Intelligent Music Production

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Perceptual Evaluation in Music Production

“There is not a question that cannot be addressed, that can’t be answered, or at leastdiscussed, with critical listening. Critical listening tells you everything youneed to know.”

George Massenburg in “Parametric Music,” Pro Sound Web, 2012.

At the end of the day, a mix, or mixing system, is only as good as the subjective impression it leaves on its audience. In this regard, music mixing is different from most other topics within engineering, where system requirements are usually well-defined, and can be expressed in simple metrics such as speed, strength or power. Therefore, a good understanding of the perceptual effects of the various mix processes is paramount if a successful mixing system is ...