Mike Thornton, Audrey Martinovich and William Wittman talk about experimentation in the studio. With so much production happening in private studios, where the clock isn’t being watched in the same way as it is in a commercial setting, is there more justification for a more open-ended approach to recording. Does time pressure keep focus or stifle creativity?
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Talking Point 1 - Planning and recording. We have two contrary views from Steve DeMott and William Wittman.
Talking Point 2 - Do you use a new Mac? None of the podcast guests do!
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