I skimmed through the thread, but I didn't read anything about accomplishing this in relation to the band's attitude/willingness. How do you get guitarists to agree to tracking this way? I think a lot of guys would be totally opposed and possibly a little offended at being asked to track in such small pieces (because they can't play it tight enough to sound good).
There's a certain point where this doesn't really come up. if you have some sort of experience / reputation under your belt you just tell them what to do and they listen. I didn't just start tracking this way overnight, it's a result of doing tons of recording, analyzing the records I like and gradually building / refining techniques to accomplish what I want. If you try to go into the studio tomorrow and decide to make a band track 3 notes at a time, chances are it won't go over well because you won't really know what you're doing. You have to understand what problems you're solving and what problems you need to avoid.
Of course if it really bugs them - the sound, not the technique - they'll speak up, and you should always listen and move forward accordingly. But 99% of the time they catch on pretty quick and see why you're doing it a certain way. One immediate playback of a finished riff should be enough to put them well at ease.
I consider this part of being a producer, and guiding their performances in a way that leads to the sound they hired you to deliver. Takes time and lots of practice to get there.
The degree to which you should "dehumanize" a performance always varies from band to band, player to player, song to song, part to part...
kinda bums me out to see people reading this thread again and listening to mixes from a year ago. I hate everything that I did even 3 months ago. I agree with everyone saying no, it is not a fantastic mix. But that wasn't really the point of the thread anyways.
