10-07-2014, 10:48 PM
Although I have never heard the word "lumpy", I'm sure you're just right about it. 
But sometimes it's just wise to finish the song within reasonable timelimit, and then go to the next one. That doesn't mean I didn't try to do my best. But if I find that "lumpy" spot that I can't swallow, then I'll certainly open this project again.
It would be very interesting to hear other's references. To pick up a totally weird and new reference: that's an area where there's huge possibilities to learn something new. And wrongly chosen reference can spoil your mix altogether. And it also makes commenting more precise if one knows other's original intentions.
I always start to listen my references after I have done my first "real" version. I quite often may know beforehand what I'm going to use as a reference, but still I try to do the best version without listening it. So that I could learn better to follow my own instinct. And then it's nice to get the professional feedback from the CD.
But sometimes it's just wise to finish the song within reasonable timelimit, and then go to the next one. That doesn't mean I didn't try to do my best. But if I find that "lumpy" spot that I can't swallow, then I'll certainly open this project again.It would be very interesting to hear other's references. To pick up a totally weird and new reference: that's an area where there's huge possibilities to learn something new. And wrongly chosen reference can spoil your mix altogether. And it also makes commenting more precise if one knows other's original intentions.
I always start to listen my references after I have done my first "real" version. I quite often may know beforehand what I'm going to use as a reference, but still I try to do the best version without listening it. So that I could learn better to follow my own instinct. And then it's nice to get the professional feedback from the CD.