[Outlaw Hans]

I find that I'm alot better as a recording engineer than a mixer. Mic selection & placement, instrument/amp selection is my thing as well as getting a great performance out of musicians. However come mix time I get confused with all the delays and compressors, left-right balance and so on. Especially effects that you're not supposed to hear are driving me nuts. It ain't my thing, mixing. I'm trying to get better and hopefully even really good, but I'm just much more of a tracker. It's somehow more challenging because it's the essential part that you can't change later on. There's no way back. I just love getting good sounds from the get go. But having to balance them later on, adding reverb, riding faders... jeez what a bore...
Anyway, since I happen to like tracking more than mixing, wouldn't it be good to focuss on it. I have a mci 400 console which according to todays standards isn't really suited for mixing (no groups etc.) but it is a wonderful thing to record with. I never buy outboard gear except for compressors. It's all microphones I'm interested in. So yes, my studio is great for tracking but not a mix heaven.
Have any of you people decided on focussing more on one or the other? Why?
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