20-07-2017, 10:21 AM
I think the mute button will be your friend here too. In today's bottomless hard drives and unlimited budget time-wise, with no studio costs to bear, over production is more likely than under production. Every idea is a good one, and a keeper. On it's own it might be, but all that good stuff has to work in a mix, and there's only so much space between two speakers to do it in. Our brains can only focus so much anyway no matter how much is thrown at them. Bands are not well known for their impartiality. Actually, not many mixing engineers are either, perhaps it's the fear of upset.
If this helps, perhaps keep a focus on Pareto, and don't fret over the 80 percent of the mix that is only contributing 20 percent of the needs of the proj.
If this helps, perhaps keep a focus on Pareto, and don't fret over the 80 percent of the mix that is only contributing 20 percent of the needs of the proj.