I think I'll record a CD this year.

[Dave Martin]

Originally Posted by Oren Hudson

As you've alluded to, the best recording in the world is only as good as the mix and sound person. Way to many of them don't know what they're doing. A pity.

While I agree that many mixers don't have a clue, I must respectfully disagree with the concept that "the best recording in the world is only as good as the mix and sound person". Great performances of great material will ALWAYS trump a bad mix and even bad engineering. For one example, listen to the great Etta James' recording of "At Last". Does the fact that her "P's" and "B's" distort keep that from being a great record? Nope, even though it was an engineering error. A whole bunch of wonderful records have bad mixes; in the context of the whole, it doesn't matter at all.

Most of my days and nights are spent in a recording studio, where I play electric and acoustic bass, produce, engineer, and clean the toilets when necessary. My place can be seen at www.javajivestudio.com if anyone's interested.