1st Edition

Mix Smart Pro Audio Tips For Your Multitrack Mix

By Alex Case Copyright 2011
324 Pages 150 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

324 Pages
by Routledge

324 Pages
by Routledge

After you've recorded the perfect song, you're only halfway there! Mixing is where the magic really happens and getting the perfect mix is a challenge. One of the most elusive arts of the recording practice, mixing can take a lifetime to master - this handbook jump-starts your skills and fast-forwards your progress! Breaking the mix down by different effects - EQ, distortion, compression,... Read more

The Mix Mindset
Music Balance
Mental Balance
Mix Smart

Mixing techniques
A basic mix
Mix Automation
Summary

Audio Signals
Amplitude
Time
Timbre

Equalization
Devices for spectral modification
Technique
Non EQ equalization
Summary

Compression
Narrowing Dynamic Range
Production Strategies
Learning to hear compression
Summary

Expansion and Gating
Increasing dynamic range
Parameters
Production strategies
Summary

Delay
Parameters
Production strategies
Summary

Pitch Shifting
Parameters
Production strategies
Summary

Reverb
Parameters
Production strategies
Summary

Future Proof Mix Skills

Biography

Alex Case is an Assistant Professor of Sound Recording Technology at the University of Massachusetts. An active member of the Audio Engineering Society, and a Fellow of the Acoustical Society of America, Case is an engineer, educator, and author who speaks frequently on audio and acoustics across the United States and internationally. With degrees in Mechanical Engineering, Music, and Acoustics, Professor Case lives and works at the intersection of art and science.