Table of Contents

• PREFACE
• INTRODUCTION

PART I RECORDING

• 1/ PRODUCTION: THE STUDIO AS AN INSTRUMENT

• 2/ IN THE STUDIO

• 3/ ANALOG RECORDING

• 4/ SPEAKERS AND ACOUSTICS

• 5/ MICROPHONES

• 6/ RECORDING TECHNIQUES

• 7/ RECORDING | DRUMS AND PERCUSSION

• 8/ RECORDING | OTHER INSTRUMENTS

• 9/ DIGITAL AUDIO WORKSTATION AND MIDI

• 10/ RECORDING ON THE COMPUTER

• 11/ THE RECORDING SESSION

PART II MIXING

• 12/ EFFECTS | EQUALIZERS

• 13/ EFFECTS | ECHO/DELAY

• 14/ EFFECTS | REVERB

• 15/ EFFECTS | COMPRESSION AND LIMITING

• 16/ ORGANIZING A PROJECT

• 17/ SETTING GOALS FOR THE MIX

• 18/ WORKFLOW OF THE MIX

• 19/ MIXING | DRUMS

• 20/ MIXING | BASS

• 21/ MIXING | GUITAR

• 22/ MIXING | KEYBOARDS

• 23/ MIXING | VOCALS

• 24/ GETTING MORE FROM THE MIX, COMMON MISTAKES

• 25/ BOUNCING THE MIX

PART III ADVANCED MIXING TECHNIQUES

• 26/ VINTAGE EQ AND COMPRESSION

• ADVANCED MIXING TECHNIQUES | INTRODUCTION

• 27/ ADVANCED MIXING TECHNIQUES | DRUMS

• 28/ ADVANCED MIXING TECHNIQUES | BASS

• 29/ ADVANCED MIXING TECHNIQUES | GUITAR

• 30/ ADVANCED MIXING TECHNIQUES | VOCALS

PART IV MASTERING

• 31/ MASTERING

• 32/ DIY MASTERING

• 33/ JUST ONE LOUDER

PART V APPENDICIES

• APPENDIX 1 | CHARACTERISTICS OF SOUND

• APPENDIX 2 | OUR HEARING

• INDEX

About the Author

Hans Weekhout is one of the best-known names in the Dutch studio scene. Besides collaborating with countless Dutch artists, he has worked with international artists like Prince, Falco, and Girls Aloud. Under the moniker of Capricorn, he scored a worldwide hit with the dance track “20 Hz.” As a lecturer in the Pop department of the Conservatory of Amsterdam, he teaches his students the intricacies of music production.