Create a submix

Last updated on Jun 24, 2025

Learn how to optimize your audio editing by using submixes.

Submixes in Adobe Premiere Pro allow you to group and process multiple audio tracks together. This can be useful for applying effects or adjusting levels for a set of related tracks. 

When to use submixes

Submixes are helpful when you want to:

  • Apply the same effect or adjustment to multiple tracks
  • Simplify your mixing workflow by grouping related tracks
  • Manage processing power by using fewer instances of effects

How Submixes Differ from Audio Tracks

Like regular audio tracks, submixes can be mono, stereo, or 5.1 surround and appear as fully editable tracks in both the Audio Track Mixer and Timeline panel. However, they differ from regular audio tracks in the following ways:

  • No Clips or Recording—Submixes can’t contain clips or be recorded, so they have no recording, input, or clip editing options.
  • Visual Differences – In the Audio Track Mixer, submixes have a darker background than regular tracks.
  • Limited Controls in Timeline – Submixes don’t have a Toggle Track Output or Display Style icon in the Timeline panel.

Create a submix

Before you begin

Before creating submixes, you should consider your overall audio mixing strategy, organize your tracks logically in your sequence, and determine the audio tracks you want to group together in a submix.

  1. Select Sequence > Add Tracks.

  2. In the Add Tracks dialog box, enter the number of submixes you want to create and specify where you want to place the submix on the timeline.

    The Add Tracks dialog box where you can add audio submix tracks.
    Create audio submix tracks to optimize your audio editing workflow.

  3. Select the track type you need.

  4. Select OK.

The submix is created and added to the timeline in the specified location.