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Berry Gordy, founder of Motown Records, had a comment about large studio monitors to judge a mix, "A good mix sounds good on any system." What he meant by this, is that if someone has a small system that doesn't sound that good, a good mix will sound better than other mixes played on that system. For someone who normally listens to that system, a good mix sounds good on that system to them. When you use a sound system regularly you "get used to it," and begin to "hear though the inadequacies in the system."
Many people are most familiar with the sound system in their car, because that is were they most often listen to music. As a result it is common practice for producers to get a quick copy of the mix they are working on in the studio, so they can hear the mix in the car. It's not uncommon to see producers come back in from their car and request changes to the mix. Continue Reading This Article |
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