Sharp Practise
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5/27/2009 5:23:45 PM
Mixing under pressure
I’m working on the final mix now, for Season Of The Rose. It’s a song we’ve played live for over a year, so I know it well, and the trick here is to keep it fresh for the record. So, I’m using lots of movement, lots of instrument changes in the deep structure of the song and not overdoing the backing vocals.
I’ve recently become aware that I’m under pressure with this album for a couple of reasons. One is the number of really good reviews that we’ve had recently after the re-release of Radiocity across Europe. This has built up a good deal of momentum and expectation and I really want this album to be our best yet. The second is that it’s highly likely that Fran Ashcroft is going to master the album – which means my mixes will be scrutinised by one of the world’s leading record producers before they go out to the wider world. So, as I say, there’s no pressure there then…!
One constraint is beginning to rear its head. I’m starting to run out of memory space on the 24-track. Let’s hope there are not too many adjustments to make before the album is finalised.
I’ll leave you for now on that note of suspense…and thanks to those who love sad songs for their kind offer of an add for Come To Know.
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