Secrets of Serban Ghenea

travista00 · 13th April 2004, 07:50 AM

IMO, Serban Ghenea, mix engineer for The Neptunes and Kenna among others, is the best "in the box" mixer out there. What are his secrets? Anyone know?

The MPCist · 13th April 2004, 08:36 AM

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Originally posted by travista00
IMO, Serban Ghenea, mix engineer for The Neptunes and Kenna among others, is the best "in the box" mixer out there. What are his secrets? Anyone know?

I wouldn't say the best ITB mixer as Dye's mixes are just as good. Years back I had the opportunity to learn a bit from Serban and one thing that stuck with me ever since was the fact that nothing is too cheap or ordinary or 'no good cuz no one else uses it'.

He was very into sculpting 'sound' as opposed to just doing what we've always done.

And about doing what we've always done in the past, I have a term for that:

PRESET MIXING
(Preset one: SSL/tape. Preset two: Neve/tape, and on and on...)

So back to the topic at hand, I think that's what these guys are all about, Dye and Ghenea --- unorthodox mixing methods and not afraid to try things that others look down on (such as PT way back in the day when they said it sux).

travista00 · 13th April 2004, 07:11 PM

thanks for the reply.... i'm gonna go back and re-read his profile in digizine.

Lindell 2nd · 13th April 2004, 10:58 PM

So how sure are you that Ghenea mixes in the box? I´d like to know if he mixed ALL the hits in the box or just one or three....

Where are you Serban when we need ya.....

**Lindell** · 15th April 2004, 08:12 PM

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13th April 2004, 07:50 AM	#1
travista00 Gear maniac Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Los Angeles, CA Posts: 154	Secrets of Serban Ghenea IMO, Serban Ghenea, mix engineer for The Neptunes and Kenna among others, is the best "in the box" mixer out there. What are his secrets? Anyone know?

13th April 2004, 10:58 PM	#4
Lindell 2nd Gear nut Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Europe Posts: 109	So how sure are you that Ghenea mixes in the box? I´d like to know if he mixed ALL the hits in the box or just one or three.... Where are you Serban when we need ya..... __________________ "Just because you can get A part of the product doesn't mean you have the goods to make a whole. By the same token, just as you can't buy an M-7 capsule and build yourself a historic U-47, just as you can't buy 6 grams of sugar and distill yourself a bottle of Jim Beam, and just like you can't tell some bitch to dye her hair blond and have her turn into Cameron Diaz..." - Fletcher

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13th April 2004, 07:11 PM	#3
travista00 Gear maniac Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Los Angeles, CA Posts: 154	thanks for the reply.... i'm gonna go back and re-read his profile in digizine.