Re: (TV) Clean tone/Beat Willie to Death/ Leo Threatens To Write Essay on "Dreamtime's" Genesis & Production/Q for Maurice

[Maurice Rickard <maurice@mac.com>]

At 1:24 PM -0400 10/3/01, Casey, Leo J wrote:
> I would argue that 'production' includes ALL choices of
> instruments and (other) technology---including, in fact
> especially, tube equipment or selection of a particular
> recording studio for its 'sound'; etc.. etc.), that is made by
> the musician/producer

I think you may be lumping arrangement in with production here. 
Certainly they're related, but I'd call the arrangement the decision 
about which instruments (tones of instruments) play what, although 
production is about aesthetic choices as well.  Getting the tones on 
tape is engineering.  ("How many producers does it take to screw in a 
light bulb?"  "I dunno, what do you think?")

Dreamtime's arrangements are indeed thick with guitars, which is one 
of the things I like about it.  The songs could have been cut with, 
say, just guitar and voice, but the denser arrangement (guitars, 
keyboards, etc.) is a real pleasure.

> PPS: To Maurice:  Just curious--Are any of the sibilant problems
> on the vocals and other possible production deficiencies
> (bad sounding synth-stuff?) on "Cover" ameliorated by listening
> to vinyl versions?

I really can't say--all I'm going on _is_ the vinyl version, probably 
first pressing.  I have no idea if the CD sounds worse, but it 
wouldn't surprise me, given that it probably wasn't remastered 
specifically for CD.  For the sibilance problems, just listen to any 
"s," "sh," or "f" phonemes in the vocals.  I seem to recall that 
Tom's also a "p" popper on some of these, too, but I'll listen to it 
to check.  Wonder what microphone he used for the vocals...

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Maurice Rickard
http://mauricerickard.com/
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