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James HE
a spoonfull weighs a ton
well, I've got a new sound card (So different d/a converters) and tonite I rearranged my control room. My monitors are definitly in a better place. I noticed a difference right away (was hearing things in KID A I haden't heard before
) I have to get some mixes ready for this band to send out to be mastered. I have to sort out which mixes are going, a big task, I have to find some earlier mixes that the band likes but really i dunno what's what (note to self: keep better notes damnit!) ... I open up a few of the mixes to try and sort this out... ouch! the hi-end is not where I remembered it, everything sounds kinda of "cold", the drums sound way too compressed... it just dosen't feel right...
I haven't listened to these mixes in weeks, so It could mainly be that my ears are better rested and more objective, which is a big factor... I don't think I want this stuff coming out of my studio (it's my first real project)
Maybe I'm being a little too hard on myself...
I think these guys are gnashing at the bit to get this CD out. What can I do? ahhhh! The thing is that I'm sure the band will still like the mixes that they want, so should I bother? I'll be getting a co-producer credit on it. I want it to be killer!!!
doh!
maybe I just need to sleep it off, I'm sure they'll sound fine in the morning... yeah right...
this sucks! anybody had this happen to them... where you suddenly realize months of work is not up to par? grumble... grumble... grumble...
-jhe

I haven't listened to these mixes in weeks, so It could mainly be that my ears are better rested and more objective, which is a big factor... I don't think I want this stuff coming out of my studio (it's my first real project)
Maybe I'm being a little too hard on myself...
I think these guys are gnashing at the bit to get this CD out. What can I do? ahhhh! The thing is that I'm sure the band will still like the mixes that they want, so should I bother? I'll be getting a co-producer credit on it. I want it to be killer!!!
doh!
maybe I just need to sleep it off, I'm sure they'll sound fine in the morning... yeah right...
this sucks! anybody had this happen to them... where you suddenly realize months of work is not up to par? grumble... grumble... grumble...
-jhe