Fill X wrote:


That's the essence of my gripe about modern mixing. Many beatles and stones
records, just to site popular bands as examples, have tracks where the drums
are very low and it's an artistic decision.

And the drums sit in one spot. I was listening to S.R.V. 'Texas Flood'
(sacd) last night and was impressed how the drums, bass, and vocals all
sit "in the pocket". Pretty much one spot, hardly any spread on the
drums at all. The guitar is placed off to the other side, which is of
course highlighted. This was consistent throughout the record, and it
really works nicely.
-Rob