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Space Is the Place Part 2 Web Clip 2a

Web Clip 2a: An excerpt from the original mix of “Shots” by Blatty (aka David Blatty). My initial evaluation of David''s pre-mastering mixes was that they were among the densest productions I had ever worked on. Vocals were generally under-mixed or simply unable to compete with a backing that was thick with distorted guitars, resonant keyboard washes, long reverbs, and doubling. The artist did a lot of his layering specifically on choruses. This practice resulted in a 6 dB boost (an apparent doubling of overall gain) on the chorus of “Shots” after mastering compression was applied. Although I applaud Blatty''s approach to creating dynamics with overdubs, this kind of extreme layering made the verses sound small by comparison.