Recording, Mixing, Mastering Reference Books

Reccommend some good advanced/Intermediate level Reference Books on Audio Mixing, Audio Mastering or Audio Recording. What are the best 'guides' for the intermediate.

I have the B. Owinski "Recording Engineers Handbook", which I thought was very good for Recording, (Mic Placement, Mic choice, DI Considerations etc).

But I'm looking for something on Mixing or Mastering. I quite a bit of hands on experience but I think there is probably more I can learn / think about. What books or reference materials have you read on the subject? What would you recommend?

posted by mary8nne (6 comments total)

musictech magazine's got a special out on mastering right now - it's got a good deal of information in it
posted by pyramid termite at 6:10 AM on February 26, 2009

I have Owinski's "Mixing Engineer's Handbook", and I like it a lot. I also bought "Mastering Audio" by Bob Katz this past Christmas, but I haven't quite made my way through it. Owinski also has an "Audio Mastering Handbook", but I saw a lot of the same content from the "Mixing Engineer's Handbook" in it as well.
posted by NemesisVex at 8:04 AM on February 26, 2009

I think I'll get that Bob Katz one actually. The reviews of it are rather good.
posted by mary8nne at 9:17 AM on February 26, 2009

This might be too broad for what you're looking for, but the Tape Op book is worth a look. I like how, unlike so many other books, it doesn't privilege or reject the newest of the new technologies.
posted by umbú at 1:51 PM on February 26, 2009

The Katz book is definitely a good read but you will definitely want to get good mixes first to keep the horse in front of the cart.

The Mix It Like A Record video course is a pretty great. It's on sale but still expensive ($179). There is some free preview content that is worth the download.
posted by dagosto at 10:16 PM on February 26, 2009

that video is very expensive and the presenter guy does seem a bit annoying.
posted by mary8nne at 12:52 AM on February 27, 2009