Save it in the MIX!
Posted: Wed Jul 27, 2011 12:39 am
Educational materials are tools to help you make the best of the other tools you have, and I've spent the summer reading Mike Senior's book Mixing Secrets http://www.amazon.com/Mixing-Secrets-sm ... 687&sr=1-1 .
If you don't know, Senior is doing the Mix Rescue section in the magazine Sound On Sound http://www.soundonsound.com/ , which I find very educational.
I've learned previously hard to grasp topics like sidechaining compressors and gates, ducking reverbs and delays, how to choose plug-ins dependant on your purpose, which are the most important parameters to tweak ect. ect. Lots of instantly applicable hands-on information, not found in any other book to my knowledge!
Mixing Secrets operates from the premise that you are mixing in the box, and provides you with a deep understanding of how to achieve professional sounding mixes as well as a bunch of cool expert tricks, in an entertaining, easy to understand lingua..
Seems he also engages in studio work, and that you can even work along side of him on your tracks! Check out his website (he also offers an excellent list of freeware plug-ins!) http://www.cambridge-mt.com/MikeSenior.htm .
Just saying, that I've learned tons from my Mike Senior summer study, and this really works for me. Highly recommended to spend some time with, IMO!
If you don't know, Senior is doing the Mix Rescue section in the magazine Sound On Sound http://www.soundonsound.com/ , which I find very educational.
I've learned previously hard to grasp topics like sidechaining compressors and gates, ducking reverbs and delays, how to choose plug-ins dependant on your purpose, which are the most important parameters to tweak ect. ect. Lots of instantly applicable hands-on information, not found in any other book to my knowledge!
Mixing Secrets operates from the premise that you are mixing in the box, and provides you with a deep understanding of how to achieve professional sounding mixes as well as a bunch of cool expert tricks, in an entertaining, easy to understand lingua..
Seems he also engages in studio work, and that you can even work along side of him on your tracks! Check out his website (he also offers an excellent list of freeware plug-ins!) http://www.cambridge-mt.com/MikeSenior.htm .
Just saying, that I've learned tons from my Mike Senior summer study, and this really works for me. Highly recommended to spend some time with, IMO!