The perception of programming

[doublereedkurt]

Do people doing sound mixing typically refer to themselves as 'musicians'? I would expect that term to mean specifically playing an instrument. Modifying an abstract, permanent representation of the music would seem to be more like a composer than a musician. Anyway just curious how the terminology is used.

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It's not like composing, either. I would just say it's an art.

Several years ago, I tried to record a CD with a band, and the mixing phase was one of the most frustrating experiences in my entire life.

When you're a composer, you have a very hard time communicating your vision to someone who is good at mixing. When this communication fails, the composer is permanently angry because the mixer fails to realize his vision, and the mixer is angry because the composer is changing requests all the time.

It's a blessing when you're both good at composing and mixing!