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Title: A Tribute to Dave Smith: Compilation Album
Post by: Sacred Synthesis on January 24, 2023, 08:56:58 PM

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2acSq3HtHh0

Title: Re: A Tribute to Dave Smith: Compilation Album
Post by: LPF83 on January 25, 2023, 07:55:40 AM

Quote from: Sacred Synthesis on January 24, 2023, 08:56:58 PM

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2acSq3HtHh0

Thanks for this, I had not heard of the artist before but he's very talented at creating synthwave.  I think he could be huge if he sent his stems off to a good mixing engineer.  Most of that compilation album is mixed too dark, IMHO ..  some of the other tracks on his site sound reasonably well-mixed, but lack consistency.  Which is a shame because the tracks themselves are great.

I also suffer from being a better writer than a mix engineer.  I used to feel pressure to become better at mixing, but then I realized most of the artists I really admire outsource their mixing and mastering anyway.  There really is a lot of value to be gained from another set of ears doing the mixing.