I don't get where we are going with this.
Tom |
the objective of WASH is to find a problem area for us to work on and discuss, not necessarily just master a track again.
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If it's sibilant we de-ess, if it's narrow we increase the width, if the freq balance is uneven we eq, if the dynamics need work we compress. What's there to discuss?
Good mastering is a whole of little adjustments. For me the technical approach is uninteresting. I haven't read the tech notes since the original wimp. For me we could drop the exchange of techniques altogether. The settings don't mean anything unless you have the exact same tools. And even then, what good are settings if you can't hear how to make it sound like that yourself.
What I like about the wump is hearing different versions of the sonic truth. This helps me to question and find my own truth and makes me work harder to achieve it.
So I'd like us to 'just master' the track, the most challenging mix Tom has and make it sound as good as we can.
Sorry if I come off a little straightforward, I've just been watching The Sopranos