Rog,

I'm weighing in favorably on the 80's mix/reverb issue. To me, this is less a "right way wrong way" thing than it is a genre decision.

Just as the "right way" to fingerpick a classical piece is different than the "right way" to fingerpick a song in another style, or the right way to play like Hendrix is different than the right way to play like Hank Garland.. the right way to add effects to an 80s mix is different than the right way to add effects to other genres.

You set out with a specific sound you wanted to achieve, and you nailed it. Good job! I really like the highly processed sound that is the trademark of pop music from the 80s. Wet mixes are as characteristic of 80s music as the shark fins were characteristic of American cars built in the 50's. Nobody buys a 1957 Chevy then removes the fins! Thats what makes it what it is!

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