I found it interesting to hear his stories on his life and up bringing into the industry of sound, and was surprised to hear how he is self taught. It was also refreshing also hear his views on tape vs. digital recording, especially for drums and bass. I decided to research further on this, as I knew from previous research involving Kevin “the Caveman” Shirley that he also shares Grice’s views on tape recording. I am sure that there are many others from that generation who feel a somewhat disagreement towards digital itself. I personally feel that I need more time to expose myself towards tape – I am looking forward to going to Mix Masters and discovering how it is done.
We also went through each other’s studio mixes and they were all quite well done. The only issues I saw were the levels. After some thinking I’ve come to the conclusion that our ears while mixing must somehow become accustom to hearing the same elements over and over, so they mildly enhance our perception of the sounds we hear. It makes me wonder how other will perceive my mixes. This takes me back to what Steve Fieldhouse said to us at the beginning of the year saying, “It’s really important to mix close in and then be able to look at the mix on an overall point of view. I forgot this concept until writing this blog, and I now wish I had remembered it while mixing because I believe it would have made mine better. I am sure others probably feel this way also.
References:
Fieldhouse, Steve (2007) MTF Presentation Semester I
Grice, David (26/07/2007) MTF Presentation
mcgrew (2004), Digital vs. analog- which is better?
http://www.kuro5hin.org/story/2004/10/8/134958/152
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