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Post by thetruth on Feb 28, 2017 4:10:29 GMT
Hey everyone,
I've been into Soundgarden for quite a while and I really dig their music. I know that Chris Cornell writes most of their songs which then the band adds their flavor to them, but I've always been curious as to what the producers do? Like do they help rearrange the music or guide the band towards a sound they like? I'm really curious as to how Soundgarden works with producers.
Any knowledge on the subject is welcomed!
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Post by blackholedays on Mar 2, 2017 15:22:46 GMT
It depends on the degree of involvement of the producer (most of the times, how much the band/artist will let him/her get involved).
I'd say the middle-path approach includes assisting the band on getting their sound, make the different ideas sound cohesive, suggest a different approach to parts that are not really working... Just understanding where the band wants to go and assist them in polishing the final result. An outsider can really help with stuck ideas.
From there, you can go towards one extreme in which the producer has a clear picture of the final result and will move the band towards that goal (making it sound commercially viable, etc...) or to the opposite one, where the producer will basically be there to assist the band in communicating with the engineer and take care that everything sounds technically good.
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Post by yeltsin on Mar 3, 2017 11:20:52 GMT
Yeah that's about right. They can be anything from a simple sound engineer who the band tells "I want the snare less dry" etc. or they can be an objective third party who can help pitch in and co-direct the whole recording, or they can dictate the entire project completely down to which session musicians replace the guys whose parts came out shitty. All depends on the project.
Oh, and I'm wondering if this thread doesn't belong in some music jargon section of the forum, since it isn't really a topic about the band itself. Sorry to play thread policeman guy.
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