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Sound Mixing Tips & Tricks
Sound Mixing Tips and Tricks is a clear, concise and detailed guide to sound mixing. Written in laymen's terms, the book contains mixing tips, secrets and techniques to help you become a better producer, walking you through the essential aspects of exactly what makes a good stereo mix.
Throughout the book, 'before' and 'after' audio examples
are provided from an actual multi-track recording to explain all the principles contained in the book, along with screenshots from music sequencing software.
Topics covered include preparing both yourself and your studio environment, the tools you will need, mixing with dynamics and effects, compression, EQ, levels and panning. There's also a glossary listing terminology and descriptions commonly used in the production industry.
If you are struggling with the concepts of mixing and just can't seem to get a good sounding mix, this book will give you the foundations you need, quickly and effectively.
CONTENTS:
Contents
1: What is a 'good' mix?
Cleanliness.
Clarity.
Separation.
Level.
Balance.
Genre test.
Environment test.
2: Preparing the listening environment
Sound waves.
Distance to side wall and back wall.
Distance to speakers from listening position.
Toe-in.
Tilt.
Listening height.
Seating location.
Calibrating the signal path.
Digital systems.
The procedure.
3: Personal preparation
Ears.
Lighting.
Well ventilated room.
Cleanliness.
No drugs or alcohol.
The task at hand.
Don't mix in one sitting.
Comfort.
Allocate time and no distractions.
4: The tools
Effects.
Reverb.
Delay.
Feedback.
Chorus.
Flange.
Dynamics.
EQ.
Compression.
Limiter.
5: Headphones and loudspeakers
Stereo Imaging.
Noise.
Gain boosting and gain reduction.
Filtering.
Mono sounds.
6: Noise
Hums, hisses and rumbles.
Sibilance and pops.
Lead in.
Noise filters.
7: Mixing to stereo
The stage environment.
Natural reverberation.
8: The mix
Import the audio tracks.
Create groups.
Group the vocals.
Name channels and parts.
Check the files for noise.
Noise gates.
Correcting 'bleed'.
Pan.
9: The level and pan mix
Levels (gains).
Panning.
Layering and panning pads.
Panning drums.
Panning vocals.
Backing vocals.
10: Mixing with dynamics and effects
Using compressors.
Using effects.
EQ.
11: Using EQ at the mix stage
EQing drums.
Kick and snare.
Other percussive sounds, rides, hi hats.
Lead vocals.
Backing vocals.
EQing an audio sample.
12: Compression in the mix
Multiband compressors.
Compressing drums.
Compressing vocals.
Compression for master stereo mix.
13: Effects in the mix
Using reverb for colour.
Using reverb for space.
Impulse responses.
Less is more.
Glossary
Index
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