ABSTRACT
The art of mixing is the way in which the dynamics music professionals create with the equipment in the studio interface with the dynamics apparent in music and songs. Music touches us in just about every aspect of our lives, and however music professionals relate to music is, of course, valid. There are millions of dynamics discernible in music that affect us mentally, emotionally, physically, visually, psychologically, physiologically, and spiritually. Some people relate to music through music theory. The key is to establish a connection between the technical equipment in the studio and the feelings and emotions found in music. An engineer will sometimes place the musicians in the studio as if they were live onstage, just so they feel comfortable. For example, a folk group or chamber orchestra is commonly set up in a semicircle out in the studio, and then panned exactly the same way in the mix.
