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Mixing is an Attitude
When I think back to my best mixes—regardless of their commercial success—in each and every case, I can only describe the experience as one in which I was working from deep within, outside of any external forces. I wasn't thinking; I was doing. I wasn't scared of what anyone would think. I wasn't scared of failure. All my decisions were made with confidence, and once a judgment was made, I didn't second-guess myself. I allowed the music to guide me, and I based all of my mix decisions on nothing more than one simple criterion: Are the song and production doing what they're supposed to be doing?
That sounds nice, huh? I mean, that's the headspace you want to ...
Mixerman is a Los Angeles recording engineer who in the summer of 2002, on nothing more than a hunch, began to chronicle the daily events of his Major Label recording session with a bidding-war band, an infamous producer, and a limitless budget. And he did it in real-time-each night posting his entries on the Internet, withholding only the true identities of those he writes about. As Gina Arnold from Metro Newspapers reported at the time: "Mixerman is supposed to be writing about recording techniques, but somehow, through that prism, he has hit upon a gripping story.
The Most Infamous Studio Session Ever Documented In the summer of 2002, I began to chronicle my Daily events on a Major Label recording session with a bidding-war band, an infamous producer, and a seemingly limitless budget. Every night, after a long session with these crazy characters, I posted up the day's events. The results were spectacular. As Metro reporter Gina Arnold put it, "Mixerman is supposed to be writing about recording techniques, but somehow, through that prism, he has hit upon a gripping story." That's right, it was even mentioned in random newspapers at the time.When I began posting my story, I had an audience of 200. By week 4 that grew to 25,000. And by the last entry, I ...
Mixing is an AttitudeWhen I think back to my best mixes-regardless of their commercial success-in each and every case, I can only describe the experience as one in which I was working from deep within, outside of any external forces. I wasn't thinking; I was doing. I wasn't scared of what anyone would think. I wasn't scared of failure. All my decisions were made with confidence, and once a judgment was made, I didn't second-guess myself. I allowed the music to guide me, and I based all of my mix decisions on nothing more than one simple criterion: Are the song and production doing what they're supposed to be doing?That sounds nice, huh? I mean, that's the headspace you want to be in when you...
Mixerman is a recording engineer working with an infamous producer on the debut album of an unknown band with a giant recording budget. Mixerman is supposed to be writing about recording techniques, but somehow, through that prism, he has hit upon a gripping story.
In this companion book to Zen and the Art of Mixing--Mixerman discusses with us the art of producing records. Mixerman lays out the many organizational and creative roles of an effective producer as budget manager, time manager, personnel manager, product manager, arranger, visionary and leader, and without ever foregoing the politics involved in the process. As Mixerman points out, "Producing is an art in which reading and understanding people nearly always trumps any theoretical knowledge - whether musical or technical in nature." Whether you're currently positioned as musician, engineer, songwriter, DJ, studio owner, or just avid music fan, Mixerman delivers a seemingly one-on-one, personal lesson on effective producing.
The Most Infamous Studio Session Ever Documented In the summer of 2002, I began to chronicle my Daily events on a Major Label recording session with a bidding-war band, an infamous producer, and a seemingly limitless budget. Every night, after a long session with these crazy characters, I posted up the day's events. The results were spectacular. As Metro reporter Gina Arnold put it, "Mixerman is supposed to be writing about recording techniques, but somehow, through that prism, he has hit upon a gripping story." That's right, it was even mentioned in random newspapers at the time.When I began posting my story, I had an audience of 200. By week 4 that grew to 25,000. And by the last entry, I ...
Mixerman treansforma toda a experiêmcia de uma carreira de sucesso em termos compreensíveis e práticos tanto para os profissionais quanto para os amadores. Se você mudar como você pensa sobre mixagem você estará firme no seu caminho em aprender a mixar. "Mixerman é um destemido, erudito e sagaz escritor e pensador. Compre este livro. Compre todos os livros do Eric Sarafin. AGORA”. –Dave Pensado (Christina Aguilera, Beyoncé, Pink) "Finalmente um livro que ensina a Arte da grande mixagem, não a pseudociência. C@#@%*}, já era hora”. –Ken Scott (The Beatles, Pink Floyd, David Bowie, Elton John) "Eu aprendi cedo que gravar e mixar bem é mais uma questão de manter a sua mente fora do caminho e aqui está a abordagem brilhante de uma pessoa para alcançar exatamente isso”. –Bob Olhsson (Stevie Wonder, Jackson Five) "Sem enrolação tecnicista, ele engloba os aspectos criativos, espirituais, práticos e de negócios em uma leitura simples e interessante”.–Ron Saint Germain (U2, Mick Jagger, 311, Whitney Houston) "Imbecil, você entregou o jogo”! –Aardvark (Alan Parsons, Johnny Reed)
Musician's Record It takes many years to excel at recording (whether at home or in a commercial facility), and if you desire to become a professional recordist then that's what's required. But if you're a musician who wants to garner a reaction to your song, then you don't have time for that. You need to make a Killer Record right now. But how? First, stop thinking like a recordist. If you're a musician, and you record, this book will prove an invaluable resource (I encourage you to read the reviews. People love this book). I explain all the things that I've learned as a high-level professional recordist, mixer, and producer over the course of decades, but as they relate to you as a musician...
Quand je repense à mes meilleurs mixes--quels que furent leurs succès commerciaux--dans tous les cas de figures, je ne peux formuler leurs expériences que comme des expériences durant lesquelles je travaillais du plus profond de moi-même, en dehors de toute force extérieure. Je ne pensais pas; je faisais. Je n'avais pas peur du jugement des autres. Je n'avais pas peur de l'échec. Toutes mes décisions avaient été prises en toute confiance, et une fois qu'un jugement fut rendu, je ne le remettais plus en question. J'ai laissé la musique me guider, et j'ai basé toutes mes décisions de mixage sur rien de plus que ce simple critère: la chanson et la production sont-ils parvenu à le...