How Do You Know The Difference Between Music Recording And Mixing?
Bob Clearmountain is often considered the first recording engineer to branch off into a specialty position known as mixing. Prior to that, most engineers mixed the records themselves. Because this is a relatively new occupation, there is some misunderstanding in terms of who does what. I will try to help minimize the discrepancies between the two positions. A recording engineer is considered one who actually records the music. He receives direction from the producer and artist. The responsibilities include setting up the microphones and getting the tones for the application at hand. He should have a deep understanding of which tools work best for a variety of applications. He should be able to quickly and efficiently attain the sounds expected, be it a guitar amp, vocal performer, drums, horns, etc. He is to ensure that the monitoring system for each of the performers is adequate and working at all times. The mix engineer receives the project after all the music has been written, arran
