Mixing Secrets for the Small Studio (Sound On Sound Presents...)

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Some of the suggestions just ooze common sense but then again it's only in hindsight that one really appreciates the obvious and quite often the not so obvious ideas and techniques that Mike litters this book with.

If you've never spent time working with seasoned engineers, or you haven't been mixing for long, this book is gold. His book is packed with surprising insights and techniques which are - frankly - so simple that I while reading this, my forehead was beet red because I kept slapping it.As a project studio operator, Mixing Secrets has been the single resource I can point to that got me over the hump and into the territory where I can begin seriously competing with established professionals - all while remaining on a humble budget.

Drawing on the back-room strategies of more than 160 famous names, this entertaining and down-to-earth guide leads you step-by-step through the entire mixing process. Great stuff, this book is a very complete guide to start mixing your songs on a amateur home studio.First, just so you know who this review is coming from, here’s a quick bio: I’ve been a guitarist for the last 20 years or so, and have been getting more into the production/mixing side of things the last ten years. He really covers the different uses of that effect, and the five different aspects of it you’ll looking at with the effect. The techniques are backed up by quotes from the top engineers in the music business across a wide variety of genres, instilling confidence in the ultimately subjective choices it suggests.