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u/amaraNT2oo2 · 19 pointsr/ableton

Just to act as devil's advocate here - I would recommend at least balancing this guy's work out with some of the more standard texts on mixing (listed below). I checked out this video a while back and was a little weirded out by his approach, which often steps into pseudoscientific territory. If you go to the author's company website, you'll see some dubious claims and suggestions about mixing techniques:

-"There are archetypal frequencies that have been used since the beginning of time to affect us."

-"As shown by the research of Alfred Tomatis, every frequency is a nutrient."

-"Tuning A to 432 hertz vs. 440 has been proven to resonate better with the resonant frequency of our cells - Tuning concert pitch to more auspicious frequencies makes the music go deeper."

-"High Frequencies activate the mind; Low Frequencies calm the body."

-"When you relate to frequencies based on ancient Chakra energies, the way you "feel" the balance of frequencies in a mix in a whole different way that goes through your whole body instead of just your mind. "

I'm sure the guy's mixes sound great - and he seems to have been a successful mixing engineer - but I personally wanted nothing to do with this guy. There are other "holistic" approaches to mixing (like Mike Stavrou's Mixing with your Mind) that work without having as much of a "snake oil" flavor to them. But as always, if this guy's approach works for you and you can look past his quirks, then I suppose it's a good resource.


Other resources: Mike Senior's Mixing Secrets for the Small Studio, Roey Izhaki's Mixing Audio, Bobby Owsinski's The Mixing Engineer's Handbook

u/hennoxlane · 14 pointsr/edmproduction

So... your only technique in mixing is moving your faders?

I don't want to sound rude, but that's not enough to get your mix to sound good. It's only going to get you a starting balance.

I'm not going to write a book here, but I'd like to give you a short overview of what concepts an average mixing process comprises of (in a nutshell and NOT comprehensive,... there's enough information out there to learn about each topic).

  • Editing: check phase if you're layering instruments/recording stuff with more than one mic, clean up your tracks,...
  • Gain staging (that's - more or less - what you're describing)
  • Equalizing tracks
  • Compressing tracks
  • Panning tracks
  • Transient shaping
  • Sweetening the mix (room tone reverb, delay, saturation, ...)

    Seriously, educate yourself on mixing and your sound will get an enormous boost. There's a ton of resources out there, including some of my favorites:

  • Mixing secrets for the small studio
  • Mixing audio - concepts practices & tools
  • Zen & the art of mixing
  • shameless plug, but I've started a video series on mixing as well, maybe you'll find it useful: Start To Mix

    With regards to mastering, I would really consider sending your mix to an external mastering engineer. You will get a much better result, not only because these people specialise in what they can do, but a second pair of ears is always a good idea.

    Hope you find this useful & best of luck!
u/Drutski · 5 pointsr/audioengineering

I bought it after it was recommended by his friend when I went to buy a Yamaha synth off him. It's fairly comprehensive, especially for the time it was written, but you'll find everything and more on Youtube now.

You're better off with this:

And especially this.

u/boioing · 3 pointsr/audioengineering

Mixing Audio - Roey Izhaki
Really breaks everything down. Also has a DVD full of audio examples.

u/[deleted] · 2 pointsr/WeAreTheMusicMakers

Get this book: http://www.amazon.com/dp/0240522222

It will help you out more than any comment in this subreddit ever can. Trust me.

u/DNuggets · 2 pointsr/makinghiphop

My advice would be to nerd out about mixing first. This video is good for mixing trap, and it's cheap: http://audioschoolonline.com/product/?lesson=352

I'd also advise grabbing this book: http://www.amazon.com/Mixing-Audio-2e-Roey-Izhaki/dp/0240522222

Once you get mixing down to a science, then you can get on to mastering.

u/mikegusta · 2 pointsr/audioengineering

Wouldn't hurt to give producing a shot. Having good studio vibe is important for engineers or anyone who works any job in a studio setting. Producing other people's music is a fast track to learning that. Not to mention building a good network. You could get a crack at mixing the artists track to which is great practice.

If I remember correctly the books that head the most impact for me were:

http://www.amazon.com/Critical-Listening-Skills-Audio-Professionals/dp/1598630237

http://www.amazon.com/Mixing-Audio-2e-Roey-Izhaki/dp/0240522222

http://www.amazon.com/Behind-Glass-Record-Producers-Softcover/dp/0879306149




u/thechimpfarm · 1 pointr/livesound

"Mixing Audio" by Roey Izhaki
http://www.amazon.com/dp/0240522222

Buying this book and following along with his exercises was the best experience I've had in trying to grasp compression techniques. Seriously, he walks you through using compression as a simple utility, as an effect, and as a way to apparently move your instruments forward or back in the mix. Very cool.

You'll want to kill the band from the examples by the middle of the book.

u/TheOneMax · 1 pointr/ableton

If I may recommend a book that I think every should read at least once it's Roey Izhaki's Mixing Audio. It has been recommended to me by an audio engineer professor and I must say that it has incredible content that helped me tremendously when I first started producing.

u/drewofdoom · 1 pointr/livesound

A few books to consider:

Backstage Handbook. ABSOLUTELY ESSENTIAL.

Quantum: A Guide for the Perplexed. This one is... well... it helped me to understand some things about physics. Not all of it is relevant, and you'll have to draw some conclusions yourself as to how it all applies to audio engineering. At the very least, it's a great introduction to subatomic physics for people who aren't great with math. YMMV, but I found that a basic understanding of what sound waves actually do goes a LONG way. From there you can discern certain things like how ambient temperature and humidity will affect your mix.

The Business of Audio Engineering. Worth the price of admission, despite grammatical errors.

Mixing Engineer's Handbook. Might be worth it. Interviews with established recording engineers. Has some interesting info. Only the first half of the book is really worth reading, though.

Mixing Audio. Relevant information. Could almost act as a textbook.

That will at least get you started. I know that you're looking more for the mixing side of things, and that's great, but trust me on this. You will want to know as much as you can about all facets of theatrical/concert/special event work. THAT'S how you really get gigs.

u/aquowf · 1 pointr/audioengineering

Try designing some sounds for an open source game (like minecraft or something). Some games will be easier to edit than others but it's probably in your best interest to learn a bit of programming with the way that indie gaming is developing (people tend to wear more than one hat) - but I know that for minecraft you can simply replace an ogg file with a new ogg and that's that.

Here's a really cool book about mixing audio. It focuses on mixing live instruments but it comprehensively covers the fundamental ways in which every VST works and how best to use it. It's a good read and taught me a lot about sound design.

Also, you cannot go wrong with a decent pair of monitors and a decent preamp. 500 bucks is probably the minimum that I'd recommend spending on these items but having a truly honest pair of speakers goes a very, very long way.