Originally posted by Dnj:
Why do you consider that discussion or opinions given by people on this topic which you initiated "digressing"?
You offered your work to the masses for opinions and when its critisized you seem angered at the responses versus talking about it here on the SZ. Isn't this what your intended reasoning for posting it in the first place was? Im a bit confused?
[This message has been edited by Dnj (edited 01-06-2004).]
Donny,
I think this is rather unfair of you. I have taken more heat about my work than anybody here and the vast majority of the time my response has been thanks I appreciate the feedback, with the exception of the time that someone was just being damn rude.
Reread this thread do you see any angered responses from me? No you do not, you see, that is a valid criticism, thanks for the feedback and input. You also see my explainations for doing things the way I hear them or want to hear them.
However, my opinion is met finally with I cannot believe you prefer your amateurish mix, and you need to kick back and take more time, which implies that I just rush through to get it onto a cd and am taking shortcuts and accepting what is unfinished poorly edited work. We have digressed from discussing thoughts about improving the cut to baseless opinions.
If you would like a further discussion as to why I prefer the original mix over Roel's, here's why.
When the cut first starts it sounds like the electric guitar is playing in a different room. It's muted and distant. Three tracks were left off the mix an acoustic rhythm and an acoustic lead and the congas.
The entire rhythm section and drums went from a mellower sound to a harder sound. Way too spacious of a reverb the echos bouncing off hard walls was not the intended sound I was trying to produce.
There is way too much air space between the instruments, it sounds like they are all playing in opposite corners of a huge hard walled warehouse.
The vocals though far more prominent and clear, have so much treble to them, it's sounds like I have a lisp in spots.
I'm really not sure what else it is you wanted me to discuss. You all prefer Roel's mix and that's ok with me, it is a good mix, just not the mix I intended for the cut.
I really do appreciate everyone's interest and feedback they have provided here and in fact was the point of this thread. What I saw in the final few posts though was that we were now going to start slinging hash and is why I said I accept all the opinions and will leave it as just a difference of opinion.
If you or anyone has something constructive that they would like to add about either or both of the mixes, I would be more than happy to discuss it further. On the other hand if we want to get into personal insults, like it's amatuerish, or a waste of bandwidth, or unfinished, or get theory lessons, or poor recording and editing, then It really does not interest me to engage in what is sure to become a flame war.
I put the cut up so we could all learn and venture constructive feedback from both sides. Not to start fights and insults.
Terry
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jam on,
Terry
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