It's May 13, 2024, 01:08:28 AM
For most of the time, it means that the mixer mixes the a cappella with the instrumental, but he can also do changes to the instrumental, e.g. add pauses, remove parts of it, add small effects, etc. but if he does add some stuff to it, he might be listed as co-producer or you might have seen "Additional production by.."He will also adjust the volume of the instrumental/vocals and the different instruments, or remove instruments who doesn't fit, or make the bass sound sharper, the kicks sound sicker, lower the hi-hats, etc. little shit like that, it's the details that makes the difference.
well yeah you may think so.. but Dre will take a month to mix an album...all the various layers of the song.. remember proper shit is done in big multi track studios are mixed down and processed to that they sound at their best.. unmixed stuff sounds shit.. it just sounds flat.. (some pre release album rips come premixing) Dre is a very good mixer.. he makes sure the bass hits right and that the snares crack.. its a level beyond producing that most leave to the engineers
Good mixing makes all the difference, a good example of this in The Doggfather album, snoops vocals were so low it was hard to hear him over the beat. Now if I'm not mistaken that's cause of poor mixing. Imagine how good that album would have sounded if it was mixed properly
He will also adjust the volume of the instrumental/vocals and the different instruments, or remove instruments who doesn't fit, or make the bass sound sharper, the kicks sound sicker, lower the hi-hats, etc. little shit like that, it's the details that makes the difference.