Mitch Gallagher

Mitch Gallagher's latest book is Guitar Tone: Pursuing the Ultimate Guitar Sound. He is the former Editor in Chief of EQ magazine. In addition to being a writer, he is a freelance recording engineer/producer/mastering engineer, teaches music business and audio recording at Indiana University/Purdue University, and is Sweetwater’s Editorial Director. mitchgallagher.com.

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Guitar Tracks: Getting Down to Mixing

A proven mixing method.

Guitar Tracks: More Track Cleaning

Which instrumental tracks need cleaning prior to a mix? And how much cleaning is too much?

Guitar Tracks: Cleaning a Mix

Get your mix ready for prime time with these handy editing and filtering techniques.

Guitar Tracks: Building a Mix

Mitch Gallagher discusses how mixing is about presentation—how the various elements of the music are combined, balanced, and conveyed by the overall sound of the mix.

Studio Legends: Andrew Scheps

Engineer/producer Andrew Scheps mixes Black Sabbath’s return to the top of the charts.

Guitar Tracks: Learning Your Room

Before you can produce mixes that translate well in a variety of listening environments, you need to get intimately familiar with your own listening space.

Guitar Tracks: More Mix Tricks

Whether you’re mixing studio tracks or a live band in a venue, it’s crucial to have sonic references you can use to quickly gauge the sound system and room.

Mix Tricks

Crafting a mix is a very specialized art form and it takes a combination of tools, experience, know-how, and, of course, ears.

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Mitch Gallagher

A proven mixing method.

Which instrumental tracks need cleaning prior to a mix? And how much cleaning is too much?

Get your mix ready for prime time with these handy editing and filtering techniques.

Mitch Gallagher discusses how mixing is about presentation—how the various elements of the music are combined, balanced, and conveyed by the overall sound of the mix.

Engineer/producer Andrew Scheps mixes Black Sabbath’s return to the top of the charts.

Before you can produce mixes that translate well in a variety of listening environments, you need to get intimately familiar with your own listening space.

Whether you’re mixing studio tracks or a live band in a venue, it’s crucial to have sonic references you can use to quickly gauge the sound system and room.

Crafting a mix is a very specialized art form and it takes a combination of tools, experience, know-how, and, of course, ears.