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Title: What are some of the best mixed and mastered songs of all time?
Post by: abusive on August 06, 2022, 01:12:57 PM
Straight forward question. I'm thinking about hiring someone over at soundbetter.com to mix/master and I know they are going to want a reference track to work with. I want to see what you consider a good mix + master.
Title: Re: What are some of the best mixed and mastered songs of all time?
Post by: b.laden on August 06, 2022, 02:27:59 PM
its hard to differentiate the mixing from the song. how ?  if the song is good,the mixing is good.
i was thinking at Dogg Food and ATL Forever rich thugs because these 2 albums have a very original sound
Title: Re: What are some of the best mixed and mastered songs of all time?
Post by: Zeccy on August 06, 2022, 05:34:12 PM
Dre said his best mixed record is In Da Club. He took it as well as a reference track when developing the first beats headphones
Title: Re: What are some of the best mixed and mastered songs of all time?
Post by: TraceOneInfinite Flat Earther 96' on August 06, 2022, 08:20:20 PM
How would you know what the best mixed tracks are?  Wouldn't you have to hear the before and after?
Title: Re: What are some of the best mixed and mastered songs of all time?
Post by: Fonky Fresh on August 07, 2022, 12:29:49 AM
As a starter probably many tracks on All Eyes on Me, considering the talents (Dj Quik, Dre etc..) and equipment at Can Am studios
Title: Re: What are some of the best mixed and mastered songs of all time?
Post by: abusive on August 07, 2022, 05:21:01 AM
How would you know what the best mixed tracks are?  Wouldn't you have to hear the before and after?
Good point. I'm going to light some incense and sip some tea as I ponder your question.

Dre said his best mixed record is In Da Club. He took it as well as a reference track when developing the first beats headphones
It's crazy because I was specifically thinking about that track because the track I have is a club record.

its hard to differentiate the mixing from the song. how ?  if the song is good,the mixing is good.
i was thinking at Dogg Food and ATL Forever rich thugs because these 2 albums have a very original sound
I'm confused by your question.
Title: Re: What are some of the best mixed and mastered songs of all time?
Post by: Mr. Sunshine on August 07, 2022, 09:31:18 AM
Bullshit questin 85-90 ist the mix the rest is mastering, if you have a good mix.....
just a pointless question
but its Abusive you need some help for your production, but if you hear a good mix, that doesn't mean you'll get it right
Title: Re: What are some of the best mixed and mastered songs of all time?
Post by: Mr. Sunshine on August 07, 2022, 09:33:16 AM
Straight forward question. I'm thinking about hiring someone over at soundbetter.com to mix/master and I know they are going to want a reference track to work with. I want to see what you consider a good mix + master.

and by the way this is not a Snoop Dogg Death Row beat ;D :D
Title: Re: What are some of the best mixed and mastered songs of all time?
Post by: Mr. Sunshine on August 07, 2022, 10:58:30 AM
Evidence – Cats & Dogs
Mastered By – Ricardo Gutierrez
Mixed By – Eddie Sancho
Title: Re: What are some of the best mixed and mastered songs of all time?
Post by: dnjp4life on August 07, 2022, 01:31:49 PM
I mean, there's a lot to choose from, we're mostly talking tracks and albums that Dr. Dre and DJ Quik have been involved in within the last 25 years or so.  I suppose you could say that mixing and mastering have gotten better at the same time that production has advanced, they go hand-in-hand.

I always think that albums like Chronic 2001, Rhythm-al-ism and Street Gospel have great mixing/mastering because they sound so clean and bass-heavy when played at a decent volume level on a good sound system, and you can really hear and appreciate different layers of the beat.  But that could be over-simplifying things and I'm sure a studio engineer could explain it better than me.

Consider Snoop Dogg's 'Blue Carpet Treatment' album - the three tracks that Dr. Dre produced and mixed are head and shoulders above the rest of the tracks on that album, and that Snoop album is full of great tracks from a host of top-notch producers.
Title: Re: What are some of the best mixed and mastered songs of all time?
Post by: abusive on August 08, 2022, 05:30:40 AM
Bullshit questin 85-90 ist the mix the rest is mastering, if you have a good mix.....
just a pointless question
but its Abusive you need some help for your production, but if you hear a good mix, that doesn't mean you'll get it right
I'm confused by this as well. Are you saying to get it mixed and not mastered?
Title: Re: What are some of the best mixed and mastered songs of all time?
Post by: abusive on August 08, 2022, 07:09:23 AM
@MrSunshine I'm not interested in doing a back and forth with you. If you feel this thread is useless then don't respond. No one asked your opinion about any beats either. This isn't Tha Studio section.
Title: Re: What are some of the best mixed and mastered songs of all time?
Post by: abusive on August 08, 2022, 07:10:25 AM
I mean, there's a lot to choose from, we're mostly talking tracks and albums that Dr. Dre and DJ Quik have been involved in within the last 25 years or so.  I suppose you could say that mixing and mastering have gotten better at the same time that production has advanced, they go hand-in-hand.

I always think that albums like Chronic 2001, Rhythm-al-ism and Street Gospel have great mixing/mastering because they sound so clean and bass-heavy when played at a decent volume level on a good sound system, and you can really hear and appreciate different layers of the beat.  But that could be over-simplifying things and I'm sure a studio engineer could explain it better than me.

Consider Snoop Dogg's 'Blue Carpet Treatment' album - the three tracks that Dr. Dre produced and mixed are head and shoulders above the rest of the tracks on that album, and that Snoop album is full of great tracks from a host of top-notch producers.
I'm going to listen to them.
Title: Re: What are some of the best mixed and mastered songs of all time?
Post by: Sccit on August 08, 2022, 08:58:09 AM
it might be dogg food

because the mixing turned into ghost producing

and no, you don’t need to hear a track before it was mixed to know it was mixed exceptionally well
Title: Re: What are some of the best mixed and mastered songs of all time?
Post by: O.G A.Geesta'z on August 08, 2022, 09:20:07 AM
it might be dogg food

because the mixing turned into ghost producing

and no, you don’t need to hear a track before it was mixed to know it was mixed exceptionally well
i can agree with that or Chronic 2000
Title: Re: What are some of the best mixed and mastered songs of all time?
Post by: Mr. Sunshine on August 08, 2022, 09:28:45 AM
@MrSunshine I'm not interested in doing a back and forth with you. If you feel this thread is useless then don't respond. No one asked your opinion ai any heard either. This isn't Tha Studio section.

you asked, i answered
and when you asked again if you not mastering the track
I can only say that you are an idiot and you have no idea.learn something about mastering and mixing...no space physics
The question says everything about you
Title: Re: What are some of the best mixed and mastered songs of all time?
Post by: Dee Tha AK on August 09, 2022, 03:28:21 AM
Best produced mixed/mastered is

https://youtu.be/ux72ysRM8-4
Title: Re: What are some of the best mixed and mastered songs of all time?
Post by: Duck Duck Doggy on August 13, 2022, 09:06:30 AM
2001
Title: Re: What are some of the best mixed and mastered songs of all time?
Post by: BIGWORM on August 14, 2022, 02:32:49 PM
Man something that comes to mind is the BTNH E.1999 album. I love the way it sounds on phone, car stereo, external speakers and headphones. I'm a fan of U-Neek but something is strange, I'm wondering what type of team he had behind him because after BTNH first couple albums and few soundtrack songs. His mixing mastering of his produced songs haven't been the same.
Title: Re: What are some of the best mixed and mastered songs of all time?
Post by: O.G A.Geesta'z on August 17, 2022, 01:46:14 PM
Man something that comes to mind is the BTNH E.1999 album. I love the way it sounds on phone, car stereo, external speakers and headphones. I'm a fan of U-Neek but something is strange, I'm wondering what type of team he had behind him because after BTNH first couple albums and few soundtrack songs. His mixing mastering of his produced songs haven't been the same.

kind of my thoughts about The Art of War