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Originally Posted by The MPCist  Just incorporate their ideas into the mix and move on. It's their music after all so why not.
If it takes up too much time, switch to by hour or by day after the first song is mixed....
But if they're paying for it, just let them realize their sonic dream. |
that is a good point, but what if their dream is based on some irrational sonic vision ?
Like breaking the song elements apart, and pushing each of the elements up in the mix every once in a while.
I'll try to give an example:
They didn't hear enough pads so they wanted it more in the mix with more body...and after 2-3 hours, they finally realize that pads are over-powering the mix, so the pads come down.
Their approach is the same for each one of the elements in the mix(vocals, drums, bass, synth lines,...) periodically each of the elements has to be set to loudest level in order to satisfy them sonically and they move one to another part.
Sounds weird...but I feel a little burnt with this approach, because the artist is new and didn't have any prior experience working on mix sessions in the studio...