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From: kirsch@sjuvax.UUCP
Newsgroups: net.music
Subject: Re: production, direction, arrangement
Message-ID: <2762@sjuvax.UUCP>
Date: Mon, 10-Feb-86 14:01:59 EST
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Posted: Mon Feb 10 14:01:59 1986
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In article <689@harvard.UUCP> lo@harvard.UUCP writes:
>What does the person who produces a record do ?
>What does the person who directs a record do ?
>What does the person who arranges a song do ?
>How does each interact with the musicians ?

 A record producer is usually involved (from my own experiences ) mostly in the
 mixing of the record -i.e. deciding at what level instruments/vocals should be
in the mix, possible helping to decide on the tone of the instruments and
possibly deciding what effects (echo etc.) should be used in the mix. I don't
know what a "director" does--if you mean engineer, the engineer is the man
sitting at the mixing console who makes sure the recording levels are proper
for all of the instrument/vocal inputs. Usually the engineer is the man who
controls the board--usually no one else does.  The song arranger would be the
person who decides in what order the parts of the song go in--eg. where to put
verses, choruses and guitar solos.  Sometimes the producer could help with this.
I hope this answered your questions.


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                              Paul Kirsch
                              St. Joseph's University
                              Philadelphia, Pa

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