Weehaa! You nailed it perfectly!

A thing I also think is really crucial when it comes to making good productions in the studio is, simple things. Recording and mixing should be the result of a simple process run by advanced knowledge. This kind of a process is easier if the environment is simple and the gear is advanced. For instance you could record with a bunch of people that think differently about everything. What happens? A mess rises above the horizon! Then you could also record alone or with a bunch of people that open their mouths with new perspectives all the time. Then you are able to take whatever you have done and make it effective and right.

But you could also do great things, just by doing stuff from the beginning to the end and not thinking about the result that much. This kind of production usually ends with: this is crap or this is really great!

But one of the most crucial things, no matter what kind of production process you do, is to have the knowledge of how to produce a great sounding song and nail it on the record! No matter what you play, if it sounds bad it is bad and if it sounds good it is good. What you hear is what you get! Being good at reqognising good sounds in combination with good tones in the right places is really valuable!

Best regards,
YamahaAndy

[This message has been edited by YamahaAndy (edited 03-12-2005).]