Taybot Posted November 10, 2009 Share Posted November 10, 2009 Can anyone recommend any books on mixing to me? Someone on this other forum recommended "Mixing with Your Mind" by MIchael Stavru. Have any of you read it? Or are there other books you coudl recommend me? I'm trying to make records in my crib ha and I don't know how to mix. thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tarekith Posted November 10, 2009 Share Posted November 10, 2009 Maybe not a book, but this might help: http://tarekith.com/assets/mixdowns.html More here: http://tarekith.com/misc.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deltonfoster Posted November 10, 2009 Share Posted November 10, 2009 Have a look at this one: "The Mixing Engineer's Handbook, Second Edition" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spiralsurfer Posted November 11, 2009 Share Posted November 11, 2009 I found this one pretty helpful, especially for home recording and mixing: http://mixingaudio.com/ I also bought Mixing With Your Mind, it's worth a read too, though probably most useful for engineers working in a pro studio. It depends on what your setup is and how you work, but it's definitely got some great ideas and approaches with micing instruments and so on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taybot Posted November 11, 2009 Author Share Posted November 11, 2009 i'll check all those out. thanks everyone Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kent Sandvik Posted November 11, 2009 Share Posted November 11, 2009 If you spend about 1000 hours mixing including a critical ear and comparing with what you want to achieve, external references, you will get there! Then again, this is a multiple lifetime learning experience. It helps to listen to a lot of music with different mixing and production styles, to learn via ears how things should sound. Then you apply knowledge, how various plug-ins operate, based on this internal reference. What I'm trying to say is that you could get only so far with reading about it, while doing it you get much further. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
route-electrique Posted November 12, 2009 Share Posted November 12, 2009 I've heard good things about this: Production Mixing Mastering with Waves http://www.bookplus.fi/media-dynamic/images/product/00/06/46/10/54/1/egizii-anthony-production-mixing-mastering-with-waves.jpg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SketchesWillBeTunes Posted November 12, 2009 Share Posted November 12, 2009 Hi Taybot, I highly recommend "mixing audio - concepts, practices and tools" by Roey Izhaki. I'm currently reading it, and I must say it is a brilliant mixing book, it includes a DVD with samples for the mixing techniques which described in the book and I think that is very helpful. It is technical and inspiring at the same time, with references to modern mixing engineers such as Nigel Goodrich, Andy Wallace, Mark Stent, Dave Fridmann, etc. It is an easy read so don't worry of the 584 pages (I'm half way there). You can read variety of reviews about this book at the Amazon site: http://www.amazon.com/Mixing-Audio-Concepts-Practices-Tools/dp/0240520688 Enjoy! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SketchesWillBeTunes Posted November 12, 2009 Share Posted November 12, 2009 ..and I agree with Kent, practice makes you perfect, there are no shortcuts there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slamthecrank Posted November 12, 2009 Share Posted November 12, 2009 I've heard good things about this: Production Mixing Mastering with Waves http://www.bookplus.fi/media-dynamic/images/product/00/06/46/10/54/1/egizii-anthony-production-mixing-mastering-with-waves.jpg WHOA! $117.87??!?! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taybot Posted November 12, 2009 Author Share Posted November 12, 2009 ^^^ I think that book is only useful if you use waves right? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tarekith Posted November 12, 2009 Share Posted November 12, 2009 It comes with all the Waves presets they use in the videos. While it's obviously geared towards Waves plug ins, it's useful even if you use other tools to some extent. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taybot Posted November 12, 2009 Author Share Posted November 12, 2009 oh tarekith i looked at your website i like your music i will probly be using that site you put me through to that is your advice on mixing. i also ordered the book by Roey Izhaki. that seemed to be the most highly recommended book. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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