Book #2 in the Music Production Secrets Series by John Rogers. The first book, "Audio Mastering Secrets" was the best selling audio mastering book for 2018 and 2019!
Note - This book is a great affordable Christmas gift for the home studio enthusiast!
Since 1999, I've mastered over 40,000 songs in every genre imaginable.
Working with this many clients gave me the rare opportunity to discover what areas most sound engineers are having problems with.
Most of the mixes clients submit are pretty good. The mixer definitely does not need to read a 400 page book on basic mixing techniques, or take a six week mixing course. They're way beyond that.
What they do need is a book that points out the most common mixing errors I see daily, so they can check their mixes for them. Problems they don't even realize their mixes suffer from. That's what "Song Mixing Secrets" is all about!
I Show You How To Quickly Fix These Common Problems -
- Mix is too crowded, no space or clarity
- Vocals can't cut through the mix
- Inconsistent levels from section to section
- Mix is too bassy, muddy
- Mix is too bright, tinny, thin
- Stereo field is weak (your song is really mono)
- And More!!
This book is for someone who has a good understanding of basic mixing procedures. Sometimes as a solution to a problem, I might suggest compressing the lead vocal a bit. But, I don't get into detailed threshold and ratio settings. I assume you already know how to compress a vocal track.
I wrote this entire book in simple plain English (layman's terms). I eliminated all the words you never heard of and hi-tech jargon, so anyone at any level can understand and learn from this book.
You've invested hundreds, if not thousands, of hours into your music.
If you're serious
