Re: DJ Andy Smith...

Tony Reid (t-bird@salata.com)
26 Jan 99 17:01:00 -0800


na> Any body who knows anything about mixing will know that mixing live
na> records. In live I mean with real time drummers is really hard. Because
na> they do not keep time like a sampled beat does. So Andy's mixing on
na> that CD is really good considering the range of old records he is
na> playing. I played with him when he came to Seattle. He is good and so
na> is Geoff Barrow.

i haven't heard the mix cd (i bought the vinyl), but part of the excitement
of mixing non-looped stuff is that it is hard. from the reactions i've
gotten from crowd when i mix "live" stuff it's as if they know it's more
difficult cuz they give mad props when you pull off something that's smooth.
everybody's got their own way of dealing w/the wayward pulse of the band,
and
it's interesting to see what happens at the end of the tune...

-t