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Overview
When I think back to my best mixes--regardless of their commercial success--in each and every case, I can only describe the experience as one in which I was working from deep within, outside of any external forces. I wasn't thinking; I was doing. I wasn't scared of what anyone would think. I wasn't scared of failure. All my decisions were made with confidence, and once a judgment was made, I didn't second-guess myself. I allowed the music to guide me, and I based all of my mix decisions on nothing more than one simple criterion: Are the song and production doing what they're supposed to be doing?
That sounds nice, huh? I mean, that's the headspace you want to be in when you're mixing! The problem is, you can't get there if you're focused on all the wrong things, and we're all susceptible to distraction and self-doubt. Great mixing involves trusting yourself, first and foremost. And I can promise you, that trust is downright infectious to everyone on your project.
Great mixing isn't about manipulating sound. It's about the decisions you make in regards to the music, the balances, and how you use the arrangement to push the listener forward through the song. This is accomplished thought concrete strategies and techniques. You can spend the next decade mixing two songs a day to get there. Or you can get Zen & the Art of MIXING 2021, and I'll explain the thinking behind great mixing. And then watch your confidence soar.
Product Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780960040513 |
|---|---|
| Publisher: | Mixerman Publishes |
| Publication date: | 10/30/2020 |
| Pages: | 302 |
| Product dimensions: | 6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.68(d) |
About the Author
Table of Contents
Preface
Acknowledgments
Intro
Pressure
Comprehension
Steps to Enlightenment
Mixerman's 10 Steps to Better Mixing
Communication & Compromise
Caveats & Definitions
Chapter One
Mix & the Mixer
The Great Mix
Song, Production, & Performance
Sing It Loud!
Fullest Potential
The Production
Replacement, Tuning, & Timing
Confidence Is an Attitude, Too
Your Musical Brain
Third-Party Mixers
Chapter Two
Arrangement & Focus
Function
Prosody
Mixing Is an Illusion
Planes of Space
Panning-Left to Right
Frequency-Up & Down
Equalizers (EQs)
Low End
Lower Midrange
Upper Midrange
High End
Contrast-Sparse to Dense, Bright to Dark
Reflectivity or Reflection-Far to Near
Balance-Front to Back, Large to Small
Forward Motion
Relativity
Visualizing Space
Chapter Three
Process
Discovery & Framing
Phase Coherency
Organic Drums
Bass
Monitoring Levels
Bring in the Parts!
Underdubbing
Parts
Electric Guitar
Acoustic Guitar
Piano & Keyboards
Percussion
Science Experiments
Referencing Other Mixes
Rough Mixes
Make the Mix Sing, Pop, and Gel
Automation
The Vocal
Finding Compromise
The Payoff
Refining & Enhancing
Finishing Your Mix
Mix Notes
Versions
TV Mix
Instrumental
A Capella
Stems
Wrapping Up the Session
Chapter Four
Gear
The Room Itself
Converters
Monitors
Monitor Varieties
Compressors
VCA Compressor
FET Compressor
Valve or Tube Compressor
Optical Compressor
Operation
Ratio
Threshold
The Knee
Attack and Release Times
Auto Release
Audible Compression
When to Apply Compression
Compression in Series
Multiband Compressor
Limiter
Sidechain
Parallel Compression
De-essers
2-Bus Compressor
Mastering Plugin / Brickwall Limiter
DAW
Tuning Plugins
Reverbs & Delays
Analog Reverbs & Delays
Motion Plugins
Chapter Five
Communication Breakdown
Declining Projects
Problem Clients on Attended Sessions
Establishing Trust
Pick & Choose Your Battles
Communication
Mix Notes (The Reprise)
Mix Notes by Committee
"More Me" Syndrome
Confidence
Money
It's Their Record
Chapter Six
Mastering
The Loudness Wars (A History)
How Do You Know It's a Good Job?
Retaining Your Influence
Putting Up the Good Fight
Stems Mastering
Mastering Your Own Work
Chapter Seven
Bits
Convert Weakness into Strength
Kismet!
Modules
Patterns
Factory Work
Art vs. Commerce
The Price of Mixers
Your Reel
Mixing Can Take Time
Outsmarting the Band
Shootouts
Break Time
Oversaturation and Hypersensitivity
Drugs
Filtered or Radio Vocal / Double Vocal
Programmed Drums
Storage
Conclusion