The Mixing Engineer's Handbook, Second Edition by Bobby Owsinski
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Book Reviews of The Mixing Engineer's Handbook, Second Edition
Book Review: Skip it. Too much filler, not enough substance.
Summary: 2 Stars
A few good tidbits scattered here and there, but this book was generally extremely light on substance. Primarily just a bunch of filler material and quotes. A more appropriate title should have been "Interviews with Mixing Engineers", edited by B. Owsinski. There are much better books out there on mixing and mastering.Book Review: Just For Fun
Summary: 2 Stars
Don't purchase this book if you're looking for technical info or a step by step manual. It's a series of interviews with prominent music engineers. It is interesting to read the interviews of engineers but doesn't attempt to explain a process. Definitely not helpful for a newbie but maybe a good read for a seasoned pro.Book Review: Not too useful
Summary: 1 Stars
I had a hard time finding useful information in this book. It's full of information ABOUT audio and audio engineers, as opposed to ACTUAL information. I'm a seasoned musician who is new to the audio side of things, so I needed to the bare bones, basic numbers and math and techniques of how this side of the glass works. The author spends as much time talking about song arrangement (which to me falls under producing, arranging and composition) than actual mixing and audio skills. As well, there's no "step 1, step 2, step 3" ways for getting started. Instead he interviews famous engineers who say things like "sometimes I start with the kick. Sometimes I start with the snare." I don't find this kind of info particularly helpful. But that's just me.