Mixing Audio: Concepts, Practices and Tools [Paperback]

Roey Izhaki (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0240520688 | ISBN-13: 978-0240520681 | Publication Date: January 3, 2008

Mixing remains one of the most illusive arts of recording practice and can take a life time to master. Looking at practices, concepts, tools and mixing instruments the author provides a comprehensive insight to the art and science of mixing.

Whether a hobbyist of professional this book covers basic concepts to advanced techniques as well as tips and tricks and is a vital read for anyone wanting to succeed in the field of mixing.

The book is accompanied by the website www.mixingaudio.com, featuring a sample chapter, illustrations, audio and a user forum.

* Rounded, extensive and complete coverage of music mixing
* Includes a DVD with over 700 audio samples and 4 sample mixes. The DVD is not included with the E-book. Please visit http://www.mixingaudiodvd.com/ to access the DVD content.
* Covers new topics and mixing trends such as computer centred mixing

Editorial Reviews

Review

"This book is a wonderful, no nonsense guide to audio mixing for beginners and advanced mixing engineers and producers. The accompanying DVD holds hundreds of audio examples that add an invaluable depth to the reading. Let's face it, you can't just write about audio mixing, you must provide examples and this book delivers tons of them.This type of book has long been missing from the arsenal of books about audio mixing and production. Most books are either too detailed with no real appeal to readers, or too specific and within a year or two would be considered terribly outdated. However, Audio mixing covers some universal concepts in a way that would make it relevant through the years.I highly recommend this book to any aspiring or working mixing engineer/producer. I believe the straightforward writing style (while not always with the best grammar), the range of topics covered and the all revealing audio examples make this book a great choice."--Yuvalgerstein.com

About the Author

Roey Izhaki (Author) Roey Izhaki has been involved with mixing since 1992. He is an academic lecturer in the field of audio engineering and gives mixing seminars across Europe at various schools and exhibitions. He is currently lecturing in the Audio Engineering department at SAE Institute, London.

Product Details

• Paperback: 584 pages
• Publisher: Focal Press (January 3, 2008)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0240520688
• ISBN-13: 978-0240520681
• Product Dimensions: 9.6 x 7.5 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.6 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (75 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #263,345 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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56 of 57 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Great package, shame about the English, January 5, 2008

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Big Electric Cat (South Korea) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Mixing Audio: Concepts, Practices and Tools (Paperback)

I have been recording in various project studios for about 10 years. I've bought a huge number of books on the subject and have - I hope - become reasonably competent at tracking. Every book I've bought has been strong on tracking advice such as mic placement and acoustic treatment. I have always felt let down in the area of mixing advice.

I have never been good at mixing. Reading books didn't seem to help much. While it is easy to understand written instructions on how to mic a guitar cabinet or build a bass trap, it is a different matter to read and understand advice on compression, EQ, or reverb treatments.

This book plugs the gap in my knowledge nicely. A major plus point is the included DVD with audio files which demonstrate to your ears what a compressor sounds like. You can hear individual tracks before and after treatment with processors and effects.

It is written in the here and now, referencing modern mix engineers such as Andy Wallace and Nigel Goodrich and uses modern recordings like as Nirvana's Nevermind and Red Hot Chili Peppers Blood Sugar Sex Magic. It also references electronic music and Hip Hop.

It's a huge book, a bit text-book like, but certainly readable. The reason I couldn't give it 5 stars is because every fifth page seems to contain a glaring grammatical error. I have never seen so many obvious mistakes in a published book before. I can only surmise that the book wasn't proof-read perhaps due to its technical nature or in haste to get it to press.

35 of 35 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars This is the book to own....., October 15, 2008

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This review is from: Mixing Audio: Concepts, Practices and Tools (Paperback)

As a home studio owner and pro musician of 40 years I am always on the lookout for that "next bit of info" that will push me to yet again improve...and this book was it. I have looked at this book for month's and thought..."Man, is it REALLY worth the $$?"

Now, as I look at my bookshelf full of "Mixing & Mastering & Studio Tips & Tricks" books, I can honestly say that this is the best book I have bought over the years.....period. Read what everyone else has wrote here in their reviews, and you got the gist of it, this book is the bomb!

Even if you "know it all", I recommend this book for 3 chapters, Compression, Reverb, and Gates-Expanders. Written so that ANYONE can understand it, but deep enough to make us old timers go "WHOA..." And the DVD, full of example audio clips and 4 full mixes that are tore apart at the end of the book, just drive the information home.

All of the reviews are correct(including the "eglash" in places), if you are serious about your Sound and Audio in general, this is the book to own. If you REALLY want to understand what the Ratio control does, on anything that uses one, this is the book to own. If you really want to improve your Engineering & Mixing Skills, this is the book to own. If you are using a computer to do audio, this is the book to own. If you use Cubase, Music Studio, Pro Tools, Audacity, or the Kristal Audio Engine, this is the book to own. It is worth every penny!

Can you tell I like the book?! I am on my 2nd read thru!

18 of 20 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Timely, superb and dare I say, classic, January 9, 2008

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music fan (Dallas, TX) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Mixing Audio: Concepts, Practices and Tools (Paperback)

This tome fills a huge gap in references on this topic in a very timely fashion. The author most definitely knows this material in-depth and, despite a few very minor glitches in the grammar, presents the concepts in a very well-thought out fashion. Nothing gets lost in translation.

If you ever wanted a single, comprehensive reference to modern mixing techniques that covers the entire process, this book is it. The contribution this author has made to music production is MASSIVE!!!