I'm doing a mixdown for a folk band in my area that's getting signed onto a label here pretty soon, and it's just been fucking ages since I've done anything outside of electronic stuff and the odd dubstep-esque tune here and there, and I've never done folk before.
Honestly, the music is good enough to stand on its own, even if I did just a somewhat half-assed job on the mix, but I see this as a challenge to take on.
I want to limit myself and use little eq, no compression/limiting, little fx as possible and rely on how it was all tracked as to preserve the original sound and music. (I know, how stereotypical.) But I don't trust them well enough to record it all nicely, and I won't be able to be there to record it myself, else this would be a breeze. So, anyone care to share some experience and knowledge on working with folk/acoustic music, and hell, let's make it more generalized: anyone else currently limiting themselves on a project in hopes of improving and honing their skills?
) it really comes down to the nuts and bolts. are the instruments in tune? Does the band play in time? does the rhythm section create a groove? Does the singer sing in a way that you believe what he/she is saying? The Clash may not have been the worlds 4 best instrumentalists, but the songs were great, Simonon and Topper were always in the pocket together, and even if Strummer fell of pitch, it didn't matter because you believe every one of his words.
