 Re: What Have Your Learned From Your Past Recordings??
To quickly answer the original question.... OBJECTIVITY...
When I listen to some of the stuff done by the top producers... I rarely find myself thinking - gee... this sounds empty here or this just doesn't make sense or stuff's fighting each other or the climax doesn't climax!.... whatever... I may not care for the music or the overall timbre of sound but the presentation is key... they just present everything in an almost perfect fashion with no stones unturned... what would I change about the presentation of these songs??? nothing!
Directing that objectivity back at your own work is difficult and a separate process from writing, engineering and mixing... it's almost akin to arranging except that you are "arranging" or directing the writing, arrangement, performances, natural flow of dynamics, engineering and mix towards the best possible presentation.
A good song is a good song period... but a good song can be a great song if it's presented properly... what do the people expect to get out of this... how do I get there with this.... etc... are questions I'm always asking every step of the way...
just remember, what musicians think does not count... what engineers think doesn't count... what really counts is the people who have no concept. Remember, 9 times out of 10 they will want to spend their time with something that actually "does something for them"
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