Game Audio Mixing: Insights to Improve Your Mixing Performance

Beyond its fundamental value as a great reference for contemporary best practice in the games industry, Game Audio Mixing shines where Alex Riviere has curated enormously helpful perspectives from peers in the industry - crucially, across a range of disciplines.Game audio is such a vast field that it's essential for every practitioner in one discipline to be aware of workflows in all the others, and as well as this book offering a broad but incisive spread of insights to such specialists, I think it should also be required reading for seniors and leads in all other departments! Too many development pipelines assume that audio should tread water until all other assets are in place, then be bullied into passing an entire game at the last minute: to be able to recommend a concise and readable book as an explanation for why this should never be the case, is invaluable.Perhaps most importantly, especially for newcomers to the industry or to ambitious self-starters, all of the advice from Alex and his contributors is presented in such a way that it scales cleanly from single-person audio departments in small or medium indie studios, right up to fully-staffed triple A teams.Vital!

This is a must read for anyone involved or interested in game audio! As someone looking to expand my own proficiency in mixing, mastering and arranging audio within a dynamic mix this book covers all it all, with insightful interviews from industry veterans also. A great tool to have in your arsenal of game audio books, 5/5!!!

Really interesting book on a subject not often covered. Full of lots of things/practices I wished I’d known sooner! Alex writes with a thoroughness and care which really conveys his love and respect for his craft.

Alex Rivière’s ‘Game Audio Mixing’ is an essential read for people looking to explore game audio as well as professionals alike. The book provides great insights from Alex’s extensive career, as well as from other established industry veterans who further support Alex’s points throughout. I feel I will be using this as a handbook going forward throughout my career!

A great compilation of interviews forming some of the best industry knowledge sharing in this form. Fantastic resource for anyone in the field, including veterans and new comers alike

It's a really good reference. Nice and informative charts (like the one attached). It helps in terms of planning on a bigger scale, how to lead a team, and how to communicate with different sides of the team. These things can be applied to all team sizes, from one-person indie to a large team 3A.

This been has a fantastic read on a topic that isn't covered very well in the game industry. Covering specifically the topics of mixing game audio (an incredibly complex and dynamic subject) I found this resource to provide excellent insight in developing mixing techniques on both a philosophical and technical level. Would definitely recommend!