At last! All the tricks of the top recording engineers revealed at mixdown! With this book you'll learn: the evolution of mixing; mixing styles such as L.A. vs. New York vs. London; the six elements of a mix; rules for arrangements; and from where to build your mix. This handy book also teaches the secrets of EQ and "magic frequencies"; how to add effects and EQ'ing reverbs; sonic layering of effects; how to calculate delay time; and much more. Includes an expansive chapter on mixing in 5.1 Surround, plus an incredible section filled with interviews with the top engineers in the field, such as George Massenburg, Allen Sides, Bruce Swedien, and over a dozen more.
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A longtime music industry veteran, Bobby Owsinski started his career as a guitar and keyboard player, songwriter, and arranger, eventually becoming an in-demand producer/engineer working not only with a variety of recording artists, but on commercials, television, and motion pictures as well. One of the first to delve into surround sound music mixing, Bobby has worked on more than a hundred surround projects and DVD productions for a variety of superstar acts. Using his music and recording experience combined with an easy-to-understand writing style, Bobby has become one of the bestselling authors in the music recording industry, with books that are now staples in audio recording programs in colleges around the world, including The Mixing Engineer's Handbook, The Recording Engineer's Handbook, How to Make Your Band Sound Great, The Mastering Engineer's Handbook: The Audio Mastering Handbook, The Studio Musician's Handbook, and The Drum Recording Handbook. A frequent moderator, panelist, and program director for a variety of industry conferences, Bobby has served as the longtime producer of the annual Surround Music Awards, and is one of the executive producers for the Guitar Universe and Desert Island Music television programs. Visit Bobby's production blog at: http://bobbyowsinski.blogspot.com, his Music 3.0 blog at: http://music3point0.blogspot.com, and his website at: http://bobbyowsinski.com.
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38 of 38 people found the following review helpful
By A. Popa
Format:Paperback
This book really has some nice info about the use of compressors, reverbs, delays, tricks for monitoring mixes, and lots more. First it goes through subjects one by one and gives some general info plus a few related quotes from some famous mixing engineers. Although most of these people are professionals and talked about equipment that I will never use the theory was still valuable for me. It's stuff that can easily be adapted to my needs with my PC recording studio using Logic Audio.
This book doesn't receive 5 stars mainly because it is a little light for the money. The paragraphs of quotes are repeated in the third part of the book which consists of the interviews in their entirety. Also, the section on surround sound really was of no use to me (or most home recording studio enthusiasts I would think).
However, I did find the book a pleasure to read. I am a big reader and was surprised to see how interesting it was to get a little personal insight into some of the mixing techniques and the issues that are taken into consideration. The story about how they got the drum sound for "Billy Jean", for example, was very interesting.
So, I am glad I bought this book. I am still looking for more tips and tricks to improve my recording/mixing/production skills but I now have a much better idea of where to start when mixing, what kinds of things to consider, how to use effects more effectively and lots more.
21 of 21 people found the following review helpful
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from the moment i recieved this book things started to fall into place,for years i had been doing things without any guidance with mixed results.in the areas of panorama,eq and compression i have improved,i now monitor really quietly .my mixes have definatly improved ,i now dont feel like its such an uphill struggle all the time.major recomendation!!!!!
16 of 16 people found the following review helpful
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If you're into home recording or are looking to brush up on your mixing skills in the studio, The Mixing Engineer's Handbook contains plenty of practical tips. I would say that this book is aimed at the beginner/intermediate reader and is easy to follow even with only a little knowledge of sound engineering. It never gets too heavy and is even funny at times! The book covers a good range of topics and interviews with mixing engineers which give a good insight into how the pro's create the hits. I've been mixing for years, and I still found this book useful.
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This is a remarkable collection of experience from whose wealth anyone involved in the mechanics of music sound engineering can draw. Read more
Published on 7 Mar 2009 by Arnold Gribbley
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This is an excellent book.
If you would describe yourself as someone who really wants to improve the actual sound of your music, buy this book. Read more
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Excelent book for begginers to experts - Superb!
Simply superb. This is the defenitive mixing manual I have been searching for years... It includes comments, trips and tricks from many greatest music enginneer's from all time. Read more
Published on 26 Dec 2003 by PAULO J B GONCALVES
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A great place to start, or finish.
As a student of Music Technology, I found this book extremely useful and helpful. With sections on Mixing, Sound Panorama, EQing, Effects, Dynamics, Monitoring, Mastering and some... Read more
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