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Originally Posted by gp71
(then perhaps later it would be great if they explained how much reverb/compression/eq they used on different tracks!)
That sounds like a nightmare!
What if they just used what - 'felt good at the time' ?
Would you want to book and pay for and extra half day for the mixers - 'explain what I did" time?
How do you mean explain 'how much reverb/compression/eq they used'? Tell you the send levels in db or solo it and demontrate it with & without? With compression - without compresssion - with EQ - Without EQ?
That would take quite a while on a 50-60 track session
(I ask these questions in good humor, and don't mean to 'challange you' in a nasty way...

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Personally, I ban folks from the start of the session and let em in about 7pm - that is when I am mixing Noon - 11pm - one song. I will listen to rough mixes, I explain my methods before taking on a project, if they want to be in from the start of the mix - I don't accept the job. From 7pm I welcome their input and work with them to complete the mix.
As they listen to it for the first time I insist (like a school teacher) that the band (& manager if they are to have input) write down a list of comments about how they want the mix to be changed. I play the track several times on two systems - main monitors and a portable hifi / boogie box so they can generate a list of things they are unsure of or want changed.
What is written down gets openly discusssed... so I can gauge the bands level of opinion or passion behind the suggested changes...
Then, I simply.... WORK THROUGH THE LIST....

(with the band present)
(BTW - NO ONE is allowed to say 'and another thing' (and bring up an additional mix issue / suggestion) while we are working through the changes on the list tutt tutt tutt tutt , If a band member DOES have a NEW comment, they have to discuss it within the band, and agree it should go down on the list. it goes on the list and joins the que of things we we have to fix)
Untill there is nothing on the list..
And it is 'finished'