About Internal Mixing

Internal Mixing is a platform-independent course that offers a wealth of information, hints and practical examples for mixing multitrack recordings within a computer. The step-by-step approach to mixing guides through a variety of techniques used by professional engineers to achieve the clarity and transparency often heard on CDs and DVDs. Internal Mixing uncovers the concepts behind proper placement of instruments within the mix. A powerful, yet three-dimensional sound is not achieved by usage of tons of expensive plug-ins but by separation of instruments and voices. Internal Mxing also shows that outstanding results can be achieved even without using expensive outboard gear, and just by making good use of the host application’s internal plug-ins.

Going step by step from understanding some of the concepts that can help form a great mix, Internal Mixing gudes through organizing workflow and the application of basic plug-ins like EQ and Compressors. Internal Mixing also covers the usage of DSP-based plug-ins and offline rendered plug-ins, e.g. for convolution reverb.

Internal Mixing provides exercises to supprt learning for the concepts involved. Each exercise can be followed step by step and guides through the chapters for a joyful and satisfying learning experience.

Internal Mixing has been filmed in HD-Video and uses latest codec technology. The 340 minutes of content on Volumes 1 and 2 as well as the screen capturing are provided in four languages – English, French, Spanish and German.

Friedemann Tischmeyer is a seasoned professional, with over 15 years in the audio mastering and mixing business under his belt. Being an engineer for countless well-known artists and the owner of his own independent mastering facility, Friedemann has also published his two extremely well-received books ‘Audio Mastering with PC Workstations’ and ‘Internal Mixing’.

Contents

Vol. I

• Basics for a good mix
• Tips for delivering the mix master to the mastering studio
• Technical prerequisites for a good sound
• The systematic approach – clarity and a good workflow for the mix
• Working with groups
• Compressing groups to save CPU and increase sound power
• EQing groups to save resources and create “space”
• Handling groups: What do I control via groups, and what via tracks?
• Workflow overview
• Summary of panning rules
• Preventing phase interference
• The masking effect
• EQ basic rules
• Breakdown of the frequency bands and their principle zones
• Mixing a tight bass range
• Common basic parameters of compressors and their use

 
Vol. II

• Exercises with compressors
• Layering with reverb and delay
• Native and DSP-aided reverb devices
• Pre-delay as a design component
• EQing in reverb return as a design component
• Layering strategies
• Pre-fader or post-fader?
• How many reverb devices do you need? Planning depth design
• Delay instead of reverb
• Delay in reverb or reverb in delay
• Additional aspect: Design and the use of Mute and Special FX
• Automation
• Processing single instruments
• Off-line calculated convolution reverb to simulate ambience
• Microphone tracks
• Refining loops (doubling, gating, compressing, reverbing)
• Exercise in editing loops
• EQing and compressing vocals
  Special aspects concerning choruse