Audio Effects, Mixing and Mastering

by Metin Bektas

This book is a quick guide to effects, mixing and mastering for beginners with a focus on Cubase. The first chapter highlights the most commonly used effects in audio production such as compressors, limiters, equalizers, reverb, delay, gates and others. You will learn about how they work, when to apply them, the story behind the parameters and what traps you might encounter. The chapter also contains a quick peek into automation and what it can do. In the second chapter we focus on what constitutes a good mix and how to achieve it using a clear and comprehensible strategy. This is followed by a look at the mastering chain that will help to polish and push a mix. The guide is sprinkled with helpful tips and background information to make the learning experience more vivid. Readers interested in the psychological effects of music are invited to move on to the e-book "Curiosities of the Mind".

Genres: Music, Nonfiction

109 pages, Paperback

First published May 17, 2014

Reviews

[Cradle2ACasket · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book was really great even if you are pretty new at recording and mixing. You do have to know your basics because it does just right into compressors and a lot of technical talk. So if you are absolutely brand new to recording in general I would recommend getting comfortable with basics first or you will be lost in the processes. But it does break down everything very well into their own categories and it tells you more than just how to turn knobs and press buttons. This book dives deep into the mathematical equations you need to get to to produce the correct dynamic range. And even teaches you how to read SPL waves. Goes through EQ, reverb, delay, gates, and tons of mixing help. A TON of information shoved into an oddly small book. Definitely recommended.

[Kent Roberts · Rating 4 out of 5]

Good

It was pretty straight forward you could understand what he meant in most places. A few things sounded contradictory but all in all it was informative. I’m going to try these techniques.

[Andy Tinlin · Rating 5 out of 5]

What, why and how of mixing and mastering.

Nice clear and rational description of the what, why and how of mixing and mastering. No doubt it’s on the basic side but it puts a lot of concepts in context in an accessible style.

[mike ralston · Rating 5 out of 5]

Well worth it

It’s a great little Bible of mixing .
Gives billet points at the end of each little chapter .
I will read it over and over .

[Barış Yıldırım · Rating 4 out of 5]

Konu hakkında okuduğum en pratik ve en net metinlerden biri.