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Old 9th May 2008   #23
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i was playing around recording the odd thing here and there initially and then decided that to do this for real i need a full project; an album that i would have credits on as the producer, mixer and recording engineer!

i think that's the best demonstration of your work you could possibly have. (i don't like to use the word Demo because that somehow suggests it's not professional imo)

through doing this project i'm treating each track like an individual with each song having a unique sound so it displays a variety of skills while also making an interesting record - no cutting corners like copying settings between songs

in my journey towards making the perfect mix (which definitely doesn't exist) i'm spending a lot of time on each mix, then going away, listening to it and then listening to other similar tracks, etc. to track down where the issues are and how i can fix them and i must say that i'm learning an incredible amount and the tracks are imo starting to sound professional. one thing we have is time so utilise that and do it for free until you have some great demonstration of your work

where i go after here i don't know but this is for me the first and most important step!
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