[.ca] The Mixing Engineer's Handbook (ISBN 0872887235)

A Decent Book If.......:
Many people will tell you that there is no one way to mix a project, and I agree after having read The Mixing Engineer's Handbook. With that out of the way, I didn't take much from this book. Basically it has interviews with most(many) of the worlds best producers, all of whom explain how they approach various projects, and they all basically say "depends on the project!!". They discuss techniques that are commonly used when mixing but the book doesn't really do a very good job explaing how to set up your studio hardware/software to employ these techniques. If you want to add an arsenal of tricks to fatten your mixes I would imagine there are better books out there. Considering that there is no one way to skin the mixing cat, I would suggest seeking something thats a bit more technical,one that explains bussing, panning, reverb, compression etc in more detail.

Incredible:
It hit the spot. Exactly what i was looking for.

Great book. My copy is worn out .:
It is worth buying just for those two or three magic tricks you may have been missing from your mix. But its also a fun read, full of interviews that give you a broad spectrum of opinions and war stories from some of the industry's best. Good nerdy discussions/debates on things like modern compression techniques. This book can really fill in the gaps for you and get you caught up with the big boys at the mixing console.

Getting Golden Ears:
This book is really about the things that top mix engineers say they pay attention to most in mixing. It gives the reader insight into the ideas that have moulded their thinking, and listening skills. Equipment lists are supplied, but there is not a lot of discussion about how to set up the gear in detail. This is a good thing, because a book can not deliver the kind of understanding that listening to recordings can give. You can easily get the CDs that are discussed to hear what each mix engineer is talking about. There is more than enough information to duplicate some of the best mixes ever made if you want to. If you are constantly searching the net, or magazines for mix trix, and you want the best collection of these tricks available, stuff people hang out in studios for months, or years to acquire, then this book is for you.

After going back through the book, changed to 5 stars!:
Upon deeper inspection of the contents of this book, I had to change my review. I am finding this book absolutely phenomenal. I thought at first that there were too many interviews (nearly half the book) and not enough real tips and guidelines. I was wrong. The first half of the book gives some good starting points and tips (EQ settings, Compression ratios/settings, mixing in effects etc...) What I have found to be almost more valuable are the interviews. They are full of tips and "here's how I achieve this sound" type of comments. This is only my second day I've really been digging in to this book and applying it to my work. I've already seen drastic improvements. I wish I had found this book when it first came out! This is cetainly not the end all solution to every recording question you may have, but I have found this book to be worth every cent I spent on it.