when is a mix done?

Johnny B · Post by **Johnny B** » Sun Apr 15, 2007 4:50 pm

standup wrote:The mix is done when they pry it from my cold, dead fingers.

Ahhh, the Tom Scholz method.

kayagum · Post by **kayagum** » Mon Apr 16, 2007 6:38 pm

When you're sick of it. Or preferably, right before.

Rigsby · Post by **Rigsby** » Mon Apr 16, 2007 11:49 pm

For me it's when something stops annoying me about it.

JohnDavisNYC · Post by **JohnDavisNYC** » Tue Apr 17, 2007 7:18 am

since I don't mix in the box where I can do months and months of stupid and pointless recalls, it is mixed when it gets printed to tape or digital, and I zero the console and pull the patches.

it is amazing how many people come into the studio, excited about 'real analog mixing and gear' and then still expect that somehow, the settings on a tube compressor from the 50's is stored in the logic session....

i have just been printing tons of alternate mixes in hopes to satisfy most any possible mind-change on the part of the musician...

john

trodden · Post by **trodden** » Tue Apr 17, 2007 9:43 am

toaster3000 wrote:since I don't mix in the box where I can do months and months of stupid and pointless recalls, it is mixed when it gets printed to tape or digital, and I zero the console and pull the patches.

it is amazing how many people come into the studio, excited about 'real analog mixing and gear' and then still expect that somehow, the settings on a tube compressor from the 50's is stored in the logic session....

i have just been printing tons of alternate mixes in hopes to satisfy most any possible mind-change on the part of the musician...

john

ahhah totally.. or that even though I document every single damn fader position, knob position, switch, patch, do-hicky whatever.. there is always something "different" each time I go back and recall a mix, which exists half in the box and half out through my outboard stuff...

MoreSpaceEcho · Post by **MoreSpaceEcho** » Wed Apr 18, 2007 10:00 am

so this is where you've been hiding.

ape32 · Post by **ape32** » Wed Apr 18, 2007 12:03 pm

I have been recording tunes for my band for demos, pre-production and reference. The last one I did I bounced into the DAW, did a mix - ok - good etc. Remixed and made it worse (overcooked)

Then I ran one straight off the 1/2" 8-track through cheesy outboard - that was the keeper. I work 1,000x quicker going all analog. Nice to have that choice!

Professor · Post by **Professor** » Thu Apr 19, 2007 2:04 am

And then a thought struck me...

JGriffin · Post by **JGriffin** » Thu Apr 19, 2007 11:23 am

joelkriske wrote:i'm mixing my own stuff now...
CAN SOMEONE GIVE ME A DEADLINE!!!
NO, SERIOUSLY, PLEEEEAAASE!

i've decided on may 1

It's done now. Nice job. I like that thing you did on that one song a lot. Send the mixes off tomorow.

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