Does it mudd out in the mix with the same sound for rythem and lead?

[brett304msn]

Grim your comment above brought up a good point for me earlier which applies to lots of things within the recording realm... So if the general majority of people listen to your music on crappy speakers, then does that mean that you shouldn't worry about such painstaking detail in your mixes that John Public wouldn't even notice?? Or do you tend to lean your mixes toward the type of equipment that the same public would listen on?

For me I would rather make it as good as it can possibly be and gear it more toward the audiophile type of equipment out there... If it sounds bad on someones laptop speakers then I'm okay with that as long as it can sound GREAT on real speakers!!!

The same thing applies to many areas of recording, and I agree that the majority of people out there just hear songs, but many people do eventually wake up to hearing it in a more intricate way... Maybe its more musicians or just certain audiophile affectionados, but I don't think it diminishes it any... My answer usually tends to side with getting it to sound great for me because it is personally rewarding... The listeners who really appreciate music tend to find a way to listen on good systems and care about its details! And by making it great for me, it makes it great for them as well.....

Now i know that went on a rant central to the theme mentioned above, but back to the original question of using the same sound.... I think it depends on what you're going for with the piece in specific!!!!!!!!!

 

[Beat Poet]

You can get away with using the same sound for rhythm and lead, depending on what you're playing, though there's no excuse not to experiment. Using the same sound for two rhythm guitars - now there's a no-no!