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msg by RJD2 re: the most important thing in the studio
Posted: Thu Jun 21, 2012 4:00 am
by drake89
taken from gearslutz hip hop forum, it's really making me want to save up for some analog gear and say to hell with in the box for everything but mixing!
Originally Posted by rjd2
the arguably most important studio technique EVER CREATED IS TO CLOSE YOUR EYES. seriously. cant stress this enough. across the board, this is a crucial discipline to have at your disposal.
Re: msg by RJD2 re: the most important thing in the studio
Posted: Thu Jun 21, 2012 6:19 am
by wub
Re: msg by RJD2 re: the most important thing in the studio
Posted: Thu Jun 21, 2012 8:55 am
by darigan
drake89 wrote:
Originally Posted by rjd2
the arguably most important studio technique EVER CREATED IS TO CLOSE YOUR EYES.
hhmm.... and which plugin should i use for that?

Re: msg by RJD2 re: the most important thing in the studio
Posted: Thu Jun 21, 2012 11:46 am
by sunny_b_uk
even chad on here said about closing eyes before lol. it does honestly works though especially when im mixing down

depends how you go about it but definitely works in more than 1 way.
Re: msg by RJD2 re: the most important thing in the studio
Posted: Thu Jun 21, 2012 11:51 am
by wub
The only issue with mixing down with your eyes closed is not seeing what you're doing in terms of adjusting the mix.
Other than that, great idea.
Re: msg by RJD2 re: the most important thing in the studio
Posted: Thu Jun 21, 2012 5:36 pm
by sunny_b_uk
wub wrote:The only issue with mixing down with your eyes closed is not seeing what you're doing in terms of adjusting the mix.
Other than that, great idea.
haha yeh i only ever do it when sorting frequency clashes, to hear out what frequency range sounds best to cut. i move either the gain or frequency one at a time rather than both simultaneously when my eyes are closed, works for me

Re: msg by RJD2 re: the most important thing in the studio
Posted: Thu Jun 21, 2012 5:56 pm
by Attila
Seriously, who wants to look at Ableton anyway? Not exactly eye candy.
But when I'm actually writing and arranging songs, I spend most of my time lying down with my eyes closed while looping the section I'm working on...or sometimes I'll walk around while it's playing, but the point is that if you have a solid musical mind, using it away from the computer is usually more efficient.
Re: msg by RJD2 re: the most important thing in the studio
Posted: Thu Jun 21, 2012 6:30 pm
by AxeD
I would actually primarily want to mix outside the box. I've done some mixing on a tube desk now and it's a real treat

Re: msg by RJD2 re: the most important thing in the studio
Posted: Thu Jun 21, 2012 7:17 pm
by atlascesar
in honesty i can be saying that i almost never have my eyes open when i am making any of my music. i do use my fingers and ears and the feet so much as well
Re: msg by RJD2 re: the most important thing in the studio
Posted: Thu Jun 21, 2012 8:03 pm
by AxeD
atlascesar wrote:in honesty i can be saying that i almost never have my eyes open when i am making any of my music. i do use my fingers and ears and the feet so much as well
Whoa

Re: msg by RJD2 re: the most important thing in the studio
Posted: Fri Jun 22, 2012 7:05 pm
by AxeD
bump