I would say that the evocative qualities of music are usually put there in post-production in the reverb. … - Stephin Merritt

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Stephin Merritt

I would say that the evocative qualities of music are usually put there in post-production in the reverb. It's really not much about the musicians as the engineering. It's post-production that's being done by the musician at the time.

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