There is a tendency for people to confuse mixing with good production and performance. That is all.
Observation: Mixing vs Producing/Engineering
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StefTD
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yep, I am actually one of them if I don't think twice about the stuff I write.
Most of the "normal" folks who listen to music have no clue that there's any difference at all,
my dad for example still thinks that my uncle has his own recording studio, but he actually
just owns a 8 track recorder.
Another example was the ex-step dad of my girl who really enjoys music, is interested into it
and so on, he had no clue that you don't have to record a whole band at once-ok actaully
his nephew didn't know this, too and he played in a Ska band for 3-4 years that played around
50 shows in France...
Most of the "normal" folks who listen to music have no clue that there's any difference at all,
my dad for example still thinks that my uncle has his own recording studio, but he actually
just owns a 8 track recorder.
Another example was the ex-step dad of my girl who really enjoys music, is interested into it
and so on, he had no clue that you don't have to record a whole band at once-ok actaully
his nephew didn't know this, too and he played in a Ska band for 3-4 years that played around
50 shows in France...
Siguros
Member
They always used to do that back when people didn't have wrinkles so maybe he didn't realise the recording process changed!
Can someone explain the difference? I always thought that the producer either the guy who engineered/mixed/helped with songwriting, but I was reading about "The Blackening" on Wikipedia, and Robb Flynn was listed as producer... How did that come about? He's already in the band and he didn't do the mixing or engineering.
the role of the producer, basically, is "project manager". whether that means that you're involved in the writing, tracking, mixing, or just there to coax better performances out of the musicians, the producer's real role is to make sure that the shit gets done and delivered to the label on time and within the budget.
StefTD
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Melb_shredder
Orpheus: Melodic Death
Haha.. Love when this 'issue' crops up. There's a big difference between engineer/ mix engineer and produce IMO. I can happily sit back and just play the engineer part. But I much prefer having some producer role when people come in and record with me. 9/10 they agree with my input and it benefits the project at the end. But as for PURE producing, well that 'job' on my end only happens during pre-pro when I'm getting paid to said down and help work on structures/ tempos/ section etc.
DanLights
Santa Hat Forever
Yeah, I think I can have a much better end product if I am involved during the whole producing and engineering process and not just mixing, and with producing I even mean going to rehearsals and suggesting ideas/changes during preproduction and recording. As long as the band is willing to listen and they normally realize I'm not talking out of my ass and things actually sound better.
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