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CHAPTER 12Mixing

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Writing on mixing is a difficult task. Try explaining to someone, without actually being there, how to paint a picture, how to play the blues, or how to remove a spleen.

This chapter is a list of basic starting points. There are, of course, a million different variations on everything mentioned here, and this chapter just scratches the surface.

The trick is, there is no trick. A good mix is akin to a jigsaw puzzle, where there is a perfect space for every piece and all spaces are covered. The mix should have width and height, ...

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