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Silvertone · 1st July 2009

I hate to tell you but these things take time and 6 years is not a lot of time... yes, if you do it for a living everyday... but the average person isn't a full time mix engineer. Also every aspect helps you to become a better mixer... being a great tracking engineer, live sound guy, musician, music listener, etc...

I always say it takes about 10 years to become good at any of these skill sets...

Also some people are just "naturals" in the way they hear and place things. I use to do this trick with assistants and have different ones pull mixes of the same songs using the same elements and guess what, they'd all sound different from one another... it's human nature.

Low end has always been my gift... and if a mix lacks the right amount of low end it never feels right... In fact I've always found that bass players make some of the best mix engineers, they understand how the low end elements fit in the mix and drive the mix.

1st July 2009	#9
Silvertone Lives for gear Joined: May 2005 Location: Saratoga Springs, NY Posts: 2,227 1 Review written	I hate to tell you but these things take time and 6 years is not a lot of time... yes, if you do it for a living everyday... but the average person isn't a full time mix engineer. Also every aspect helps you to become a better mixer... being a great tracking engineer, live sound guy, musician, music listener, etc... I always say it takes about 10 years to become good at any of these skill sets... Also some people are just "naturals" in the way they hear and place things. I use to do this trick with assistants and have different ones pull mixes of the same songs using the same elements and guess what, they'd all sound different from one another... it's human nature. Low end has always been my gift... and if a mix lacks the right amount of low end it never feels right... In fact I've always found that bass players make some of the best mix engineers, they understand how the low end elements fit in the mix and drive the mix. __________________ Larry DeVivo Silvertone Mastering, Inc. 518-581-8141 www.silvertonemastering.com To see some of our work please click on any of the visual trailer montages located at... http://robertetoll.com/ (all music and sound effects were mastered by Silvertone Mastering).