mixing and mastering book
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- KVRist
- Topic Starter
- 327 posts since 7 Sep, 2011
Hi. Thanks for your attention.
I would like to learn how to professionally mix and master. The genres I compose and would like to compose are all sorts of edm including electro, trance, nu-house, and dubstep. Also reggae ton and dubtronica. Rock and metal are some others.
I'm looking at any cheaper alternative to Dubspot.com. So far I figure i'd like a DVD and books; both.
Something a little interesting would be nice too.
Thanks, much appreciated.
I use ableton and waves product.
I would like to learn how to professionally mix and master. The genres I compose and would like to compose are all sorts of edm including electro, trance, nu-house, and dubstep. Also reggae ton and dubtronica. Rock and metal are some others.
I'm looking at any cheaper alternative to Dubspot.com. So far I figure i'd like a DVD and books; both.
Something a little interesting would be nice too.
Thanks, much appreciated.
I use ableton and waves product.
Ableton Live 8 Suite 64 Bit, Sylenth1 64 Bit,Rapture, Zeta+2,Synthmaster, Dimenison Pro, Mo' Phatt. and Waves plugs.
DELL i-3770 3.9ghz, 12GB RAM, INTEL SSD,
M-Audio Bx8 D2
Oxygen 49
TC ELECTRONIC impact twin 64 Bit
Fast Track Plus
Grace and love
DELL i-3770 3.9ghz, 12GB RAM, INTEL SSD,
M-Audio Bx8 D2
Oxygen 49
TC ELECTRONIC impact twin 64 Bit
Fast Track Plus
Grace and love
- KVRAF
- 1724 posts since 31 Dec, 2004 from betwixt
Mix: hype ass anything too bassy. Lope ass anything harsh or too trebly. Randomly cut 400 to 500 hertz on everything. But it must be random. Cover your eyes and adjust volume of tracks by listening only until everything can be heard.
Master: Smash everything through 67 compressors and 142 limiters with a clipper in between each limiter. And tape saturationX42 instances in series, then parallel compress that, and limit it again.
Dynamic range meter at the end. If it ever drops out of the red boost that signal man.
OK joke aside I've heard good things about this book:
http://www.mixingwithyourmind.com/
Master: Smash everything through 67 compressors and 142 limiters with a clipper in between each limiter. And tape saturationX42 instances in series, then parallel compress that, and limit it again.
Dynamic range meter at the end. If it ever drops out of the red boost that signal man.
OK joke aside I've heard good things about this book:
http://www.mixingwithyourmind.com/
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- KVRist
- Topic Starter
- 327 posts since 7 Sep, 2011
Haha. Right on.
Haha. Thanks.
Haha. Thanks.
Ableton Live 8 Suite 64 Bit, Sylenth1 64 Bit,Rapture, Zeta+2,Synthmaster, Dimenison Pro, Mo' Phatt. and Waves plugs.
DELL i-3770 3.9ghz, 12GB RAM, INTEL SSD,
M-Audio Bx8 D2
Oxygen 49
TC ELECTRONIC impact twin 64 Bit
Fast Track Plus
Grace and love
DELL i-3770 3.9ghz, 12GB RAM, INTEL SSD,
M-Audio Bx8 D2
Oxygen 49
TC ELECTRONIC impact twin 64 Bit
Fast Track Plus
Grace and love
- KVRAF
- 4756 posts since 25 Jan, 2014 from The End of The World as We Knowit
Mixing Secrets for the Small Studio has 341 positive reviews on Amazon including me:
http://www.amazon.com/Mixing-Secrets-Sm ... 182&sr=1-1
Mike Senior does the SOS Mix Rescue column.
I have heard this is good value:
http://www.music-production-guide.com/o ... ixing.html
Also,
http://www.kvraudio.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=394566
http://www.amazon.com/Mixing-Secrets-Sm ... 182&sr=1-1
Mike Senior does the SOS Mix Rescue column.
I have heard this is good value:
http://www.music-production-guide.com/o ... ixing.html
Also,
http://www.kvraudio.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=394566
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Winstontaneous Winstontaneous https://www.kvraudio.com/forum/memberlist.php?mode=viewprofile&u=98336
- KVRAF
- 2344 posts since 15 Feb, 2006 from Berkeley, CA
Beat me to it...Mike Senior's book is by far the single best resource I've found in 10 years of home recording...gold nuggets on every page.Michael L wrote:Mixing Secrets for the Small Studio has 341 positive reviews on Amazon including me:
http://www.amazon.com/Mixing-Secrets-Sm ... 182&sr=1-1
Mike Senior does the SOS Mix Rescue column.
- KVRAF
- 2545 posts since 15 Jan, 2013 from L'Écosse
"Mix Smart" by Alex Case is very good, IMHO. Which is basically mixing from the point of view of an academic. There are a lot of useful nuggets in there that one can't find in books by Katz or Senior.
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- KVRist
- 389 posts since 22 May, 2012
Best resource by far.Winstontaneous wrote:Beat me to it...Mike Senior's book is by far the single best resource I've found in 10 years of home recording...gold nuggets on every page.Michael L wrote:Mixing Secrets for the Small Studio has 341 positive reviews on Amazon including me:
http://www.amazon.com/Mixing-Secrets-Sm ... 182&sr=1-1
Mike Senior does the SOS Mix Rescue column.
- KVRian
- 626 posts since 15 Jun, 2015
Another vote here for Mike Senior's book. It is excellent!
Since you're using Ableton, I'd also recommend "Sound Design, Mixing and Mastering with Ableton Live 9" by Jake Perrine. This book includes a project designed by the author which is used in step-by-step lessons to take you through the mixing and mastering process. it also includes before and after samples, so you can be sure you're headed in the right direction. I found it to be an incredible hands-on learning experience.
Since you're using Ableton, I'd also recommend "Sound Design, Mixing and Mastering with Ableton Live 9" by Jake Perrine. This book includes a project designed by the author which is used in step-by-step lessons to take you through the mixing and mastering process. it also includes before and after samples, so you can be sure you're headed in the right direction. I found it to be an incredible hands-on learning experience.
- KVRian
- 581 posts since 21 Feb, 2005 from Upper Left USA
Jake's a friend of mine, we hosted the mastering with Ableton seminars at dB Festival a couple times. Definitely a really great read.
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do_androids_dream do_androids_dream https://www.kvraudio.com/forum/memberlist.php?mode=viewprofile&u=164034
- KVRAF
- 2908 posts since 26 Oct, 2007 from Kent, UK
I've never read any books about mixing or mastering and I would be highly skeptical of anyone peddling a book unless they had a credit list like Dave Pensado or some such other industry dinosaur. My advice is to just do lots and lots and lots of mixing in all different genres (but go for genres you prefer initially). And mix with a game plan - don't mix 'blind'. Start with a multitrack and a reference track to aim for. Hit the internet when you can't figure something out. Make mistakes - shitloads of them - and learn from them.
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- KVRist
- Topic Starter
- 327 posts since 7 Sep, 2011
Thanks to all. I will heavily consider getting the Mike Senior book.
For now I purchased the mixing and mastering with waves.
I mostly wanted to know if books will work. I feel I have got an overwhelmingly warm response to this. I will certainly be delvish into a book or two in the future.
If my waves book does'not do the job I will be looking at the Mike Senior book for the home studio. I just wanted to hurry up and buy a book.
Thanks for the advice. I will be looking into it more with hopeful expectations.
Gratzi.
For now I purchased the mixing and mastering with waves.
I mostly wanted to know if books will work. I feel I have got an overwhelmingly warm response to this. I will certainly be delvish into a book or two in the future.
If my waves book does'not do the job I will be looking at the Mike Senior book for the home studio. I just wanted to hurry up and buy a book.
Thanks for the advice. I will be looking into it more with hopeful expectations.
Gratzi.
Ableton Live 8 Suite 64 Bit, Sylenth1 64 Bit,Rapture, Zeta+2,Synthmaster, Dimenison Pro, Mo' Phatt. and Waves plugs.
DELL i-3770 3.9ghz, 12GB RAM, INTEL SSD,
M-Audio Bx8 D2
Oxygen 49
TC ELECTRONIC impact twin 64 Bit
Fast Track Plus
Grace and love
DELL i-3770 3.9ghz, 12GB RAM, INTEL SSD,
M-Audio Bx8 D2
Oxygen 49
TC ELECTRONIC impact twin 64 Bit
Fast Track Plus
Grace and love
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Hermetech Mastering Hermetech Mastering https://www.kvraudio.com/forum/memberlist.php?mode=viewprofile&u=7418
- KVRAF
- 1619 posts since 30 May, 2003 from Milan, Italy
For a good general understanding of digital audio, the best reference out there is Ken Pohlmann's, "Principles Of Digital Audio" (Sixth Edition).
For mastering, Bob Katz's "Mastering Audio" (Third Edition) is great, but there's really no alternative to spending time with a pro, watching what they do, and asking lots of questions, or doing it yourself. Great mastering is all about having enough experience to turn out consistently great masters in a short period of time.
"Mixing With Your Mind" is generally great, but the digital sections are WAY out of date.
For mastering, Bob Katz's "Mastering Audio" (Third Edition) is great, but there's really no alternative to spending time with a pro, watching what they do, and asking lots of questions, or doing it yourself. Great mastering is all about having enough experience to turn out consistently great masters in a short period of time.
"Mixing With Your Mind" is generally great, but the digital sections are WAY out of date.
- KVRAF
- 1576 posts since 22 Oct, 2004 from Schmocation
The "Mix Rescue" articles in Sound On Sound have lots of tips, include before/after audio and are available for free at their web site. You'll probably find some good general articles on mixing and mastering there as well.