http://www.systematicprod...s.com/mixing-guide.htm

I concur.
Definitely a good book PDF that's worth picking up.

I like page 11:


"The Fine Art of Listening


Any single action taken during a mix should be preceded by active listening. This is after all, what mixing is all about. Everything comes down to how well you hear the source, the judgment calls you make regarding the source, and how you put your tools into effect to mold the source into your vision of the whole...


...learn how to listen. If you can isolate the problem, and construct a solution, then the task of picking an appropriate tool and dialing it to purpose becomes amazingly intuitive."

Thanks for the heads-up!  I was able to check out some excerpts from this book online and found it to
be quite practical and informative.  Here's the link I found: http://www.ultimatemetal.com/forum/andy-sneap/675045-systematic-mixing-series-2-soviet-russia-drums-slam-you.html
 
 I tried out the EQ and compression settings on some recorded drum tracks and really liked the results.  I will definitely be ordering this book.

Yep, that's how I found out about the book. In my endless quest for better guitar tones, I stumbled upon a post from that guy on that forum. I dug what I read and ended up checking the book.

Rain,
 
First of all, what do you mean by "heavier stuff"?
 
Second, I gather that it's a PDF so you don't need an e-book reader, correct?  I also, then, assume you can print it.  Again, correct?  How many pages total is it?
 
While we're on the subject, here's a review I wrote of Mike Senior's Mixing Secrets book.  I read it a second time in preparation for the review and learned more and enjoyed it more on the second reading.
 
http://issuu.com/wusik/docs/wsm_dec2012/4

 

dmbaer


Rain,
 
First of all, what do you mean by "heavier stuff"?
 
Second, I gather that it's a PDF so you don't need an e-book reader, correct?...

 

You don't need an e-book reader to read PDF files but if you DO like reading PDF files on a book reader, the free


Adobe Digital Editions is pretty hard to beat.

Chappel
 
You don't need an e-book reader to read PDF files but if you DO like reading PDF files on a book reader, the free
Adobe Digital Editions is pretty hard to beat.

Thanks. I looked a little more closely at the web page and noticed the different format options. I like to read on my commute, so a PDF that I can print makes it more attractive. Now I only need to find out how many pages I'd have to print. Nevertheless, this looks like something worth spending the money on.

I mentioned heavier stuff because the author seems to specialize in metal. That being said, I think there's  stuff for every one in there, as some of the basics remain the same, obviously. 
 
But, unlike some other books dealing w/ somewhat more generic aspects of recording and mixing, a book written by someone who works primarily in a genre where everything is a bit more extreme tends to go into finer details, like eq techniques which may seem abusive in other genres or using a multiband compressor on guitars and such. 

The funny thing is that, while there's tons of tutorials on mixing drums available everywhere on the web, the information on mixing heavy guitars is a lot harder to find (except here when Danny chimes in). And speaking even w/ experienced engineer, I've come to realize that it was often a pretty tough part to deal w/.


I've downloaded all available formats, thinking that at worst I'd put up w/ PDF - which I really don't like - but the first one I clicked opened in my Kindle application on the MacBook. That's as good as it gets for me. :)

I'll check out that review you wrote. I dug that book by Senior.

just found free ebook about mixing but I guess more basic:
http://archive.org/details/GuideToMixing




p.s.
BTW I wonder how can you read pdf without ebook reader, pdf viewer or something like that... LOL
I guess some can read straight bytes and stream it into head.