Clarity
Posted on | March 22, 2009 | No Comments
I get a lot of mixes from indie artists, and they want their masters to sound like the big guys (or gals). Hey, who doesn’t? And a lot of times (for specific genres) this means VOLUME. “Make it sound big and slammin’” is a request I often get.
To do this, I need a CLEAN mix. Which starts with clean tracking and then good mixing (i.e., lots of head room).
Listen to what are considered benchmark recordings in different styles: The Chronic by Dr. Dre, Metallica’s Black Album, and Laundry Service by Shakira. They’re all loud albums, but they’re also clear as a bell.
The four tag words I put on ZenMastering’s logo are Clarity, Impact, Power, Detail. Great recordings have all of these, and it should be a benchmark to hit every time we go to work.
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