10-11-2019, 05:14 PM
(10-11-2019, 05:12 PM)mixolydian Wrote:That's fair. Is that on me or you? I'm not sure. Probably me. I'll give the mix another listen and try to describe it in a more obvious way.(10-11-2019, 04:51 PM)RoyMatthews Wrote: I'm always reminded of the quote "Talking about music is like dancing about architecture". Often attributed to Zappa but who knows? The intention still works. I've found that unless I can point to a real technical issue like "you could bring it down 3dB at 10kHz" it's all open to interpretation and I tend to rely on obtuse analogies. Squashed have become a part of the vernacular of audio but at first someone had to come up with a way to describe over compression. Also 'bright' which also describes this mix. It's tricky. In the end sometime we have to reach to find a way to describe nebulous ideas in audio. Conversely I've recently had a stew that reminded me of an SM57. We can only point to tangental experiences.
It's like describing 3 dimensions in a 2 dimensional work. We have to point to the shadows.
Yes. It all comes across as bullshit sometimes. It's the best we can do. Try to translate.
I think you mean good things. : D But I did not understand anything.
It doesn't have to sound good. People just need to think it sounds good.