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| From | Ken Kase <kenkase@nighttimes.com> |
| Subject | Re: The Art of Mixing |
| Date | Thu, 14 Apr 2005 08:12:37 -0500 |
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On 4/14/05 12:59 AM, "Tiny Volcano" <tinyvolcano@wavecable.com> wrote:
> Also, I recall the Beatles were the first band (?) to really push the bass
> upfront --which was another bold mixing strategy. (See the Abbey Road
> Journals)
Remember that the Beatles were trying to emulate American R&B records with
that bass sound. Motown and Stax records were already loaded with bass. In
1966, EMI came up with new cutting lathe technology that allowed for more
bass content. So they weren't the first, but they certainly raised the
presence of bass in rock and roll recordings considerably.
As for compression, from 1966 onward, they used loads of it--that's why
Ringo's drums suddenly became huge. I can't imagine ""Paperback Writer", "A
Day in the Life" or "She Said, She Said" without loads of compression. Abbey
Road's reverb chamber was used spaingly but effectively, hence the worm
wonderful sound on "And I Love Her" (especially the stereo version.
--Ken
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