Alexbt
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Autist said:I would suggest at least trying to mix it before you out source, just to see what happens. The worst that can happen (providing you do not delete tracks, etc... MAKE BACKUPS) is that you find out you need someone else to do it. By at least not trying to do it yourself you could be missing out on a lot of fun and learning.
I don't think I have ever seen a commercial CD that was mastered by the same person/people that mixed it.
I sure will do a rough mix as an example for the outsource (see http://www.myspace.com/shryne for the demo mixes I have done--I'm not all that proud of my mixes or my vocal performance on the song I wrote, but what the hell!), but I would prefer not to mix because I don't have a quality monitor system to mix through.
All the mixes I have done have been through my AKG headphones, which are tons nicer than the speakers built into my display.
When hearing my mix on other systems, it lacks a lot of mids and bass, which I suppose makes sense, but I would much rather send it out and let someone with more experience do it rather than me give an ME a headache!
My band is not big time but we have some good music and good aspirations. I'm fine with engineering it, but after that, I want it out of my hands.