[MLA] comment from a famous mix engineer

[Robert Ludwig]

Hi all,

I just had to share this confidentially with you.
This is a note from a very famous mixing engineer to me:

“The way people want to hear stuff these days, i had to try to make these loud.  I used various things on "playback only" to inflate the mixes but nothing was printed, and in the end the band was cool with the hot level.  I just ended up having to push the desk and the parallel processing to the limit.  On the songs that I felt might be too hot, I lowered all the desk faders and sometimes the source material and called the mix a "low level" version. 

Please DO NOT use these low level versions in their entirety.  Only in the spots where u think u may need to get rid of some crackle or whatever my mix chain is doing under duress and brought out later.  I only did them in case you had to drastically fix some of these mixes and it brings out the crackles and crispies. then the lower level might allow u some room to cut a piece in or whatever....only where needed if at all.”

What a discouraging way to start the day!  This is so no-right.

Best,
Bob L.
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