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Perfect Mix
Posted: Sat Sep 13, 2003 10:17 pm
by XBangyrdead_Archive
I'm not an engineer by any standards... but I am curious (and somewhat knowledgeable) about most of the processes involved in recording an album. Is there such a thing as a perfect mix... I know that nothing is ever perfect, per say... But is there a recording in existence (no matter how lame the content may be) that is considered to be the "PERFECT MIX"??? Or does anyone have an album in mind that they believe to be a recording of this calibur?!
Perfect Mix
Posted: Sat Sep 13, 2003 11:39 pm
by Mayfair_Archive
Spiderland.
Perfect Mix
Posted: Mon Sep 15, 2003 9:12 pm
by capnreverb_Archive
As tired and overheard as it may be, Steely Dans "Aja" is the litmus test.
Perfect Mix
Posted: Tue Sep 16, 2003 12:23 am
by StevenMallory_Archive
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Perfect Mix
Posted: Tue Sep 16, 2003 12:03 pm
by spitface_Archive
There's no such thing...
...But if there were it would be "Under Pressure."
Perfect Mix
Posted: Tue Sep 16, 2003 2:00 pm
by brian_Archive
[quote]I can understand that when a persons name is going to appear on
the credits of a piece of music they would naturaly want it to be the best
representation of their work.[/quote]
i'm still amazed by the fact that many engineers approach every session
as if they're recording the same band and, therefore, everytime they
mix a band it sounds similar enough that many of the bands sound the
same.
i know that every engineer, dentist, or painter has certain tools that they
like to use, but if you're truly performing a service for a band shouldn't
you at the very least ask them what they want the final product to sound
like and then guide them to at least attempt to achieve the final product?
i took the above quote out of context. most of stevemallory's post was
about making the client happy. i just don't think it happens that often.
i think more often than not an engineer is lazy or pushes too much of their
own opinion into a band's recording.
best,
brian
Perfect Mix
Posted: Wed Sep 17, 2003 9:22 am
by spoot_Archive
i'm still amazed by the fact that many engineers approach every session as if they're recording the same band
Years ago, we were remixing some stuff with a fairly well-respected guy in Seattle. He threaded the tape, looked at an EQ and said "toms set the way I like 'em? Yep!" I don't think he'd even listened to the tape yet.
We wanted to break him in half. Maybe we should have, it's hard to say.
Perfect Mix
Posted: Wed Sep 17, 2003 10:48 am
by tmidgett_Archive
here's a handy checklist!
question 1: does it rock?
ans: yes-->go to question 2
ans: no-->it is not perfect. keep trying.
question 2: can you hear everything?
ans: yes-->it's perfect. congratulations.
ans: no-->so what, it rocks. quit while you are ahead.
Perfect Mix
Posted: Wed Sep 17, 2003 10:58 am
by nick92675_Archive
tmidgett wrote:here's a handy checklist!
question 1: does it rock?
ans: yes-->go to question 2
ans: no-->it is not perfect. keep trying.
question 2: can you hear everything?
ans: yes-->it's perfect. congratulations.
ans: no-->so what, it rocks. quit while you are ahead.
that is awesome!! i'm printing this out and taping it up next to my monitors!
Perfect Mix
Posted: Wed Sep 17, 2003 11:13 am
by JBR_Archive
tmidgett wrote:here's a handy checklist!
question 1: does it rock?
ans: yes-->go to question 2
ans: no-->it is not perfect. keep trying.
question 2: can you hear everything?
ans: yes-->it's perfect. congratulations.
ans: no-->so what, it rocks. quit while you are ahead.
Yes that is indeed gold! Thankyou!