That was the fight I had between the room mics and the spot mics... Bring up the room too much and you undo the adjustments you've done in your mix. Sad, because I wanted a touch more of those reflections but we must make compromises at times. Also with the bleed, have to notch out that 1st trumpet sound as much as you can without harming the principle sound or, again, bring up that instrument too much and you just add back in that penetrating trumpet sound that you worked so hard to control.
Paraphrasing the words of Richard Strauss, "Never give an encouraging look to the trumpets or you'll never hear the rest of the band again, and if you think you've finally got them quiet enough, have them back off a bit more."
Paraphrasing the words of Richard Strauss, "Never give an encouraging look to the trumpets or you'll never hear the rest of the band again, and if you think you've finally got them quiet enough, have them back off a bit more."
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