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Old 20th October 2007   #18
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print everything.. get the mix as close to the vision as possible... but also include dry tracks if you're unsure about something. its simple enough to burn DVD-Rs so space is not an issue.

also include a rough 2-track mix so we have some idea what you had in mind...

the most annoying things are badly consolidated tracks with bad regions or tracks which do not start at 0:00 so they can be mixed in any possible app.

but if an effect is essential to the mood of the song by all means include it. if you're unsure if it's good enough for a final then also include a dry track. it's easy enough to keep a few different versions as playlists in protools.. more ppl should use this function.
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