The Maillard Reaction
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Is this a good book about mixing?
I think it is one of the very best books written on the subject... but as always, your mileage may vary:  Josef Albers: Interaction of Color Yeah, that's right... Walmart! ;-)
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The Maillard Reaction
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Re:Is this a good book about mixing?
2012/05/17 13:21:42
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Re:Is this a good book about mixing?
2012/05/17 14:54:38
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Can I give you a SNARK award here? 
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Re:Is this a good book about mixing?
2012/05/17 15:00:37
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Yes, of course you may, my friend, but I think it would be extremely short sighted of you to do so. This book (and the exercises made available on the other website I linked to) can teach you taught me more about mixing music than many books that seem to be dedicated to the subject. ( I actually pre date most books on sound mixing, however this book was considered a classic about color mixing when I was an art student and anyone serious about visual art has probably had a chance to know about it since it was popularized in the early 1930's) all the very best, mike
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Re:Is this a good book about mixing?
2012/05/17 15:10:08
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ah, so it really is a book about mixing sound? interesting.
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Re:Is this a good book about mixing?
2012/05/17 15:19:19
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No, I am sorry... it is actually a seminal treatise on mixing "colors".
The premise behind the book is that our perception is always filtered by the circumstance.
If you do some of the exercises and see, for example, how your perception of "blue" is not constant but rather constantly adjusted you may begin to appreciate how this phenomena translates to mixing sound.
Color has specific frequencies and harmonies... but we always filter what we see to relate with everything else in our consciousness.
We process sound frequencies, or colors, very similarly... with the caveat that our sound acuity is very sensitive to timing and we have a VERY short memory of how what we hear sounds. It's easier to grasp the concepts of color mixing visually where we have a longer effective memory.
There are a lot of parallels in realization that directly translate to decision making during a sound mix.
The book has been around for a long time... I thought maybe someone would enjoy it. I've been enjoying doing some of the exercises as a refresher.
best regards,
mike
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Re:Is this a good book about mixing?
2012/05/17 15:32:49
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I see. I know there are relations between colors and sound frequencies. most people with "perfect pitch" will tell you they see colors or shades for different notes. I guess this is something you related to mixing as well.
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Re:Is this a good book about mixing?
2012/05/17 15:40:02
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When I try to hit a pitch everything goes black. Perfectly.
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Re:Is this a good book about mixing?
2012/05/17 15:48:14
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Can someone explain this to me in simple terms?
I can't be arsed to read it all.
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Re:Is this a good book about mixing?
2012/05/17 15:51:43
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Does it have that cool picture of the shaded checkerboard where the color of the one thingy is the same color as the other thingy but looks different? It's the same principle as the image you posted so I don't know if that would be redundant or not.
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Re:Is this a good book about mixing?
2012/05/17 15:57:20
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I think the book's cover is what made the picture poster famous.
Sort of.
Escher may have been consulted.
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Re:Is this a good book about mixing?
2012/05/17 15:58:40
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mike_mccue
Escher may have gotten lost in the corn maze.
Psuedo-intellectualized.
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Re:Is this a good book about mixing?
2012/05/18 11:58:33
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The premise behind the book is that our perception is always filtered by the circumstance. Or the poster? Yeah, like Pavlov's dogs. You kind of know what's coming after awhile.
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Re:Is this a good book about mixing?
2012/05/18 12:01:57
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I get that feeling at MacDonald's when I order coffee.
I already know I'm not gonna like it.
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Re:Is this a good book about mixing?
2012/05/18 12:16:53
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mike_mccue
I get that feeling at MacDonald's when I order coffee.
I already know I'm not gonna like it.
Try the other McDs McQ.
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Re:Is this a good book about mixing?
2012/05/18 12:21:17
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bapu
mike_mccue
I get that feeling at MacDonald's when I order coffee.
I already know I'm not gonna like it.
Try the other McDs McQ.
Nope, doesn't matter which one you use. Sounds to me like they are all that greyish tan colour that tells you it's gonna taste like sucking the ink out of a ball-point pen. Ewww. btw see what I did there? How did it sound?
post edited by Jonbouy - 2012/05/18 12:22:58
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Re:Is this a good book about mixing?
2012/05/18 12:23:32
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Jonbouy
bapu
mike_mccue
I get that feeling at MacDonald's when I order coffee.
I already know I'm not gonna like it.
Try the other McDs McQ.
Nope, doesn't matter which one you use. Sounds to me like they are all that greyish tan colour.
Ewww.
But they did marketing research right? They determined that the majority loves them some greyish tan color.
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