The Mixing Engineer's Handbook

Secrets of the top recording engineers revealed at mixdown! Learn the evolution of mixing, regional mixing styles, the six elements of a mix, rules for arrangements and principles of building your mix! Learn the secrets of EQ and "magic frequencies" along with adding effects, EQ'ing reverbs, sonic layering of effects, calculating the delay time and much more! This book extensively covers stereo mixing with an expansive chapter on mixing in 5.1 surround. Plus, it includes an incredible third section filled w

A longtime music industry veteran, Bobby Owsinski started his career as a guitar and keyboard player, songwriter, and arranger, eventually becoming an in-demand producer/engineer working not only with a variety of recording artists, but on commercials, television, and motion pictures as well. One of the first to delve into surround sound music mixing, Bobby has worked on more than a hundred surround projects and DVD productions for a variety of superstar acts. Using his music and recording experience combined with an easy-to-understand writing style, Bobby has become one of the bestselling authors in the music recording industry, with books that are now staples in audio recording programs in colleges around the world, including The Mixing Engineer's Handbook, The Recording Engineer's Handbook, How to Make Your Band Sound Great, The Mastering Engineer's Handbook: The Audio Mastering Handbook, The Studio Musician's Handbook, and The Drum Recording Handbook. A frequent moderator, panelist, and program director for a variety of industry conferences, Bobby has served as the longtime producer of the annual Surround Music Awards, and is one of the executive producers for the Guitar Universe and Desert Island Music television programs. Visit Bobby's production blog at: http://bobbyowsinski.blogspot.com, his Music 3.0 blog at: http://music3point0.blogspot.com, and his website at: http://bobbyowsinski.com.