![]() The scale of the task was immense, and meant mix engineer Kevin Paul having to learn to mix in the style of some of the most respected producers around - and to make the mixes convincing to them! In fact, the surround mixes are wonderfully open–sounding, and rank amongst the best I’ve heard - reflecting the extraordinary lengths to which the team working on these records went to capture, in painstaking detail, the feel of the originals. Sure, the albums would be good - they already were - but other than a little noise reduction and remastering, what could really be improved? Having heard the new mixes, though, I was compelled to put my cynicism aside, as they strike exactly the right balance between the ‘authentic’ sound of the original records and modern production values. When I first heard that Mute Records were celebrating Depeche Mode’s 25th anniversary by reissuing their album back-catalogue in surround sound, I wasn’t expecting great things. As Mute Records’ Head Engineer Kevin Paul explains, it was never going to be easy! ![]() ![]() The challenge: to remix 10 Depeche Mode albums in surround - while recreating the signature sounds created by the band and some of the world’s greatest producers.
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