Comments on: The Car Listen (Producer-Speak) http://blog.fixyourmix.com/2009/the-car-listen-producer-speak/ Recording Tips | Production Trends | Songwriting Analysis of Pop, Rap, & Indie Rock. Mon, 26 Jul 2010 18:59:33 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: John http://blog.fixyourmix.com/2009/the-car-listen-producer-speak/comment-page-1/#comment-3684 John Tue, 20 Oct 2009 11:12:28 +0000 http://blog.fixyourmix.com/?p=2010#comment-3684 Wouldn't hurt to give some tips on room treatment, either. You know, for the layman with a basement room and a DAW. Wouldn’t hurt to give some tips on room treatment, either. You know, for the layman with a basement room and a DAW.

]]> By: Phil http://blog.fixyourmix.com/2009/the-car-listen-producer-speak/comment-page-1/#comment-3606 Phil Mon, 12 Oct 2009 18:58:23 +0000 http://blog.fixyourmix.com/?p=2010#comment-3606 Jonathan, You are totally right about using it as a chance to get out of the studio for a change of scenery and to prevent cabin fever. That inspires me to make a brief post regarding that. Stay tuned... Jonathan,

You are totally right about using it as a chance to get out of the studio for a change of scenery and to prevent cabin fever. That inspires me to make a brief post regarding that. Stay tuned…

]]> By: jonathan http://blog.fixyourmix.com/2009/the-car-listen-producer-speak/comment-page-1/#comment-3593 jonathan Sun, 11 Oct 2009 19:02:50 +0000 http://blog.fixyourmix.com/?p=2010#comment-3593 Other than the waste of the CD-R, the biggest benefit during an attended mix session, in a time w/o the ability to take multiple breaks while the tape rewinds, is to get out of the studio and go for a drive. There's nothing worse than mixing with a band in the room and having to break your train of thought every 10 seconds when the band asks you why you're doing this or that. Sure, listening in the car is hardly accurate, but it also VERY QUICKLY gives you a chance, outside the "lab" to see where you stand in the real world. Ballpark. I think it was Eno, but maybe not, who had a radio transmitter so they could go for a drive and have the mix broadcast to them remotely, unscheduled, so they could hear it somewhat off-guard. Perspective is an important thing, the most important thing, and it's easy to lose when you're senses are turned on "macro focus," and a drive in the country sounds like a great idea. Other than the waste of the CD-R, the biggest benefit during an attended mix session, in a time w/o the ability to take multiple breaks while the tape rewinds, is to get out of the studio and go for a drive. There’s nothing worse than mixing with a band in the room and having to break your train of thought every 10 seconds when the band asks you why you’re doing this or that. Sure, listening in the car is hardly accurate, but it also VERY QUICKLY gives you a chance, outside the “lab” to see where you stand in the real world. Ballpark.

I think it was Eno, but maybe not, who had a radio transmitter so they could go for a drive and have the mix broadcast to them remotely, unscheduled, so they could hear it somewhat off-guard.

Perspective is an important thing, the most important thing, and it’s easy to lose when you’re senses are turned on “macro focus,” and a drive in the country sounds like a great idea.

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