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Originally Posted by Dean Roddey  It would take an pretty crazy amount of effort to do that, compared to just getting good levels (I go for max peaks around -9 to -6dB) and adjusting as required. EQ and compression will eat up some of that on those tracks that use any generally, and you get a good, healthy signal through the plugs so that they have plenty of bits to play with.
Not to mention that it requires knowing absolutely what hte song is going to sound like before you start, and never changing your mind later, even if a better idea comes to you during the mix. Many people are creating the song as the go and could hardly be expected to have an absolute understanding of every aspect of every instrument before they track, such that they would never change their mind about desired levels. |
we didn't know what the song was going to sound like, we didn't have an absolute understanding of every aspect of every instrument before we tracked. we or the producer changed their minds alot during the recording process and the mix. it was a technique that took time to develop and it had great advantages as i've mentioned in the other post. But that technique was for recording to analog tape. I can't see how this technique would work in PT or any other digital format since you must record to get the best signal as you mentioned in your post. michael brauer