“Mixing secrets for the small studio” Is it worth it for an edm producer that uses headphones?

[Wildpug]

I’m looking for some gift ideas for family. Would this be a book that I can use techniques from as a headphone producer? It seems like it is geared for people with monitors and a treated room.

And no I can’t get monitors in my current living situation.

[lfm]

Yes, even having monitors - half the book is about listening conditions, kind of.

I had some good input from Producer's manual - Paul White.
Mixing audio - Roey Izhaki - good as well.
Mixing engineer's handbook - Bobby Owsinsky - some good insight in how to think about frequencies and positions and stuff. Was the first one I got.

But not targeting EDM, just general idea which is common to everything.
But always - doing it all in phones still require the more listening in other devices as well - which might make you having to redo final mix a lot. It's very different how things are perceived with two monitors in a room - even near field ones.

But remember from the first Dave Pensado's awards - was a guy that did it all in phones - so can be done of course.

And also find it fascinating with looks into the minds of well known producers
Behind the glass - some oldies and legends like George Martin.
Recording the Beatles( a heavy brick though) - also really extensive in how it worked back in the days.
Detailed info from recording sessions for many songs.

[perpetual3]

Get Goodhertz Can Opener Studio 3, Sonarworks Reference, and à pair of their supported headphones. The Superlux headphones are about $40. Can Opener Studio 3 + mixing in mono did wonders for me.

[TheSynthScientist]

Why would headphones matter?

[Wildpug]

Why would headphones matter?

Just making sure the techniques would be the same vs with monitors.

[Wildpug]

Yes, even having monitors - half the book is about listening conditions, kind of.

I had some good input from Producer's manual - Paul White.
Mixing audio - Roey Izhaki - good as well.
Mixing engineer's handbook - Bobby Owsinsky - some good insight in how to think about frequencies and positions and stuff. Was the first one I got.

But not targeting EDM, just general idea which is common to everything.
But always - doing it all in phones still require the more listening in other devices as well - which might make you having to redo final mix a lot. It's very different how things are perceived with two monitors in a room - even near field ones.

But remember from the first Dave Pensado's awards - was a guy that did it all in phones - so can be done of course.

And also find it fascinating with looks into the minds of well known producers
Behind the glass - some oldies and legends like George Martin.
Recording the Beatles( a heavy brick though) - also really extensive in how it worked back in the days.
Detailed info from recording sessions for many songs.

So i will still be able to use the techniques and lessons in the book if I don’t have monitors? Sucks that the first half would be a waste for me since I don’t have them

[lfm]

So i will still be able to use the techniques and lessons in the book if I don’t have monitors? Sucks that the first half would be a waste for me since I don’t have them

I think books are really cheap - and if you just get a single thing you carry with you the rest of your mixing days from reading it - it's worth it.

There will always be an overlap to things you already know.

I often go to amazon with lots of reviews - and read those for any product at all. In between you find that a reviewer sounds like your thinking in remarks - and go by what he/she says if more extensive text.


Check out the book for this topic or something else(like some or I suggested).
Sometimes reading the content index helps in itself what you can expect to learn - online bookstore usually do this nowadays.

Go to http://www.pensadosplace.tv and check out edm producers and mixers - also well spent time getting insights. Not all - but many share good things.

Producers manual probably had the most of direct techniques. Paul White have been a writing articles on SoundOnSound.com for decades, really experienced.

Like reverse reverbs and stuff - get kick to come at you from outer space and then hit you - blow by blow. I can imagine interesting for kick based music like edm. Especially effectfull in phones - really cool.

It starts out with all of the reverb tail - and then dries out quickly.

A lot of hands on tricks like that in producers manual.

A dutch edm duo(about three years ago) was on Pensado's place - and were asked about how they got that huge sound and still not let reverb take over.
- gated reverbs was their answer

So they cut the tails of reverb - and still get the goodies but it does not take over the mix.