Like I said in the post before.... Horses for courses. ;)
Dscaper ---------- Aeonflux Radio - http://www.aeonflux.co.uk "A man who know's what he knows, and knows what he doesn't know, is the sign of a man who knows." > -----Original Message----- > From: Tristan Watkins [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: 20 November 2002 13:57 > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; Toby Frith; James Bucknell; [email protected] > Subject: Re: (313) re: best decks > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Craig Harrison" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "Toby Frith" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; "James Bucknell" > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[email protected]> > Sent: Wednesday, November 20, 2002 1:45 PM > Subject: RE: (313) re: best decks > > > > Depends a little bit on the amount of time you've got to get the mix in, > and > > whether or not the target track is being thrown out to into the open, or > > whether it's only in your cans. Pitch mixing also means you've > got to know > > your tracks very well, OR (I emphasise or) that you've cheated > in some way > > (front->back box, or BPM's on labels). > > Just a matter of practice if ya ask me ('cheating' isn't > necessary), but it > always helps to know your records of course. There's no reason mixing with > the pitch should ever be slower if you've learned to mix that way. I can't > say I'm at the 10-20 seconds rate that Jonny's got, but I can > match to where > I'd feel comfortable easing it in within the first 16 bars (about 25-30 > seconds) - some tracks/circumstances are harder than others of course. > > It's futile for anyone to try and convince someone else they should mix > differently than what works for them, but I will say this much from my own > experience: I know a number of people who used to swear by touching their > records (including me) who now only touch their records in the mix if they > really f*ck up, but I don't know anyone who's learned to mix w/o touching > that has decided that touching records in the mix is a better way > to do it. > If you ever want to see a master of this technique, watch TP. > > Tristan > ===== > Text/Mixes: http://phonopsia.tripod.com > Music: http://www.mp313.com > Contact: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > New Mix in mp3, 'Live in Iowa City' available for > a short time from http://phonopsia.isoprax.com > >
