Limit Yourself...

I recently stumbled upon Graham Cochrane's eBook "The #1 Rule of Home Recording" and he discusses setting a limit on yourself. He says, "Limit your options like your life depended on it." The more I read his eBook the more it made sense to me and clear it became. What is the purpose of limiting yourself and not taking advantage of the unlimited undos, plugins we can use, or even setting a deadline for the project you're working on? Well it's simple, it's so you can focus on the creative part of the song and not focus on every single breath being perfect. The creativity the song is putting out is what the audience will remember and hear. They aren't going to catch the flaw of that small breath that you hate that you are going to mute out. In fact, all the flaws in the song create a sense of it being a real person, a real song, a person with emotions that they are sharing with you. There are many more examples and truths about the concept of limiting yourself and I found for myself not only is it saving me time, money, and my mixes are coming out better than ever but I am less stressed worrying about editing my songs before I mix them.

Like Graham said "Ask yourself these questions: Are there any pops or clicks that need to be cut out? Does anything cut in or out too abruptly? Are my drums and bass lining up in a nice groove? Am I missing any parts that I'll want in the mix?"

That's the main thing to focus on and then just mix the song and get creative with it! I highly recommend reading his eBook; it's a quick read I only 16 pages and you can finish it within 15-25 minutes. It helped me and I hope it helps you as well.

Thank you my readers, you are awesome and thank you Graham Cochrane for sharing a vital piece of your knowledge that every engineer should consider.

#EveryDetailCounts!

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