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# Audio mixing

Use the Captivate Audio Mixer to balance audio coming from media clips, live video sources, and microphone inputs.

Reach for this chapter when your show carries sound — when graphics include audio beds, when live video sources contribute their own audio, or when you need to mute or duck a source under another. It covers the live Audio Mixer panel and, separately, how Shot Layouts automate the mix as you switch shots.

## What’s in this chapter

* [Audio Mixer panel](/set-up-your-production/chapter-index-5/the-audio-mixer.md) — operate the live in-app audio mixer.
* [Automate audio with Shot Layouts](/set-up-your-production/chapter-index-5/automate-audio-with-shot-layouts.md) — store per-shot audio settings that apply automatically as you switch shots.

## Related

* [Set up your production — section overview](/set-up-your-production/branch-index.md)
* [Live video inputs](/set-up-your-production/chapter-index-2.md) — for sources that bring their own audio in.
* [Use the Audio Visualizer](/troubleshooting/use-the-audio-visualizer.md) — diagnose audio routing, mute, and level problems.


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