I'm mixing an album for the largest client I've ever had.
- The drums were tracked at a top-notch studio, and I edited said drums. Sound fantastic, and they love how they sound.
- They tracked the bass at my studio, and I edited that. Sounds pretty damn good to my ears. They're very happy with it.
- They tracked everything else (guitars, vocals, synths) at their own places. Good equipment over all: guitars were PRS through an Axe FX, sounds mean. Vocals were an SM7b through a UA LA-610 and Distressor. They sound good, but they are absolutely CRUSHED to death and the editing job isn't perfect. A lot of cleanup work and all that. The synths sound good, but they take up a lot of space in the mix, which is to be expected.
Now. They usually record, mix and master everything themselves. Now they want me to do it because they like my work (woohoo!), and I'm more than happy to help out some friends and work with a bigger client on a label. Unfortunately, the label needs the single ASAP and I have a raging cold....Basically I feel stuck on the mix. I've been thinking of sending the mix to a couple producer/engineer friends that I absolutely respect and look up to, but the band is (rightfully) strict about leaks.
It got me wondering, how often do you guys send mixes to peers for an outside perspective?
- The drums were tracked at a top-notch studio, and I edited said drums. Sound fantastic, and they love how they sound.
- They tracked the bass at my studio, and I edited that. Sounds pretty damn good to my ears. They're very happy with it.
- They tracked everything else (guitars, vocals, synths) at their own places. Good equipment over all: guitars were PRS through an Axe FX, sounds mean. Vocals were an SM7b through a UA LA-610 and Distressor. They sound good, but they are absolutely CRUSHED to death and the editing job isn't perfect. A lot of cleanup work and all that. The synths sound good, but they take up a lot of space in the mix, which is to be expected.
Now. They usually record, mix and master everything themselves. Now they want me to do it because they like my work (woohoo!), and I'm more than happy to help out some friends and work with a bigger client on a label. Unfortunately, the label needs the single ASAP and I have a raging cold....Basically I feel stuck on the mix. I've been thinking of sending the mix to a couple producer/engineer friends that I absolutely respect and look up to, but the band is (rightfully) strict about leaks.
It got me wondering, how often do you guys send mixes to peers for an outside perspective?