The Mixing Engineer's Handbook (Mix pro audio series) - Softcover

Owsinski, Bobby

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0872887235 ISBN 13: 9780872887237

Publisher: Music Sales Ltd, 1999

Synopsis

At last! All the tricks of the top recording engineers revealed at mixdown! With this book you'll learn: the evolution of mixing; mixing styles such as L.A. vs. New York vs. London; the six elements of a mix; rules for arrangements; and from where to build your mix. This handy book also teaches the secrets of EQ and "magic frequencies"; how to add effects and EQ'ing reverbs; sonic layering of effects; how to calculate delay time; and much more. Includes an expansive chapter on mixing in 5.1 Surround, plus an incredible section filled with interviews with the top engineers in the field, such as George Massenburg, Allen Sides, Bruce Swedien, and over a dozen more.

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About the Author

A longtime music industry veteran, Bobby Owsinski started his career as a guitar and keyboard player, songwriter, and arranger, eventually becoming an in-demand producer/engineer working not only with a variety of recording artists, but on commercials, television, and motion pictures as well. One of the first to delve into surround sound music mixing, Bobby has worked on more than a hundred surround projects and DVD productions for a variety of superstar acts. Using his music and recording experience combined with an easy-to-understand writing style, Bobby has become one of the bestselling authors in the music recording industry, with books that are now staples in audio recording programs in colleges around the world, including The Mixing Engineer's Handbook, The Recording Engineer's Handbook, How to Make Your Band Sound Great, The Mastering Engineer's Handbook: The Audio Mastering Handbook, The Studio Musician's Handbook, and The Drum Recording Handbook. A frequent moderator, panelist, and program director for a variety of industry conferences, Bobby has served as the longtime producer of the annual Surround Music Awards, and is one of the executive producers for the Guitar Universe and Desert Island Music television programs. Visit Bobby's production blog at: http://bobbyowsinski.blogspot.com, his Music 3.0 blog at: http://music3point0.blogspot.com, and his website at: http://bobbyowsinski.com.

Edition details

• Publisher: Music Sales Ltd
• Publication date: 1999
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0872887235
• ISBN 13: 9780872887237
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 234