ABSTRACT
Mixing music is itself a complex task that includes dynamically adjusting levels, stereo positions, filters, dynamic range processing parameters and effect settings of multiple audio streams. An assumption that is often made about mixing is that it is an iterative process. The mixing setup is usually very modular. Some mixes are clearly favored over others, suggesting that there are ‘best practices’ in music production. Live mixing differs from mixing in the studio in several aspects, the most obvious of which is its ephemeral character: the sound is processed in real time, as the musicians are playing and as the audience is listening. Supposed rules underpinning the mixing process cannot be generalized across genres of music. A final obstacle in the creation of intelligent music production systems is the wide variety of mixing approaches and styles preferred by producers or consumers.
