Mixing Info

Mixing requires a unique set of skills, a trained ear, a mastery of analog & digital equipment, as well as the ability to use technology to achieve specific creative results.

The goal of mixing is to make the audio sound the best it possibly can. A professional engineer can listen to audio from both a musical and a technical perspective, adjust hardware equipment, recording levels and even the performance of the artist in such a way that the recorded product sounds perfect.

Once all instruments, voices, etc, have been recorded, all the elements that have been recorded are blended or mixed together, with the aim of achieving a good balance of the instruments and vocal volumes. An audio engineer in sound recording, audio editing and sound systems who balances the relative volume and frequency content of a number of sound sources.

An expert engineer knows how to balance the levels in a recording session and how to balance the use of effects and compression available through a nearly endless variety of software plug-ins and virtual instruments. This knowledge can only be attained through years of experience.

Industry Mastering has 20 years of experience.