Are you ready to Mix? After you've recorded the perfect song, you're only halfway there! Mixing is where the magic really happens and getting the perfect mix is the ultimate audio challenge. One of the most elusive arts of the recording practice, mixing can take a lifetime to masterùthis handbook jumpstarts your skills and fast-forwards your progress!<BR><BR>Breaking the mix down by different effectsùEQ, distortion, compression, expansion, pitch shift, delay, reverb, and moreùand applying them to some of the most important instruments in pop music, Mix Smartwill arm you-with the expertise and techniques you need to tap into your musicality and express it through multitrack mixing, putting true professional-quality mixing within your reach.<BR><BR>The Mix Smart system shows you how to make coordinated use of every piece of gear in your studio so that you can Fix problematic areas, Fit all those tracks together, and Feature the parts of the music that really make the tune sing<BR><BR>The Case Credo: The Ten Commandments of Mixing Smart<BR><BR>Future-proof, ear-opening strategies will empower your inner musician, giving you the knowledge you need to develop your mixing skills, from basic to advanced<BR><BR>Breaks the mix down by different effects, with detailed strategies for the most important pop instruments, showing you how to create that perfect sound<BR><BR>Companion website, Recordingology.com, is packed with samples and example tracks, so you can practice as you learn<BR><BR>Mix Smart Quick Start summaries at the end of each Chapter get you to work faster<BR><BR>Demystifies the technical, making the tools of the mix rig accessible<BR><BR>analog and digital<BR><BR>outboard and in the box<BR><BR>stereo and surround<BR><BR>For everyone who mixes, whether in the studio, live, for music, film, games, or broadcast<BR><BR>Learn: Strategies, not recipes<BR><BR>Follow: Intuition, not superstition<BR><BR>Explore: Creation, not memorization<BR><BR>Achieve: Inspiration, not imitation<BR><BR>The recording studio is your musical instrument, and it's time you really learned how to play. Alex Case shows you not just how to mix well, but how to Mix Smart!