Mix in a pro studio or not?

[Ivandovich]

In my duo, Opsvik & Jennings, we do everything ourselves, play all instruments, record and mix.

We mix in Pro Tools, no outboard gear. We're pretty happy with the sound, but improvements are always welcome.

I've attached an excerpt of a track. What would a track like this gain in being mixed in a studio ? Like studio G in Brooklyn http://studiogbrooklyn.com/). They have a neve board, good eqs, compressors, reverbs.

I would do all levels and automation at home, at the studio put the faders at 0 and replace some of the plug ins with their eq, compressors, reverbs etc.

Would it be worth spending the $, what would be the difference in sound?
or maybe this is more relevant for hard hitting rock music with extreme compression and eq etc.?

Thanks,

Eivind


http://www.opsvikandjennings.com/

[Musiclab]

the problem with that idea is if you're planning to use outboard compression and you have level changes on that track it will hit the compressor differently. If you're going to go to an analog studio, which I happen to think is a great idea take advantage of what's there, if the console has automation use it, treat PT like a tape deck. Also it might be a real advantage to have a real mixer mix your track for you. I have a few clients that I track drums and guitars for and then mix.

[cajonezzz]

Hey man... it's really not the gear. It's the guy with ears, and knowing his room etc.

Of course, if your the guys mixing it, and you don't have an accurate room/monitoring and or undergunned PT rig, you may be better off, but it's an expensive way to experiment. Maybe better off finding someone that mixes stuff you dig, and have them take a wack at it, and THEN ask yourself it's it's "better".

btw, there are a few guys here at GS that are heavy hitter mixers, some all or primarily in the box, that would probably take on a spec mix if you wanna try that approach. Most have their own rooms, or a home base they work out of.

[johnbohn]

There won't be enough of a difference I don't think. How many records have you mixed before. I bet you somebody else will be able to do it better. Why would you even want to do it yourself? If you're going to spend the day, take it to someone who has mixed a couple hundred records and Knows what they're doing.

[ryanojohn]

Originally Posted by Musiclab

the problem with that idea is if you're planning to use outboard compression and you have level changes on that track it will hit the compressor differently. If you're going to go to an analog studio, which I happen to think is a great idea take advantage of what's there, if the console has automation use it, treat PT like a tape deck. Also it might be a real advantage to have a real mixer mix your track for you. I have a few clients that I track drums and guitars for and then mix.

You can do a H/W Insert which would be pre volume automation...