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Originally Posted by wannaberocker  ...especially vocals, bad snare sound, horrible bas tones. Is it the enginneers fault?  ... |
Persevere, it does get better. It's not the engineers fault if the band has tonal issues, but if the recording sounds bad you are going to get the blame. Consider this, a mentor once told me that part of the engineers job is to make clients sound better than what they are regardless of their skill level. In the same light, it also helps to accept people for who they are and what they are capable of doing - there are even those who appreciate raw organic sounding music. If you are producing in addition to engineering then you should have some say, if not more, about how things should sound. Otherwise, if a band is paying you to recording and mix them, then you may have to take it as it. Always emphasize to clients, to come to session WELL REHEARSED and prepared as this will cut down on overdubs.
Bad tones? Dealing with bad tones can be a dark art, but it can be done. Of course, scooped mid-range on a guitar may be the sound the client likes.
