The Mixing Engineer's Answer Book

Stuck on a Mix? Get the Answer. Right Now.

Over the years, mixing expert Bobby Owsinski has fielded thousands of questions from musicians, songwriters, producers, and engineers, and he noticed something: the same 50 questions kept coming up, again and again.

So he answered them. All of them.

The Mixing Engineer’s Answer Book: 50 Essential Questions About Mixing . . . Answered Volume 1 is your fast track to better mixes, no fluff, no filler, just straight answers to the questions that stump people every single day, like:

What’s the fastest way to get a great mix balance? 
Should EQ come before or after compression in the signal path? 
What are the “magic” EQ frequencies that make a mix pop? 
How do I get that big guitar sound I hear on my favorite records? 
Where do I set my mix level when sending to streaming services like Spotify?

And 45 more questions you’ve probably been asking yourself.

This isn’t a textbook you read cover to cover. It’s the book you grab mid-mix, flip open, and find your answer in seconds, then get right back to work.

A companion to Owsinski’s award‑winning Mixing Engineer’s Handbook, this book is built for the moment you need it most: when you’re in the middle of a mix, the clock is ticking, and you need to know now.

Six chapters. Fifty questions. Zero wasted words.

Chapter 1: Mix Balance Chapter 

Chapter 2: Compression Chapter 

Chapter 3: EQ Chapter 

Chapter 4: Effects Chapter 

Chapter 5: Final Mix and Mastering 

Chapter 6: Miscellaneous

Don’t sleep on Chapter 6. Panning, reference tracks, sample rates, plugin order… the odds and ends that trip up even experienced engineers all live here.

And at the end of every chapter, a Final Takeaways section locks in exactly what you need to remember.

Stop guessing. Stop searching forums and YouTube for half-answers. Get The Mixing Engineer’s Answer Book and start mixing with confidence.