Clensing the Auditory Palate

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There is a unique phenomenon that occurs when we listen to a recording for the first time. I believe that the way we perceive and interpret a new recording has a lot to do with what we heard immediatly beforehand.

Like eating a piece of ginger in between sushi courses, it is possible, I think, to clense the auditory palate. Some artists are excellent at using abstract interludes and introductions to achieve this. Some songs hit so hard at the beginning that they simply conquor the listener's conscousness.

What are your thoughts and techniques used to "prepare" your listener for what you're giving them?
 
A kick in the face. That way the music won't have to.
 
I dont know about preparing listeners, but I know I do my most objective mixing after I've had a good nights sleep in SILENCE!

My basic rule is never mix anything after I've had headphones on for more than a few minutes. That ruins my hearing as far as good mixing is concerned....
 
fraserhutch said:
A bong hit works for me.
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so thats whats wrong with you. you are addled by drugs.

I guessed Bipolar. damn you , I hate being wrong. :mad:
 
mshilarious said:
I stuff crackers in my ears :eek:
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Now that's funny.

Seriously though, it can be as simple as choosing the order of songs for a CD or a set list.
 
I just listen to noise... after that even my cat's farts are music to my ears :p
 
BigRay said:
I guessed Bipolar. damn you , I hate being wrong. :mad:
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Well, at least that explains your personality, having to go around being mad all the time.
 
fraserhutch said:
Well, at least that explains your personality, having to go around being mad all the time.
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Im coming to grips with my bipolarism. want to make out?

ill let you use my ribbon mic.
 
Every other song I listen to is Yoko Ono!

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Crack stuffers in your rear.

Pink noise with a nice lemon sorbet would cleanse the most jaded pallet, whoops sorry - palate.
 
Gotta agree with Glen on this one, silence. There's nothing more intimate.
 
I tend to be most objective when I first hit play on my mp3 player on the way to work in the morning, before I've had any caffeine. My best judgements on general mixes and composition are within that small window of time.

When I'm mixing though, I can't really do that, so I take lots of breaks between listening through different speakers. The more fried my ears, the longer the break.
 
NYMorningstar said:
Gotta agree with Glen on this one, silence. There's nothing more intimate.
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And usually nothing sounds better.

I'm currently working on a 2-CD set I've been wanting to make for a long time now. I rented the best and quietest equipment, including 32 channels of the latest dbx noise reduction, and rented the best studio space I could afford. I then and then kicked everybody out of the building and captured the highest-quality 192k/32bit digital recordings of complete silence I could. It took a few of takes to get it right, but the results were well worth it.

I'm currently working on the final mastering of the recordings. The silence is still a bit digital, I'm trying to warm it up just a taste. But even before I do that, this is unquestionably the absolute best sounding stuff I have ever heard. I play the rough mixes in may car all the time.

G.
 
SouthSIDE Glen said:
And usually nothing sounds better.

I'm currently working on a 2-CD set I've been wanting to make for a long time now. I rented the best and quietest equipment, including 32 channels of the latest dbx noise reduction, and rented the best studio space I could afford. I then and then kicked everybody out of the building and captured the highest-quality 192k/32bit digital recordings of complete silence I could. It took a few of takes to get it right, but the results were well worth it.

I'm currently working on the final mastering of the recordings. The silence is still a bit digital, I'm trying to warm it up just a taste. But even before I do that, this is unquestionably the absolute best sounding stuff I have ever heard. I play the rough mixes in may car all the time.

G.
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And if you turn it up loud enough do you feel deaf? Does it drown out the world? You could make a ton of money if that works.....
 
soundchaser59 said:
And if you turn it up loud enough do you feel deaf? Does it drown out the world? You could make a ton of money if that works.....
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I tried that, but when I cranked it up to 11, the mimes that live next door called the cops and told me to turn it down.

G.

With aplogies to Stever Wright.
 
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