The Mixing Engineer's Handbook 6th Edition

For more than two decades, The Mixing Engineer’s Handbook has been the go-to, best-selling guide for anyone serious about the art of music mixing, and trusted by seasoned pros and beginners alike.

In the fully updated Sixth Edition, you’ll discover the proven fundamentals and cutting-edge strategies that today’s hitmakers rely on to craft the music you love.

This book will help you create a great mix, no matter your gear, your room, or your genre. You’ll find your mixing skills getting sharper with every chapter.

What’s New in the Sixth Edition

A brand-new chapter on AI-assisted mixing tools that takes the guesswork out of complex mixing tasks
A new chapter that takes a deep dive into saturation and distortion, including what the different types sound like and how to use them for maximum impact
Smart solutions for small-room studios, including room simulation software and a foolproof method to evaluate your monitors
Insider tips on choosing and working with reference tracks to achieve true radio- and Spotify-ready mixes
Expanded coverage of immersive audio, with step-by-step primers for mixing in Dolby Atmos and Sony 360RA/VME
Advanced techniques like M/S processing, frequency-based panning, audio expansion, and compression sidechains
…plus dozens of new tips, tricks, and pro secrets you won’t find anywhere else!

Other topics covered include:

The six elements of a mix, from achieving balance to creating interest
The secrets of equalization and “magic frequencies”
Advanced techniques expected of today’s mixer, like track cleanup, adjusting track timing, pitch correction, sound replacement, and automation tricks
Easy-to-grasp methods for adding effects, sonic layering, calculating delay, and much more

The book also features interviews with some of music’s most successful and celebrated audio mixers from all different genres, as well as access to a bonus “Advice From The Mixing Legends” ebook containing 22 additional interviews not found in the book.

Learn the art of mixing from start to finish, and pick up tips and techniques from the pros, with The Mixing Engineer’s Handbook, Sixth Edition.