Rocks Are Beautiful

CaptainMoto

Blues Voyager
Hey gang,
No particular tips to share today just an observation.

Rocks are beautiful but, sculptures reveal things we never imagined and fill us with emotion.

As I learn more and more about the art of mixing, I'm finding it's not a simple process.
There are so many nuances to sculpting the song that it can be like chiseling a sculpture from a giant stone.
The music we all hear today has been so finely crafted that anything less then excellence just doesn't sound right so, taking the time to mix properly is a critical step to having our creations enjoyed by others.

Rocks can be a thing of beauty as nature created them.
Taking that rock and sculpting it into something that reveals hidden masterpiece takes many very delicate strokes with serious tools and an eye (ear) to detail.

-Know what emotion you are trying to reveal.
-Have a purpose for each move.
-Select the right tools.
-Respect the raw material.
-Just because you can, don't mean you should.
-Use a reference to guide you.
-Take a step back to evaluate progress.
-Know when it's finished.


Happy mixing:)
 
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CaptainMoto

Blues Voyager
I think I should add:
If you don't have a solid stone to begin with, don't start chiseling.
You can't make a bad track good!

Do the best you can to make a good recording, that's the raw material you've got to have to do a good mix.
 

Paleo

Student Of The Blues
Don't know much about recording,
Don't know how to make a bad track swing.
Don't know much about the studio,
Don't know where the microphones should go.

But as a geologist, I do know my rocks.

(What A) Wonderful World:)
 

CaptainMoto

Blues Voyager
Don't know much about recording,
Don't know how to make a bad track swing.
Don't know much about the studio,
Don't know where the microphones should go.

But as a geologist, I do know my rocks.

(What A) Wonderful World:)
I've heard rocks are hard to learn.
 
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