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BlueSprocket · 8th November 2009

An ideal environment is one with great gear and great acoustics. But most people working these days don't have the luxury of that.

For mixing, decent gear with crap acoustics is possible. Its a complete PITA, but doable. I mixed an entire album in a basement with cinderblock walls and a concrete floor and the band was very happy with those mixes. I had a decent mixer and my outboard toys, and I spent a lot of time referencing headphones and mixing at very low volumes on my monitors. The process took longer, but it got done.

For tracking, even OD's. Crap acoustics means crap tracks, and concequently a LOT of work later on in the chain. Its that simple.

8th November 2009	#6
BlueSprocket Gear addict Joined: Feb 2008 Location: Harrisonburg, VA Posts: 396	An ideal environment is one with great gear and great acoustics. But most people working these days don't have the luxury of that. For mixing, decent gear with crap acoustics is possible. Its a complete PITA, but doable. I mixed an entire album in a basement with cinderblock walls and a concrete floor and the band was very happy with those mixes. I had a decent mixer and my outboard toys, and I spent a lot of time referencing headphones and mixing at very low volumes on my monitors. The process took longer, but it got done. For tracking, even OD's. Crap acoustics means crap tracks, and concequently a LOT of work later on in the chain. Its that simple. __________________ "No stone throwing regardless of housing situation."