How many Platinum Engineers prefer to mix ITB

[Tony Shepperd]

Originally Posted by Musiclab

I believe with all of them, it's about budget, Mike Shipley has also mixed records on consoles, I think the Maroon 5, and Tchad Blake was working out of Real World when there's a budget., Massenburg I don't know about

I don't think so. I can't think of one artist either Mike or Tchad has mixed that couldn't afford to go to a conventional SSL studio. I think it's about a sound and preference. Sometimes you want ITB. Sometimes you want OTB. But ultimately those guys don't compromise on their sound for moneys sake.

[Jim Williams]

I'm wondering how many "platinum" engineers from this years old thread are still platinum? How many records sell platinum anymore? Do they present you with a platinum Ipod or something? Do you get a MP-3 certificate too? Or a new DAW in platinum?

And what's so bad being a golden engineer? I don't see gangsta rappers wearing platinum, they still prefer gold.

[Sugarnutz]

Originally Posted by Shaman

A little mentioned area of the "high end mixing spectrum" are the digital console guys like Alan Meyerson, Frank Filipetti, Steve Rodby, Dickie Chappel, Mick Guzauski - delivering fantastic mixes within their genres on Sony Oxfords, Neve Capricorns or System 5s. Not shure how much analog outboard is involved in their cases.

Digital OTB.

Frank Filipetti stated in his webinar at Avid.com that once he's ITB, that's where he stays. He's got tons of cool outboard, but that's all for tracking or so he says. He's currently using HD Native (but I believe he's still using 192s or Apogee for AD/DA) an Antelope w/Atomic Clock, UAD2 Quad which he raved about and a D-Command.

I've got a old DA7 digital which sounds pretty good. 24 In & Out via an older RME Hammerfall on PT 9, but I'm building a new room and thinking hard about going strictly ITB with Native & a C24 (I've also got an old Spectrasonics 1020 console I may break out into a 16 -20 channel racked front end). Times are definitely changing.

[kbshearer]

It's been a few years since I've gone "plantinum", but I really prefer NOT mixing ITB. I've done every permutation....ITB, hybrid with summing, with a console....and I definately would put totally ITB dead last from a sonic and sounstage perspective. Also, I really prefer hardware compressors for some things. As much as I try, I have not gotten the same mojo from ITB as I can with an analog component to the chain.

Kirt Shearer
Paradise Studios