Mixing and mastering 101: a collection of helpful links.

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"tuba freakout in the breakdown"...I lol'ed
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:lol: yep, gotta watch that "Tuba freakout in the breakdown". Get ya every time!
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Not to be missed while it is on Youtube: The Art of Mixing - David Gibson

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TEjOdqZFvhY
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I bought this very short and inexpensive book (Kindle version):
Music Habits: 101 Production Tips for Computer Musicians by Jason Timothy.

Very quick tips organized by topics like Eq, compression etc.

Such as "cut, don't boost" and where the mud it and high pass filters.
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Another great resource for information on the general subject of mastering.
http://productionadvice.co.uk/blog/

This recent BBC radio documentary is also of relevant interest:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b06tvgp1
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New resource, looks like we've got some well produced tutorial videos on EQ, Compression and digital audio terms and such, as well as an interactive feature for exploring and ear training practice.

https://pae.izotope.com/
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Here is an excellent resource.
http://therecordingrevolution.com/

Much of it is free by the way!
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Wow awesome Greg, thx for this. I'll have to come back and browse, tons to check out!

Here's my list offhand

Nice dictionary style reference: http://lossenderosstudio.com/glossary.php
Place to download tracks to practice mixing: http://www.cambridge-mt.com/ms-mtk.htm# ... evilsWords
TONS of articles/tutorials of all kinds: https://theproaudiofiles.com/
Nice little recap of reverb and the main kinds: https://www.mysticalankar.com/single-po ... plications
Simple online virtual piano (I've used if I was at work and something came to me and I had to get the notes down before it was lost!): https://www.onlinepianist.com/virtual-piano
Nice online arpeggiator: https://codepen.io/jakealbaugh/full/qNrZyw
Great forum about keyboard gear: http://forum.pianoworld.com/ubbthreads. ... mmary.html
Good intro to microphones: https://www.sweetwater.com/insync/studi ... ing-guide/
Why recording at frequencies higher than 48kHz is stupid (long and technical but worth it): https://people.xiph.org/~xiphmont/demo/neil-young.html
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Thanks for tipps and posts right here. I found another website with a blog with different tutorials worth checking out: https://roessler-mastering.com/de/online-mixing/
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I'd just like to say a big thank you for these links. I checked out e.g. Recording Revolution and was really impressed by how simple Graham makes it and will be trying to read as much else as possible. The Puremix video was also excellent.

For a relative beginner like me*, these forums and the Mixcraft University stuff are a really, really great resource. I feel I have come further in a few days of lurking around here (and buying Mixcraft Pro while on offer) than I have previously in months/years. Time to get some songs done decently, for a change!

(* Relative in the sense that I've downloaded free versions of most DAWs, got confused, added millions of plugins, got nowhere very fast indeed and then gave up for a couple of years.)
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Heres another resource full of useful tutorials and tips:

https://modeaudio.com/magazine
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