Mixing Audio, 4th Edition

6 Mixing and the brain

DOI: 10.4324/9781003303077-8

Psychology and cognitive sciences have been subject to some exciting breakthroughs in the last few decades, perhaps most notable of which is the emergence and widespread acceptance of the theory covered in this chapter. Dual process theory has been immensely fertile, providing coherent explanations to both individual and social phenomena, and settling millennia-long debates. And all of this is done while carrying the hallmark of a great theory—simplicity.

Being useful to many disciplines, the theory can also be used to explain some important aspects related to mixing. This chapter is centered around psychology and is largely conceptual, so readers more interested in hands-on mixing can safely ...