| Basically I think it's completely unethical. But it depends on who and what it is. If it's a band or a songwriter -- it depends. If you aren't up front about what you're doing I think it's completely unethical.
This is what I don't agree with a lot of contemporary AE today -- It's not about the bottom line that if it sounds good that's all that matters. If I'm a musician and go in to a place, write some songs and perform then and the f***ing ENGINEER decides it's not good enough, all on his own, and decides to re-record the performances HIMSELF I might just end up killing the guy.
IT'S NOT HIS GOD DAMN F***ING CALL. He's there to record the music; to mix it and to help to sound good. He can talk to me about choices and put whatever compressor, EQ, mic he wants to. But MUSICAL DECISIONS are not his call. I don't care who he his or how qualified he his. It ain't gonna happen without him paying a serious cost.
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All the best,
Henry Robinett
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