once they have been printed then I will go through check they are all there. This also gives a good chance to spot any final mistakes like audio file fades etc. Hope that is helpful!! ---
**Author:** ![Maxime\_Le\_Guil](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex013/user_avatar/community.mwtm.com/maxime_le_guil/32/79_2.png) [@Maxime\_Le\_Guil](https://community.mwtm.com/u/Maxime_Le_Guil)\ **Post date:** [November 27, 2023, 9:27pm UTC](https://community.mwtm.com/t/do-you-have-an-effective-way-to-prep-your-session-for-mixing/1355/3 "2023-11-27T21:27:06Z")
Hi Malene, One way Jaycen and CLA often talk about is to do an exchange with a friend, you prep their sessions, they prep yours, that way you keep a fresh ear and mind when you start mixing ! There’s probably a member of the community who’d be happy to this with you? If this is not possible for you, I’d definitely advise to prep on a different day than mixing ! I hope it helps !