Sometimes when mixing I have a tendency to get too wrapped up in the technical side of things. Sometimes, I'll catch myself thinking...."If I apply ABC technique here that might sound good", "I wonder what kind of noise I can create with all my plugin choices.".
I have to catch myself and remind myself that mixing is a musical experience and something that should be fun! If it's not fun for you, then it's not going to be fun for the listener (Emo music excluded of course).
What I'm working on myself is to make my mixing less technical and more musical. It's not as easy as it seems because it is a technical job, true.. but it also is a musically creative one.
When a listener hears a mix I did, I don't want them to hear the mix. For me, it's all about bringing the listener into the music so that they become a part of what the story is that the song is telling. They can't do that if I get in the way with technology. So for me, it's a new way to view how I work. A new way of working. Musically!
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