베스트셀러 Mixing Engineer's Handbook의 개정판인 이 책에는 일류 믹싱 엔지니어들의 비밀들이 소개되어 있습니다.
믹싱의 역사와 진화과정, 다양한 믹싱 스타일, 믹싱의 6가지 요소, 어레인지먼트의 법칙과 그것이 믹싱에 어떤 영향을 끼치는지, 어디서부터 믹싱을 해야하는지, 모든 장르의 음악에서의 믹싱 팁과 트릭 등이 실려있습니다.
또한 이펙트를 추가하는 방법 및 리버브의 EQing, 이펙트 레이어링, 딜레이 타임의 계산 등을 통한 EQ와 "매직 프리퀀시"의 비밀을 배울 수 있습니다.


- Contents -

Introduction

Part One: Mixing in Stereo

Chapter 1 Some Background: The Evolution of Mixing
   Mixing Styles: LA Versus New York Versus London
      The New York Style
      The LA Style
      The London Style
      Other Styles

Chapter 2 The Mechanics of Mixing
   Hearing the Final Product
   The Overall Approach
   Tall, Deep, and Wide
   The Six Elements of a Mix

Chapter 3 Element 1: Balance - The Mixing Part of Mixing
   The Arrangement - Where It All Begins
   Arrangement Elements
      Bob Segar's "Night Moves"
      Alanis Morissette's "Thank U"
      Garth Brooks' "Two Pina Coladas"
   Rules for Arrangements
      Limit the Number of Elements
      Everything in Its Own Frequency Range
   Where to Build the Mix From
   What Type of Program Material?
   Level-Setting Methods

Chapter 4 Element 2: Panorama - Placing the Soung in the Soundfield
   Phantom Center
   The Three Points of Panoramic Interest
      The Center and the Extreme Hard Left and Right
   Big Mono
   Panning Outside the Speakers
   Tricks and Tips
      Panning in Dance Music
      Panning in Mono (Yes, That's Right!)
      Panning for Clarity

Chapter 5 Element 3: Frequency Range - Equalizing
   What Are You Trying to Do?
   Magic Frequencies
   EQ Methods
      Alternate Method
   Easy-to-Remember Golden Rules of Equalization
   The Relationship Between Bass and Drums
   Tricks and Tips
      General Tips
      For Snare
      For Drums
      For Kick
      For Bass
      For Fatter Guitars
      For Vocals

Chapter 6 Element 4: Dimension - Adding Effects
   EQing Reverbs
   Sonic Layering of Effects
   Calculating the Delay Time
      Tape-Based Delay
   Re-Amping
   True Tape Flanging
      The Vintage Method
      The DAW Method
   Tricks and Tips
      For Fatter Lead or Background Vocals
      For Out-of Tune Vocals
      For Electronic Keyboards
      For Fatter Guitars
      Tommy Lee "Thunder Drums"
      Robot Voice
      Exploding Snare

Chapter 7 Element 5: Dynamics - Compression and Gating
   Dynamics Controllers
   Compression
   Limiting
   De-Essing
   Gating
   Why Add Compression?
      Compression to Control Dynamics
      Compression as an Effect
   The New York Compression Trick (Parallel Compression)
   Compression on Individual Instruments
   Compression on the Mix Buss
   The SSL Mix Buss Compressor
   Setting the Compressor
      Amount of Compression
   Tricks and Tips
      For Snare
      For Drums
      For Piano
      For Vocals
      For Bass
      For Guitar

Chapter 8 Element 6: Interest - The Key to Great (As Opposed to Merely Good) Mixes
   The Direction of the Song
   Develop the Groove and Build It Like a House
   Find the Most Important Element and Emphasize It

Chapter 9 Monitoring
   Basic Monitor Setup
      Check the Distance Between the Monitors
      Check the Angle of the Monitors
      Mounting of the Monitors
      Setting of the Monitor Parameters
      Check the Position of the Tweeters
      Check the Console
   Mixing Volume
   Listening in Mono
      Phase Coherency
      Balances
      Panning
   Choosing a Monitor
      Things to Listen for in a Monitor
   Listening Tricks and Tips

Chapter 10 The Master Mix
   Competitive Level
   Hypercompression
   Mastering
      Purpose of Mastering
      Things to Remember before Mastering
   Mix-Down Formats
      Analog Tape
      Digital
   Mixing for Internet Distribution
      MP3 Encoding
      Streaming Audio
   Alternative Mixes
   Stems

Chapter 11 Mixing in the Box
   Driving the Desk or Gain Staging
   Headroom
   Interview with Gannon Kashiwa, Digidesign's Professional Products Market Manager
   DAW Controllers

Part Two: Mixing in Surround

Chapter 12 Surround Basics
   A bit of History
   Types of Surround Sound
      The LFE Channel
   Bass Management
   Other Typs of Surround

Chapter 13 Why Is Surround Better Than Stereo?
   Surround Mixing
      Differences Between Surround for Pictures and Surround for Music
   Surround Mixing Schools of Thought
      "Audience" Versus "Middle of the Band"
   What Do I Put in the Center Channel?
      No Center Channel
      Isolated Elements in the Center Channel
      The Center as Part of the Whole
   What Do I Send to the LFE (Subwoofer) Channel?
   Do I Need to Use a Bass Manager?
   Surround to Stereo Compatibility
   Surround Master Recorders
   Surround Master Track Assignments

Chapter 14 Data Compression Used in Surround
   SRS Circle Surround
   SDDS (Sony Dynamic Digital Sound)
   Surround Encoders During Mixing
   Dolby Digital Encoding
   Surround Master Media Prep
      Slate the Master
      Print a Test Tone
      Other Things That You Should Document

Part Three: The Interviews

Chapter 15
   Joe Chiccarelli

Chapter 16
   Lee DeCarlo

Chapter 17
   Jimmy Douglass

Chapter 18
   Benny Faccone

Chapter 19
   Jerry Finn

Chapter 20
   Jon Gass

Chapter 21
   Don Hahn

Chapter 22
   Ken Hahn

Chapter 23
   Andy Johns

Chapter 24
   Kevin Killen

Chapter 25
   Bernie Kirsh

Chapter 26
   Nathanial Kunkel

Chapter 27
   George Massenburg

Chapter 28
   Greg Penny

Chapter 29
   David Pensado

Chapter 30
   Elliot Scheiner

Chapter 31
   Ed Seay

Chapter 32
   Allen Sides

Chapter 33
   Don Smith

Chapter 34
   Ed Stasium

Chapter 35
   Bruce Swedien

Chapter 36
   John X

Appendix A
  &nbs; Glossary

Appendix B
  &nbs;Delay Chart

Index