Mixing secrets for the small studio - Senior, Mike (Burlington, Mass. Focal Press, 2011)
Part 1: Hearing & Listening -- Chapter 1: Choosing & Using Nearfield Monitors -- Chapter 2: Other Important Monitoring Systems -- Chapter 3: Low-end Damage Limitation -- Chapter 4: Staying Objective -- Part 2: Mix Preparation -- Chapter 5: Not So Fast! -- Starting At The Beginning [includes session layout, track clean-up, & multing] -- Chapter 6: Comping & Arrangement Tips -- Chapter 7: Adjusting Timing & Groove -- Chapter 8: Tuning Correction -- Part 3: Building Your Balance -- Chapter 9: Where To Start? [includes faders, panning, and working order] -- Chapter 10: Equalising For A Reason -- Chapter 11: Beyond EQ [includes distortions, exciters, synths, microeffects] -- Chapter 12: Compressing For A Reason -- Chapter 13: Beyond Compression [includes other dynamics processors]-- Chapter 14: Combining EQ & Compression [includes plug-in order, multi-band dynamics, and dynamic EQ] -- Chapter 15: The Power of Side-chains -- Part 4: Sweetening To Taste -- Chapter 16: The Reverb Fix -- Chapter 17: Delay Effects -- Chapter 18: Modulation Treatments -- Chapter 19: Stereo Processing & Pitfalls -- Chapter 20: Automation: More Than Human -- Chapter 21: Finishing Off [including loudness-matching, snags, and revisions] -- Appendices -- Appendix 1: Some Fundamental Principles Of Sound & Gain Management -- Appendix 2: Multi-miking, Phase & Polarity -- Appendix 3: Glossary.
E2-2246: Prof. Siegfred Balon (recommending faculty)
Keywords: Sound -- Recording and reproducing; High-fidelity sound systems; Sound studios