Mixing Audio, 3rd Edition

4The process of mixing

Mixing and the production chain

There are differences between the production processes of recorded music and sequenced music, and these differences affect the mixing process.

Recorded music

Figure 4.1 Common production chain for recorded music.

Figure 4.1 illustrates the common production chain for recorded music. Producers may give input at each stage, but they are mostly concerned with the arrangement and recording stages. Each stage has an impact on the subsequent stage but each of the stages can be carried out by different people.

Mixing is largely dependent on both the arrangement and recording stages. For example, ...