The Motown Sound Mixing question: A lot of compression?

[carole cucumber]

Thank you very much, Carole!

That is all pretty interesting reading. There was something about the sound Motown got when they were using just 3 tracks and even when they bounced the 3 tracks to eight, to me, the sound seemed a bit brighter and a bit bigger. The eight track productions were excellent, but I think once it went to 16, something was definitely lost.

Sometimes, you'll hear a music track that is technically "correct"; all levels perfect and perfectly balanced, but it sounds a bit generic. When Motown was using 3 and 8 tracks, there was a very vibrant and distinctly Detroit sound there. Like someone said when we were talking about this, there was a little dirt in the sound that gave it character.

http://web.archive.org/web/200803211.../olmo/olmo.php

[huntergettingcaptured]

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Carole

Moment of silence because I'm floored... This is THE article that unlocked everything!

Thank you and your Blessed, Magnificent, Beautiful Mind!!

[Sotosound]

Carole

Moment of silence because I'm floored... This is THE article that unlocked everything!

Thank you and your Blessed, Magnificent, Beautiful Mind!!

Ditto from me.