TerraMortim
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only one person can do a mix. Otherwise it turns into a never ending loudness war, as big musician egos speak up... turn me up..more more..me me....let me wank all over the record because I am the center of attention, and the parts I'm playing are the most important thing in the entire song hahaha.
The thing is... if you are doing most of the work..that's fine..they need to know that you do most everything for a reason. I am in a similar position with my primary band, so I can understand where sometimes there can be a lot of pressures.. Saving people's feelings feels good..but do you want to have a good record? I'm asuming, since you do most everything that you might know what your doing to some extent. If you are the man in charge..sometimes you just have to say look. I know how to mix, and you do not, and I am going to have the executive descision on the mix. Take suggestions from them, but never let it go beyond that (unless it's a good idea) if you are mixing the record... every musician thinks they could be about the best mix engineer in the world, and it always seems (aside from a VERY rare personality) that there is a lot of pressure for everyone involved to "mix the album". The best thing you could do is kick them out of the studio during the mix ...play them what you do, and take their suggestions and then you decide whether it's a good idea or not (sometimes the non studio musicians DO have great input sometimes!)
You just have to remember who you're making the album for, the fans? or your bandmates' fragile egos?
It might sound harsh, but sometimes if you take the approach that you have (and I have) you have to be the bastard...they'll get over it in a day and you'll still have a wikked sounding album
It's always been hard for me to do (as I really am the type of person that wants to make my friends happy). It is a very typical situation, and it does at times present aqward situations, but you have to do what's best for the project, instead of what's best for the oh so fragile musician's ego.
my two cents (I hate that cliche...time to get the cyanide cocktail, perhapse?)
The thing is... if you are doing most of the work..that's fine..they need to know that you do most everything for a reason. I am in a similar position with my primary band, so I can understand where sometimes there can be a lot of pressures.. Saving people's feelings feels good..but do you want to have a good record? I'm asuming, since you do most everything that you might know what your doing to some extent. If you are the man in charge..sometimes you just have to say look. I know how to mix, and you do not, and I am going to have the executive descision on the mix. Take suggestions from them, but never let it go beyond that (unless it's a good idea) if you are mixing the record... every musician thinks they could be about the best mix engineer in the world, and it always seems (aside from a VERY rare personality) that there is a lot of pressure for everyone involved to "mix the album". The best thing you could do is kick them out of the studio during the mix ...play them what you do, and take their suggestions and then you decide whether it's a good idea or not (sometimes the non studio musicians DO have great input sometimes!)
You just have to remember who you're making the album for, the fans? or your bandmates' fragile egos?
It might sound harsh, but sometimes if you take the approach that you have (and I have) you have to be the bastard...they'll get over it in a day and you'll still have a wikked sounding album
It's always been hard for me to do (as I really am the type of person that wants to make my friends happy). It is a very typical situation, and it does at times present aqward situations, but you have to do what's best for the project, instead of what's best for the oh so fragile musician's ego.my two cents (I hate that cliche...time to get the cyanide cocktail, perhapse?)