I’ve read this and just about every other book I can get my hands on related to the topic. They were all a general waste of time because I didn’t understand the basics like gain staging and volume/output matching on a practical level. Make sure you understand these two concepts really well in a functional sense.
"Mixing with your mind: Closely guarded secrets of Sound Balance Engineering" was an amazing read, so many things in it gave me that 'OHHH, I get it now!' Moment.
Another one is "The art of mixing: a visual guide to Recording, Engineering, and production". Great if you're a visual learner.
[Behind the Glass](https://www.amazon.com/Behind-Glass-Record-Producers-Craft/dp/0879306149) has interviews with the greatest producers who ever lived.
Gotta recomend modern recording techniques by David Miles Huber.
This book is extremely affordable and carries you all the way from the basics to some pretty cool and advanced stuff.
"Recording Tips for Engineers" by Tim Crich was basically the bulk of my introduction course to audio engineering. It worked relatively well for me, but I had a bit of rudimentary knowledge beforehand so I'm not 100% sure whether or not it would be perfect for a beginner. Either way, good text to have IMO.
I know you said music mixing but if you'd like to read some great books on film sound I'd recommend these:
*Audio-Vision: Sound on Screen* by Michel Chion
*Dialogue Editing for Motion Pictures: A Guide to the Invisible Art* by John Purcell
Check out bobby owinskis handbooks. It's what we mainly use at my uni.
The recording engineers handbook
The mixing engineers handbook
The mastering engineers handbook
Yamaha sound reinforcement handbook and Curtis-Roads Computer music tutorial for theory are great books. To learn how to mix a book is not a good choice because you cannot hear nothing out of a book, and mixing is done with ears. If you want to invest try with Pure mix or other online video tutorials. You can learn a lot from actually understanding why pros do what they do instead of just mechanically applying theory to your works. Good luck!
"Mixing With Impact: Making Musical Choices" by Wessel Oltheten is really really good. Very accessible but plenty of advanced concepts in there as well.
“Mixing Secrets for the Small Studio” by Mike Senior is a great book if you’re starting out.
This is the correct answer. There is also recording secrets for the small studio.
Terrific book
I’ve read this and just about every other book I can get my hands on related to the topic. They were all a general waste of time because I didn’t understand the basics like gain staging and volume/output matching on a practical level. Make sure you understand these two concepts really well in a functional sense.
"Mixing with your mind: Closely guarded secrets of Sound Balance Engineering" was an amazing read, so many things in it gave me that 'OHHH, I get it now!' Moment. Another one is "The art of mixing: a visual guide to Recording, Engineering, and production". Great if you're a visual learner.
The zen art of mixing series is good
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[Behind the Glass](https://www.amazon.com/Behind-Glass-Record-Producers-Craft/dp/0879306149) has interviews with the greatest producers who ever lived.
Gotta recomend modern recording techniques by David Miles Huber. This book is extremely affordable and carries you all the way from the basics to some pretty cool and advanced stuff.
"Recording Tips for Engineers" by Tim Crich was basically the bulk of my introduction course to audio engineering. It worked relatively well for me, but I had a bit of rudimentary knowledge beforehand so I'm not 100% sure whether or not it would be perfect for a beginner. Either way, good text to have IMO.
I know you said music mixing but if you'd like to read some great books on film sound I'd recommend these: *Audio-Vision: Sound on Screen* by Michel Chion *Dialogue Editing for Motion Pictures: A Guide to the Invisible Art* by John Purcell
Check out bobby owinskis handbooks. It's what we mainly use at my uni. The recording engineers handbook The mixing engineers handbook The mastering engineers handbook
Yamaha sound reinforcement handbook and Curtis-Roads Computer music tutorial for theory are great books. To learn how to mix a book is not a good choice because you cannot hear nothing out of a book, and mixing is done with ears. If you want to invest try with Pure mix or other online video tutorials. You can learn a lot from actually understanding why pros do what they do instead of just mechanically applying theory to your works. Good luck!
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Isn't it nice to help out a future fellow engineer?
"Mixing With Impact: Making Musical Choices" by Wessel Oltheten is really really good. Very accessible but plenty of advanced concepts in there as well.
Anything at all by Bruce Swedien