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| From | "Billy G. Spradlin" <bgspradlin@cablelynx.com> |
| Subject | Re: The Art of Mixing |
| Date | Wed, 13 Apr 2005 13:05:57 -0500 |
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I think for Power Pop engineering the old saying, "Cleanliness is Next
To Godliness" is the best. There were too many Power albums in the past
decade that were ruined by mixing as if the band was Alice In Chains and
the vocals were buried under a mass of overdriven guitars.
But it shouldnt sound "Wimpy" either - think CT's "In Color" where
everything was toned down.
A murky or super-reverb'd mix (unless youre trying to copy Phil Spector
or Brian Wilson) doesnt work well for most modern Pop music either. Some
may disagree but no digital box or plug-in can totally dupilcate those
chambers at Abbey Road, Gold Star or Western/United.
A listener should be able to hear everything in the mix and the vocals
need to be right on top. Then CRUNCH it with a good compressor, thats
what made those old Beatles records and everything recorded at Abbey
Road in the 60's sound so good!
Billy G.
http://listen.to/jangleradio
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