Seeker said:I respect Andrew Scheps very much, he's been a big influence in my mixing approach, so this isn't a dig at him or anyone who's responded to this thread, just trying to relay the info that's out there.
Personally I think the 'volume' had to do much more with Rick Ruben, he does have a penchant for LOUD, but that's just my 2 cents...
Normally the Bands and musicians themselves are the ones that want to be Louder than anyone else, even when you clearly explain the harmful consequences they just don't care.
I never seen a producer, a mixing engineer or a mastering engineer saying "I want to have the loudest record around" but I have heard that countless of times from Bands, musicians and Record labels.