I haven't kept up with bigger releases for the past 10-20 years. So, for example, I'm always hearing people say stuff about some Frank Ocean album that was apparently great, and I haven't heard it and don't really know who he is. But I'm gonna check it out!
Any recommendations for recent-ish albums you love by relatively popular artists? All genres welcome!
(I know this is a very broad question, that's on purpose!)
@alisynthesis @tsrono
Her breakout worldwide hit was mixed (on a 72-channel G-series SSL console) by a mix engineer who used to be in Skinny Puppy.
https://www.soundonsound.com/techniques/dave-ogilvie-mixing-call-me-maybe
"I was trying to get the same feel in 'Call Me Maybe' as in a Nine Inch Nails song, making sure it had a pop sensibility, but with people not even noticing how aggressive the kick drum is."
ah! this is great. i'm not a fan of the song really but it's catchy for sure.
"With the snare, we were taking the approach of not having a traditional snare, with it being made up 60 percent of handclaps, 30 percent from the 808 snare, and the real snare quite low in the mix." - this bit made me listen for the snare & yeah, it hits, nice sound.
also there's this:
@tsrono @alisynthesis
It's probably easier to take that approach with the snare when you're in a big room like that, sitting at a monster of an SSL console (with a working computer) and plenty of outboard gear.
Hearing that mashup always made me smile, because I knew about the Skinny Puppy connection.
Alison Wilder
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