On Fri, 15 Jun 2001, Anig Browl wrote:
quoted 3 lines If you have production experience, and you insist that you can't be sure>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.
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.
quoted 5 lines Beyond that, regardless of personal taste I don't see how anybody can>> 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.
From your original post (referring to MuZiq):
<quote>
quoted 3 lines Certainly I can see that maybe Mike P recorded a keyboard lick>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?
</quote>
quoted 3 lines It seems to me that you're assuming that all released music is produced>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.
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.
quoted 2 lines It might surprise you that I consider myself much better as a sound designer>It might surprise you that I consider myself much better as a sound designer
>than as a musician.
Mr. Murch on line 2! ;)
-eric
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