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Old 22nd June 2009   #8
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I'm disturbed by today's trend that an outside mixer "has" to be brought in to mix major projects.

Is it a political issue with the labels? Obviously, you're talented enough to produce a final mix -- and it worked in the "old days" -- so why is this not happening much anymore?
From my point of view, after working a lot of hours on a project, i like to have the ability to step away from it, and when let someone else take over the mixing chores. When I walk in to make comments on the mix, I usually have a much fresher perspective on how it should sound. The mix engineer also has my ruff mixes which are a pretty good template.
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