--- title: Mixing Techniques description: Mixing is the process of combining multitrack recordings into a cohesive stereo or surround sound format. Learners will understand how to balance volume levels, apply equalization, compression, panning, and spatial effects to create clarity and depth. category: music-audio subcategory: music-production difficulty: beginner, intermediate, advanced url: /subject/mixing-techniques --- # Mixing Techniques Mixing is the process of combining multitrack recordings into a cohesive stereo or surround sound format. Learners will understand how to balance volume levels, apply equalization, compression, panning, and spatial effects to create clarity and depth. ## Available Resources 4 Books • 4 Websites ## Websites ### 1. Sound on Sound Mixing Guides Sound On Sound magazine's archive of technique articles, including long-running mix clinics and engineer interviews on EQ, compression, reverb and balance, so learners can see how working professionals diagnose problems and make specific decisions on real mixes. **Difficulty:** Beginner | **Price:** Free **Link:** https://www.soundonsound.com/techniques **Tags:** audio-mixing, mix-engineering, eq, compression, studio-techniques ### 2. soundonsound.com Sound On Sound is a long-running audio recording magazine and website. It publishes in-depth tutorials, gear reviews, and practical how-to articles on recording, mixing, mastering, microphone technique, DAWs, plugins, and studio setup. **Difficulty:** Intermediate | **Language:** English | **Price:** Free **Link:** https://soundonsound.com **Tags:** websites, music-performing-arts, audio-engineering ### 3. mixwiththemasters.com Mix With The Masters is a video platform hosting masterclass-style mixing tutorials and interviews with renowned engineers and producers. It offers in-depth technique breakdowns, workflow tips, and practical demonstrations on EQ, compression, effects, and mixing approaches. **Difficulty:** Intermediate | **Language:** English | **Price:** Free **Link:** https://mixwiththemasters.com **Tags:** websites, music-performing-arts, music-production ### 4. PureMix Subscription video library in which working mix and recording engineers walk through complete sessions, showing EQ, compression, reverb, balance and gear choices on real multitracks, so learners can see how professionals make and justify mixing decisions in practice. **Difficulty:** Intermediate | **Language:** English | **Price:** Paid **Link:** https://www.puremix.com/library/free **Tags:** mixing, audio-engineering, recording, music-production, masterclasses ## Podcasts ### 1. The Mix Academy Podcast **Author:** David Glenn The Mix Academy Podcast will take you behind the glass with some of today's hottest producers, engineers, and recording artists. Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/the-mix-academy-podcast/support **Difficulty:** Beginner | **Language:** en | **Price:** Free **Link:** https://davidglennrecording.com **Tags:** audio-mixing, music-production, mix-engineering, engineer-interviews ### 2. The UBK Happy Funtime Hour **Author:** Gregory Scott (UBK) & Nathan Daniel Two passionate audio engineering nerds --- Kush Audio gear designer and avowed analog snob Gregory Scott, and ITB mixing pro Nathan Daniel --- crack themselves up while answering listeners' questions about everything from gear and plugins, to the psychology of mixing, to what makes a song grab the listener's ears and heart and how to get more of it into your productions. Whether you mix professionally on a 9000J or in your bedroom on Cubase, these ballbusting fanatics of sound will spark your thinking in creative new ways, help you bust out of your own limiting habits, and get you... **Difficulty:** Beginner | **Language:** en | **Price:** Free **Link:** https://www.ubkhappyfuntimehour.com **Tags:** audio-mixing, mix-engineering, audio-gear, analog-vs-digital, music-production ## Books ### 1. Mixing with Your Mind **Author:** Michael Paul Stavrou Book by recording engineer Michael Paul Stavrou on sound balance engineering, presenting mixing as a listening and mental discipline, with techniques for EQ, compression, reverb and balancing instruments. Readers learn to hear mix decisions critically and build balanced, coherent mixes. **Difficulty:** Intermediate | **Language:** English | **Price:** Paid **Link:** https://www.amazon.com/dp/0646428756?tag=edmonddante07-20 **Tags:** audio-mixing, sound-balance, critical-listening, equalization, compression ### 2. Mixing Audio: Concepts, Practices, and Tools **Author:** Roey Izhaki Covers the theory and practice of mixing multitrack recordings, from gain staging and panning to equalization, compression, reverb and automation. Readers finish able to plan a mix, apply each processor deliberately, and diagnose common balance problems. **Difficulty:** Intermediate | **Language:** English | **Price:** Paid **Link:** https://www.amazon.com/dp/1138859788?tag=edmonddante07-20 **Tags:** mixing, audio-engineering, equalization, compression, music-production ### 3. Music Production: Learn How to Record, Mix, and Master Music **Author:** Hans Weekhout Routledge's third-edition studio handbook covers recording, MIDI, synthesis, effects, mixing and mastering across the major DAWs. Readers finish able to track sessions, choose microphone placements, and make mix and master decisions with technical reasoning behind them. **Difficulty:** Intermediate | **Language:** English | **Price:** Paid **Link:** https://www.amazon.com/dp/1138626104?tag=edmonddante07-20 **Tags:** music-production, recording, mixing, mastering, audio-engineering ### 4. The Mixing Engineer’s Handbook **Author:** Bobby Owsinski First edition of Bobby Owsinski's guide to audio mixing, covering balance, panning, EQ, dynamics, effects and 5.1 surround mixing, alongside interviews with leading engineers such as George Massenburg, Allen Sides and Bruce Swedien. Readers learn the working methods behind professional mixes. **Difficulty:** Intermediate | **Language:** English | **Price:** Paid **Link:** https://www.amazon.com/dp/0872887235?tag=edmonddante07-20 **Tags:** audio-mixing, mix-engineering, equalization, surround-sound, studio-recording --- *This content is part of Dantes.io - Your Treasure Map to Knowledge* *Curated by humans at Dantes.io. Personal study use welcome; republishing this curation requires permission (team@dantes.io).* View this page online: https://dantes.io/subject/mixing-techniques