Recently we have had a couple of projects which require us to mix live recordings. Most live tracks these days come in as a combination of direct, close, and room mic files. Now the fun starts. Some artists want the live mix to be similiar to a studio setting. In this case you knock out the room and mix from the directs and close mics. Other artists want the recording to sound just like what the audience heard during the performance and this requires more mixing of the room mics. In some cases you get a request for a hybrid mix where the song is mixed using the close and directs and when the audience claps or reacts then you bring in the room mics. There is no right or wrong it becomes a matter of preference. With todays technology and equipment live recordings can be spectacular and mixing these performances are a lot of fun. Hope to see you in the studio
Chris Kirby
Kevin Nemith
Digital Street Studio
Dover, Delaware
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