> Bringing stuff forward and back in a mix takes a lot > of skill. That would be neat to learn! I want to learn about > stereo imaging in Logic. Could you show us some panning tricks? > I would like to see some good settings that you would use for > compression, reverb, delays and chorus...<snip>... I want to > learn how to make dull brighter and bright more mellow. I can't recommend enough that you read _The Mixing Engineer's Handbook_ by Bobby Owsinski. It's the only book I've ever read that actually manages to impart truly useful insights into the black arts of eq and compression. I also recommend booking a day or two in a *serious* studio with a *gifted* engineer, letting him know of your intention to learn as opposed to getting a finished product. Ask questions; there is nothing like realtime interaction with someone who knows what they're doing and is open to sharing their talents. Recently, I made an incredibly dull and claustrophobic drum loop into a wide-open airy affair with a generous, wide cut at 280, a shallow dip at 600, and a bit of 16k shelf. Then, with another loop that was equally dull and boxy, I needed a wide swath of 400 lopped off, and a deep but narrow slice at 2.5k, with a gentle bell pushed at 10k. The catch: all of those numbers would change if those loops were in a different song with different music around them. There is no way a book or tutorial can even begin to give you specifics like that. You can be shown techniques, but your work is learning thru years of trial and error and practice when and how to apply the techniques to the tracks in front of you. It takes a long time to get really good at it, so you might as well be patient with yourself and have as much fun as you can; the rewards speak for themselves. Take care, u b i k