Re: Re-learning to mix ITB?
I personally prefer to mix with some mastering going on on the mix buss. That is one one of the things that makes mixing on an SSL great too. The master buss compressor is awesome and, not to mention, legendary. I have never mixed on one without it engaged. If you don't do this the mastering engineer has much more of an ability to change the relative levels of your mix. If he slams it a bit the center information, like the snare for instance, will get noticeably quieter and the outside info, guitars for one, will get louder. It can happen with the best mastering guys. It's hard to find someone that you can trust. The guys, and sometimes girl (Emily Lazar) that I work with regularely like the fact that the mix is in a place where they don't have to do much more than possibly tighten up the low end and give it a little volume boost.
On attended sessions, sometimes we experiment a little more with frequencies, but not with relative levels.
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