Audio Editing Workflow

Question

Can anyone suggest a brief workflow outline for editing audio? I can then look up the details on my own.
BTW: The audio in question was recorded using Logic into 9 tracks, with ten songs done sequentially. So, I have one song file with a very long arrange window. (Not recorded w/a click-track & don't need it for this project).
How does this sound?
I plan on creating & saving channel strip settings for each audio source; saving the main song file as a project; then doing a 'save as song', one for each of the takes; then open each song file, remove unwanted audio & mix. Perhaps there's a better way to do this, but that's where I stand now.
Now, on to editing & mixing.
Here's my guess at a workflow:
1. Clean the tracks in sample editor:
- remove noise & silence unwanted audio
- replace bad sounds (like bass & drum misses, etc). Is there a way to say, move a bass hit left or right?
- normalize? if so, how many db of headroom does one normally leave for effects.
2. Overdubs: I imagine some magical use of folders to take the best overdubbed bits of each track and mix down into one good take.
3. Finalize effects & Use automation to mix volumes, etc.
4. Bounce / Done.
5. Give project to a professional to do properly.
Any help would be very greatly appreciated. Thank you in advance.
BTW. I have found the Logic ref manual quite like reading the Korg Triton manual - not very helpful for getting started, but great for paper airplanes. Other softwares have whole help sections on workflows, like photoshop's "how-tos". Again, thanks.

Answer 1

Hi Mark,
A few notes here:
- normalize? if so, how many db of headroom does one normally leave for effects.
Normally, I would not unless it was a gain adjustment for an entire track which had really low levels, then I would do this for the same amount of gain for each file of the same track - so the mix template could be easily reused. A mix template will save a lot of time in this case.
Is there a way to say, move a bass hit left or right?
Yes, though you'll often want to do this after you have divided the sessions per song, usually there is not enough resolution in the Arrange for the job if your several song .lso is 60 minutes, for example.
3
Search copying Audio Configurations, and remember to use the same Audio objects (track) for each instrument so the mix template transfers without hitches. Then of course, mix to taste.
J