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Overview
Musician's Record
It takes many years to excel at recording (whether at home or in a commercial facility), and if you desire to become a professional recordist then that's what's required. But if you're a musician who wants to garner a reaction to your song, then you don't have time for that. You need to make a Killer Record right now. But how? First, stop thinking like a recordist.
If you're a musician, and you record, this book will prove an invaluable resource (I encourage you to read the reviews. People love this book). I explain all the things that I've learned as a high-level professional recordist, mixer, and producer over the course of decades, but as they relate to you as a musician, your songs, and the long view of your recording career.
The Goal
The stated goal of this book is to convert recording decisions into musical ones, and technical decisions into practical ones. Not only do I explain the musical strategies for making a Killer Record, I also break the technical information down to its core so that you can strategize based on your recording reality. So long as you have what you need to make a record, I can help you make it a Killer Record. This is the only additional gear you'll require to greatly improve the quality of your records.
Who am I?
I'm Mixerman, a gold and multi-platinum award winning producer, mixer, and recordist. I was in precisely your position at the early stages of my career. I was a musician, frustrated that I could write a good song, only to feel the record itself fell short of it's potential. Over the course of my decades recording, I noticed that the performance and arrangement had a far greater impact on the sound than anything I did on the engineering side. The more musical my decisions, the better my results.
What You Can Expect
This Studio Field Manual is chock full of recording, mixing, and producing strategies designed to keep recording a fun and focused process. You will return to this manual time and time again to help you overcome any impediment--technical or musical--that might prevent you from achieving the results you seek, regardless of your recording environment, regardless of what equipment you're using, and regardless of your current skillset.
You can make a Killer Record under nearly any circumstance. It just requires the right mindset. Enjoy, Mixerman
Product Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780692194393 |
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| Publisher: | Mixerman Publishes |
| Publication date: | 10/17/2018 |
| Pages: | 310 |
| Product dimensions: | 6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.70(d) |
About the Author
Mixerman gained notoriety as an author from his first work, The Daily Adventures of Mixerman, a satire of a Major Label recording session from the early aughts that delighted and surprised well over 150,000 readers. In 2008, Hal Leonard picked up his Adventures, and since 2010 he has written a number of books on the recording arts, including his most popular work to date, Zen & the Art of MIXING 2021.
After 25 years in Los Angeles, Mixerman now mixes and produces records from his room in Asheville, NC, where he also writes and releases books under his own imprint, Mixerman Publishes.
Table of Contents
The Intro 1
Mindset 6
Keep It Simple, Stupid 10
Intent 12
F.E.A.R. 14
Technology 20
Exceptions 22
Expectations 23
The Music 27
The Song 27
The Performance 32
Discipline 36
Arrangement 40
Musical Function 41
Melody 41
Harmony 42
Rhythm 42
Response 42
Countermelody 43
Bass 43
Mixerman's Five Planes of Space 45
Panning-Left to Right 46
Frequency-Up to Down 50
Contrast-Sparse to Dense/Bright to Dark 51
Reflectivity-Far to Near 53
Balance-Front to Back/Large to Small 55
Relativity in Balance 56
Proportionality in Balance 57
Frequency 58
Harmonic Series 61
Frequency Range of Instruments 63
Frequency Tonality 65
Low End 65
Lower Midrange 65
Upper Midrange 66
High End 67
Tempo 67
Click 68
Instrumentation 69
Simple Arrangements 72
Voice Leading 74
Forward Motion 74
Prosody 76
The Basics 79
Sample Rate and Bit Depth 80
Gain Staging and Bussing 85
The 2-Bus 89
Monitoring 93
The Interface 99
Microphones 101
The Capsule 101
Pick-Up Patterns 101
Cardioid 102
Omnidirectional 102
Figure-8 103
Powered Microphones 103
Tube Microphones 103
Microphone Types 104
Condenser Microphones 104
Small Diaphragm Condenser (SDC) 104
Large Diaphragm Condenser (LDC) 104
Dynamic Microphone 105
Ribbons 107
Speaker Mic 108
The full TOC: https://mixerman.net/killer-record-toc/