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littledog
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While this may or may not apply to the original questioner, it is surprising how many mix issues ARE connected to performance issues.
Songs that have been played live by bands for years that sounded just fine, when put under the recording microscope, can reveal previously unheard performance flaws.
For example, the keyboard and guitar players might be on opposite sides of the stage in live performances, and never heard some of the more subtle things about eachother's parts. Now when they can be heard equally, maybe there are spots where they clash or the grooves work against eachother.
I find many situations where parts have to be removed in one section or another (or rerecorded) because they were fighting eachother in the mix. Sometimes it's just a note here and there that, once muted or deleted, cleans up the mix amazingly!
Songs that have been played live by bands for years that sounded just fine, when put under the recording microscope, can reveal previously unheard performance flaws.
For example, the keyboard and guitar players might be on opposite sides of the stage in live performances, and never heard some of the more subtle things about eachother's parts. Now when they can be heard equally, maybe there are spots where they clash or the grooves work against eachother.
I find many situations where parts have to be removed in one section or another (or rerecorded) because they were fighting eachother in the mix. Sometimes it's just a note here and there that, once muted or deleted, cleans up the mix amazingly!