What Joe Gilder of Home Studio Corner says in this article everyone should pay attention to. Not for what it says, but for what it represents.

Even if you’re not into mixing, or mastering, the point remains clear:

• There is no right or wrong. If it sounds good, do it.

In all things creative, the artist (even if that artist is in this case a mastering engineer) can do essentially anything he wants, as long as the outcome is good.

Or even if its bad. For example, Neutral Milk Hotel’s In The Aeroplane Over The Sea wouldn’t be what it is if it wasn’t for the disorted production.

The point is make your artistic voice heard, and don’t be afraid to break the rules.

And as always, have fun!

What struck me about his question “Is that wrong?” is that he had just said in the previous sentence that the vocal doesn’t sound right unless he rolls off that much low end. There’s your answer. If it sounds right, then it IS right.

From Home Studio Corner

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