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Informationen zum Autor Alex Case is an Assistant Professor of Sound Recording Technology at the University of Massachusetts. An active member of the Audio Engineering Society, and a Fellow of the Acoustical Society of America, Case is an engineer, educator, and author who speaks frequently on audio and acoustics across the United States and internationally. With degrees in Mechanical Engineering, Music, and Acoustics, Professor Case lives and works at the intersection of art and science. Klappentext Recording the perfect song is only the half the recording process; mixing is where the magic really happens and getting the perfect mix is a challenge. One of the most elusive arts of the recording practice, mixing can take a lifetime to master. This handbook will show how to learn all the mixing essentials in half that time or less! Breaking the mix down by different effects and teaming this with a professional approach to using some of the most popular instruments in pop music, Mix Smart arms the reader with the skills and techniques needed to tap into their musicality and express it through multi-track mixing, putting professional quality mixing within their reach. Using straightforward mixing strategy to avoid time costing mistakes and unproductive mixes, Alex Case guides the reader through the most popular effects and instruments, giving the reader the skills and understanding they need to release their inner creativity. Taking the essential components and tools of mixing and showing the reader how to use them, Alex will not only show the reader how to mix well, but how to Mix Smart! Zusammenfassung Professional Audio Strategies for Your Mix Inhaltsverzeichnis The Mix Mindset Music Balance Mental Balance Mix Smart Mixing techniques A basic mix Mix Automation Summary Audio Signals Amplitude Time Timbre Equalization Devices for spectral modification Technique Non EQ equalization Summary Compression Narrowing Dynamic Range Production Strategies Learning to hear compression Summary Expansion and Gating Increasing dynamic range Parameters Production strategies Summary Delay Parameters Production strategies Summary Pitch Shifting Parameters Production strategies Summary Reverb Parameters Production strategies Summary Future Proof Mix Skills ...