Hi Chad, If you have the client in the control room Make sure to have them listen to several play back options. That way if they have half of an ear! they will hear that 3 out of the 5 play back options you presented clearly show the vocal is to loud! If that don't work burn a cd or whack it on to an ipad and have them drive to "buger king" while listening to the mix. BTW tell them to make sure they keep the engine running just like most people do! YMMV Chuck ;)
On Feb 26, 2015, at 2:20 PM, Chad Morrison wrote: > grate advice as well. > On Feb 26, 2015, at 1:13 PM, Chris Smart <[email protected]> wrote: > >> I would ask your customer what he/she is listening on, and at what volume. >> If they're listening on headphones, suggest they try speakers, and at a low >> volume. Even listening very quietly, you want to still be able to hear all >> elements of the mix, not just the vocal. >> >> Also, ask for a reference, a commercially released track in a similar style >> of music to your mix, something the client really likes, so you have an idea >> what he has in his head. >> >> Beyond that, i'm not sure what else to suggest, other than also rendering >> mixes with the vocals down a bit, in case your client changes their mind. a >> mix the client likes, plus one with the vocals up half a dB and one with the >> vocals down half a dB is pretty common practice. >> >> Hope that helps some. Often, we have to just agree to disagree and give the >> client what they want. >> >> Chris >> >> >> At 11:27 AM 2/26/2015, you wrote: >>> Hello all, >>> I realize I might be out of line here, but I did not know where else to go >>> to get this kind of advice. A lot of you guys are mixing for customers on a >>> regular basis and I wanted to get your input. I have a customer who wants >>> me to turn his vocals up. Which, in my opinion would blow the mix. This >>> is because I think some of the vocal tracks he wants turned up are already >>> turned up too loud. In this situation is is a simple case of doing what the >>> customer wants, or would I be out of line by trying to talk him out of it? >>> I am relatively new to mixing for pay. So, I am a little unsure on how to >>> proceed here. I hope I have described the situation adequately. I would >>> love to know what your guises input would be in a situation like this. >>> Meaning, how would you handle it? I appreciate all your help. This list has >>> been a great help to me. Again, sorry if I'm out of line here, But like I >>> said I did not know where else to turn for A question like this. >>> Chad >>> >>> -- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>> "Pro Tools Accessibility" group. >>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >>> email to [email protected]. >>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "Pro Tools Accessibility" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to [email protected]. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Pro Tools Accessibility" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Pro Tools Accessibility" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
