Re: [idm] IDM = poor mixing/production? (eric made a misquote)
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you just quoted me, who made the original headphone/mix post.
anig never mentions Mike P.
-mark
eric@synthesizer.org wrote:
quoted 52 lines On Fri, 15 Jun 2001, Anig Browl wrote:> On Fri, 15 Jun 2001, Anig Browl wrote:
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>> If you have production experience, and you insist that you can't be sure
>> where music ends and production begins, then you are abdicating making
>> judgements.
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> How any listener can be sure that another's production decision wasn't
> made for its musical effects is beyond me. Even so, I don't think that has
> anything to do with abdicating some judicial duty. Whatever that could be.
>
>>> Beyond that, regardless of personal taste I don't see how anybody can
>>> imply that someone like Mike Paradinas (to use your example) doesn't know
>>> his way around the tools he uses to create his sounds.
>>
>> It's not my example, as I haven't heard his work.
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> >From your original post (referring to MuZiq):
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> <quote>
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>> Certainly I can see that maybe Mike P recorded a keyboard lick
>> melodically perfect, and decided not to redo it for the sake of perfect
>> tone, but isn't that what I pay these signed artists for?
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> </quote>
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>> It seems to me that you're assuming that all released music is produced
>> to a fixed quality standard and that every click and pop has been judged
>> and found essential to the mood of the piece.
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> I suppose it's an assumption that I figure that the person making the
> music is fully satisfied with its sound, sure. I can only assume what
> their motivations are.
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>> It might surprise you that I consider myself much better as a sound designer
>> than as a musician.
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> Mr. Murch on line 2! ;)
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> -eric
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