Mixing Secrets for the Small Studio (Sound On Sound Presents...)

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Certainly I think this would be an excellent book for someone who does want to get seriously into mixing. Great stuff, this book is a very complete guide to start mixing your songs on a amateur home studio. User-friendly explanations introduce technical concepts on a strictly need-to-know basis, while chapter summaries and assignments are perfect for school and college use. I've made quite a few changes to my "studio" where the book recommends them strongly to great effect. Now extensively expanded and updated, including new sections on mix-buss processing, mastering, and the latest advances in plug-in technology.

It's pretty awesome to stumble across a quarterly print 'zine that's "dedicated to increasing visibility for women working in live and recorded sound. So while I didn't need to learn how a compressor works, I enjoyed this book and took good things away from it. When Lynn Fuston, publisher and coordinator of the 3D Audio comparison series, walked up to the Tape Op booth at the New York AES, I immediately started railing on him. Mike Senior: Mixing Secrets for the Small Studio (book) | Tape Op Magazine | Longform candid interviews with music producers and audio engineers covering mixing, mastering, recording and music production. After starting to dabble in doing some home recordings and simple mixes, I skimmed this book over a period of several months.Mike Senior gives the novice the fundamental information necessary to understand and execute all basic mixing tasks as well as many advanced mixing ones. I've heard it's also good for experienced mixers who are seeking to develop their skills, but I can't talk for that as I am not one of them! The reader is expected to have a basic level of underpinning knowledge about the fundamentals of sound, audio equipment, signal levels, production workflows and so on, although there are excellent additional resources on the dedicated web site (see below) to help if some of these aspects are unfamiliar. On the way, you'll unravel the mysteries of every type of mix processing, from simple EQ and compression through to advanced spectral dynamics and "fairy dust" effects.

He has also worked as an assistant engineer at several London studios, before becoming the in‑house engineer at Great Linford Manor Studios, working with artists such as The Charlatans, Reef, Therapy, Nigel Kennedy, and Wet Wet Wet. Although there definitely is some very good info on those subjects in this book, he gives you absolutely NO idea how to apply those effects to any individual instrument. com/reviews/gear/91/mixing-secrets-for-the-small-studio-book) – “This book is gold… may bump your work forward by months or years. Many good examples of current and popular CDs are given through this book to 'reference' each step in the mixing process. He was the young "balance engineer" for The Beatles on Revolver through Abbey Road, with a spell off for later White Album and Let It Be.If you're a tape-and- console engineer, there's still good stuff to be found, but you'll probably skip chapters like "Timing and Tuning. However, when the charm of long, antisocial hours in dark studios finally wore off, Mike joined the SOS team as Reviews Editor, where he was instrumental in establishing the popular Studio SOS and Mix Rescue columns. Example, most books on recording will remind you to listen to your mixes from multiple sources (monitors, headphones, car, etc. On the way, you’ll unravel the mysteries of every type of mix processing, from simple EQ and compression through to advanced spectral dynamics and ‘fairy dust’ effects.

Mixing Secrets for the Small Studio is the best-selling primer for small-studio enthusiasts who want chart-ready sonics in a hurry. The main meat of the book is contained in Part 3, where eight chapters cover the nitty‑gritty of compression, equalisation, side‑chains and the fundamental art of balancing. There are, however, ways to maximize the effectiveness of your efforts, and this is the best I know when it comes to mixing.The text also expands on Mike's own wealth of experience and knowledge with numerous relevant quotes and opinions from over 100 of the world's best-known engineers and producers.