Quoting Jeremy Cucco:
In Kendall's example, he was doing it for a jingle. I suppose the recording engineer could be spared his life for the travesty of auto-tuning a horn player, but only this once.
Well, and it's also a jingle, not Op. 131. I'd go with fast, cheap, and expedient on a jingle, too.
One thing you'll find amongst any of the top symphonic audio engineers is that all of them (and I do mean *all*) HATE (again, emphasis, not anger) the phrase "We'll fix it in the mix."
Not a problem when you record everything direct to two track! <g>
"Fixing it in the mix" is a horrible cop-out and the sign of a true amateur recording engineer.
It can also be a reality of the budget, if it's a commercial recording with all involved, including the players, being paid.
We strive to make the recording sound perfect in the same way that us as horn players strive to make the performance perfect. Of course, perfection, in the ears of the musician, is always subjective.
Which doesn't make this any less our goal. Howard Sanner hornl...@terrier.ampexguy.com _______________________________________________ post: horn@music.memphis.edu unsubscribe or set options at http://music2.memphis.edu/mailman/options/horn/archive%40jab.org
