“It’s listening. It’s a bit being able to zoom in and zoom out in perspective. That’s a good practice. I think if I were still alive ten years from now, or if I can still hear then, that if I listened back to a mix I’m doing now, I’d probably think the same negative things as I do about the mixes I did decades earlier than now! We continue evolving in practice. It’s always tricky to put forward a set of ‘mix rules’ because every mix is, or should be, different. When I talk about listening, I mean to sit back, listen, and understand what the piece is trying to say. Get a mental picture of how you can achieve that for maximum resonance. All parts of an arrangement are interrelated, and I use EQs, compression, reverbs, and panning in varying measures to connect the parts in a sculpted space scaled to its intention. I also use volume rides and compression to shape the dynamic transitions – builds and falls – and to make sure something is always leading your ear.”
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