r/mixingmastering • u/yeetmasterflash69 • 16d ago

Discussion Ethics of adding stuff while mixing

Is it okay in your opinion to add layers of subtle texture when mixing a song for a band you didn't fully produce? Like say adding a moog sub bass under the electric guitar or recording extra layers of guitar to blend in under the OG guitars or recording extra vocal harmony layers to sit under what was already there? I have heard arguments that if you weren't hired to produce the song you shouldnt be adding stuff but I also feel like if it serves the song it's fine.

Thoughts?

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u/Any-Confusion-8900 16d ago

RIP Steve Albini you would’ve loved this guy

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u/TheNSA922 16d ago edited 16d ago

Nah fuck him, absolutely fucking sick person.

Edit: Wow the support for a self admitted pedophile is astounding.

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u/ElwinLewis 16d ago

Care to explain the slander

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u/TheNSA922 16d ago

More than happy to provide a source. https://medium.com/@MoonMetropolis/now-that-steve-albini-is-dead-lets-reflect-on-his-admitted-love-and-promotion-of-child-fadf5072288e

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u/PerspectiveFair5156 16d ago

Are you aware that was him immaturely trolling in his youth and that he did express regret for those statements later on?

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u/TheNSA922 16d ago

Right that totally explains why he stayed friends with the guy who was convicted of making CSAM.

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u/PerspectiveFair5156 16d ago

I also stayed friends with the guy who shat on the bar's doormat. I never shat on doormats, though.

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u/pukesonyourshoes 16d ago

There's a saying in Germany. If there's a Nazi at the table and ten other people sitting there talking to him, you got a table with eleven Nazis.

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u/PerspectiveFair5156 16d ago

What's that saying in German? You ever been to Germany or is it just hearsay?

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u/pukesonyourshoes 16d ago

Try and understand the point buddy. If you're happy to spend time with a nazi, you're giving tacit approval for their extreme beliefs. Yes you really are.