Mixing and Mastering in the Box: The Guide to Making Great Mixes and Final Masters on Your Computer

by Steve Savage

Mixing and mastering are the final challenges in creating great recordings. Great mixes require both creativity and a practical understanding of process, while final masters require both a clear sense for purpose and specialized ears for achieving artistic goals. Mixing and Mastering in the Box gives readers the practical tools for accomplishing both of these tasks while highlighting the artistry of the creative process. While much of the information presented in Mixing and Mastering in the Box is applicable to those using analog mixing gear, or a hybrid of digital and analog tools, the book focuses directly on working completely within the Digital Audio Workstation (DAW). Author Steve Savage lets readers in on such topics as the secrets of collaboration and using EQ, compression, delay, reverb, and brickwall limiting to improve the sound of records, each topic illustrated with a myriad of concrete examples.

Mixing and Mastering in the Box is the ultimate reference manual for the home recordist and the perfect basic to intermediate text for any DAW (Digital Audio Workstation) training class in mixing or mastering. The book is also ideal for readers who handle their own mixing and mastering or who wish - or are professionally required - to be better informed when collaborating on mixes and masters.

Genres: Music

318 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 2014

Reviews

[Alessandro Amici · Rating 5 out of 5]

Un manuale completo, copre tutti gli argomenti inerenti il mixaggio e il mastering tramite DAW. Scritto benissino, in maniera semplice e comprensibilissima anche per i non addetti ai lavori. Ricchissimo di esempi e suggerimenti creativi.

[Anya Portus · Rating 3 out of 5]

Almost every chapter contains a rant about brickwall limiting which becomes (ironically) quite fatiguing by the end.

[Daniel · Rating 4 out of 5]

This may be a bit old as of 2022, so some of the technology referenced is out-of-date, but a general and specific guide to the concepts and execution of mixing, mastering, and even arranging, this book is amazing. It's clearly written and logically organized, and the author has a good sense of humor (always a plus).

I recommend it to anyone looking for a good, all-inclusive primer on mixing and mastering.

[Jesús · Rating 5 out of 5]

este libro patrocina la mejorar en calidad de la mezcla del próximo EP de Siempreviva