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Although it's been mentioned before, AW's biggest asset has got to be Steve Sisco, his engineer/assistant for over a decade or so now. How many of us can say we've ever sat down to mix and could just focus on the music, not worry about technical BS that pops up, interferes with the flow, etc. AW has Steve to tackle this every day. Think of it similarly to the conflict of a producer who's also engineering the tracking... not many are capable of truly focusing on the music and performances while also dealing with technical issues. In fact, it's almost a conflict of interest... there's a "give up" in order to "get" involved somewhere in the process, no matter who we're speaking of... and AW must have realized this early on in his career as a mixer.
I recall reading somewhere that AW views a mix like a live show, bringing things forward or sending them back almost like musicians on a stage. Makes sense, really.
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