Mix Critique and breaking rules to fit genre
Added 2020-02-21 11:01:46 +0000 UTCSo, here is a great example of mixing towards a genre. This time broken 80's. In my terminology I use 'shit' but what I meant to say is. Imaging a 40 year old cassette tape playing back. It's not going to have beautiful highs, clarity and thick low end. Instead it will be hissy and wobbly. Embracing that 100% will then give you 'dreamwave'/lofi 80's pop.. or whatever the genre is where you purposefully neglect any thoughts to making it sound 'more' and make it sound 'less' instead.
If the intent was to make it sound deep house ish, a lot more work needs to be done. But, I would embrace the feel of a sony walkman found in a damp basement. It's a huge genre people are into.
