I have had a couple conversations with a pair of DJ's (old and new) about the ethics of post-production of a mix tape. For instance, most people would not care much if someone just equals out levels, but when is that magic line crossed?
One, the older one, was mostly opposed to any PP. His philosophy is one take, that is it. This is how you would sound if you were rocking the crowd, so you better be on your Ps and Qs.
The younger one was not totally opposed to PP, but seemed to draw the limit at some points. Like he had no qualms about editing a couple bars out of a mix to make transitions cleaner, however he was against assembling smaller bits, say 10 minute mixes into one big mix.
Personally I have not done and PP to my mix tapes, so warts and all it's up there for the general public to comment on (http://http://www.mixcloud.com/pariscreative) but it has crossed my mind that a retake here, or a simple 4-16 beat slice here would make the mix tape that much tighter.
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