The Art of Mixing : Visual Guide to Recording, Engineering and Production

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Summary: Worth its weight in gold
Review: This book has an amazing and unique approach to mixing, by using visualization. It has LOTS of illustrations and is very clear, concise, and just totally chock full of useful information. If your mixes are muddy, pick this one up.

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Summary: Good book for beginners
Review: This book is great for someone who has not done a lot of mixing before. It explains how to visualize your mix and how to create something that sounds good. Everyone knows a good mix when they hear it, but it's hard to create one if you don't know what you're doing. This book explains the 3 dimensions to your mix and how to work with them. It's a real eye opener for anyone who is just starting out.

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Summary: Good book for beginners
Review: This book is great for someone who has not done a lot of mixing before. It explains how to visualize your mix and how to create something that sounds good. Everyone knows a good mix when they hear it, but it's hard to create one if you don't know what you're doing. This book explains the 3 dimensions to your mix and how to work with them. It's a real eye opener for anyone who is just starting out.

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Summary: nearly useless
Review: Using computer "3D imagery", Mr. Gibson paints different types of music mixes as balls of color in a clouded room. Right-brained indeed. Not much grit or objectivity to develop such neat balls of color. Conceptually trite, it is in details weak. To his credit, the title is an accurate description of the contents. Save your money. Buy a baseball mitt.

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Summary: Conceptually Trite
Review: Using computer "3D imagery", Mr. Gibson paints different types of music mixes as balls of color in a clouded room. Right-brained indeed. Not much grit or objectivity to develop such neat balls of color. Conceptually trite, it is in details weak. To his credit, the title is an accurate description of the contents. Save your money. Buy a baseball mitt.