Recent content by Lern2Swim

The low end is actually the ONLY thing I'd fault on this mix. And, let's be honest, if they wanted raw and natural and a solid low end they should have just gotten Ross Robinson to produce for them again.

http://noisecreep.com/slipknot-jim-root-mick-thompson-analog-versus-digital-debate/ Not sure whether that info still applies, but I haven't seen any mentions of them using Axe FXs for the album on the Fractal forum, so I'd assume they didn't. And they have talked in various interviews about...

Well, you have to keep in mind that a big segment of the audience for this is probably looking to get into engineering/mixing specifically, rather than recording their own music. From that perspective, he's right. If some shitty band comes in that hasn't practiced their parts enough it's better...

I think this is a fairly closed minded way of looking at it. I understand that a lot of bands right now are being lazy about finding their individuality, but it's the laziness that's causing that, not the technology. If people would take the time to work on things, rather than using presets and...

Does it color your tone noticeably?

Sent you a pm.

YES! He gets a lot of crap from metalheads, but, fact of the matter is, he pulls out some great performances. The people that trash talk him are more concerned with whether they can hear every overcompressed, lifeless note than whether the song actually "says" something.