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Pedaling Prince Mix: Bobby Nobody - Stitch Up
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I am self-taught both in video/film editing and audio engineering, having been experimenting with audio and video since my teen years back in the 1980s.

My guiding principle in mixing I call the "principle of least treatment."

Having heard the crystal clean sound of CDs from the earliest days of consumer digital sound in the 80s, comparing it to the overprocessed, overcompressed mess many commercial mixes are today, I have come to believe that current mixing techniques rely too heavily on processing, particularly in the use/abuse of compression in mastering.

In general, I go as gently as possible on all processing, using only the minimum EQ, automation and compression necessary to get everything to blend smoothly, and under no circumstances do I EVER apply processing or compression of ANY kind at the mastering stage; my goal is to preserve 100% of the dynamics of the original recording.

I joined this forum in order to get all of YOUR thoughts on what I've done with these multitracks. Criticism is welcome so long as its polite and constructive. Smile

Most of the time I don't make significant changes multitracks I download from here; I prefer to work with what the artist gave me, the idea being to try to preserve their original intent. However, there are times when I feel there is room for creativity that enhances the original. That having been said, I did make one small but significant change here that I felt, based on what I heard on the vocal track, the artist would approve of...

See if you hear it... Wink


.m4a    05 Stitch Up.m4a --  (Download: 8.56 MB)


John A. Ardelli
Pedaling Prince Pictures
http://www.youtube.com/user/PedalingPrince
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