Ricardo Riquier on SoundBetter

Sound engineer based in Lisbon with over 15 years of experience in several chart topping records.

My name is Ricardo Riquier, I'm a Lisbon based recording, mixing and live sound engineer.

I've worked on records by top Portuguese and Brazilian acts such as Carminho, Marisa Monte, Marcelo Camelo, Mallu Magalhães, Luís Represas Orelha Negra, Mafalda Veiga amongst others.
I have also written, played and engineered a variety of musical pieces used on commercials by top leading brands in Portugal and overseas (NOS, MEO, Vodafone, Lidl, etc).

Last but not least, I have recorded, edited and mixed content for audiobooks and television.

I work mostly ITB (in the box) but do use some outboard by SSL, Dangerous Audio (for summing) and Drawmer depending on the project.

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Q: Analog or digital and why?
A: Both, depending on what serves the song best.
Q: Which artist would you like to work with and why?
A: Paul McCartney - he's my hero!
Q: What type of music do you usually work on?
A: Rock, Pop, Hip-Hop, Country, Folk.
Q: What's your strongest skill?
A: I reply quickly!
Q: What's your typical work process?
A: I'm assuming we're talking mixing, so here goes: I usually start a mix fairly early, around 9am which will take me roughly 8 to 10 hours to complete. I'll listen to it again the very next day, dial in my adjustments and send it to the client for revision and/or approval. I use my own template, which saves me a lot of time. If the session is well organised and it's been edited beforehand, I can start mixing it within 20 minutes once I've received the session, after doing my routings and, more importantly, listening to the rough mix a couple of times.
Q: Tell us about a project you worked on you are especially proud of and why. What was your role?
A: Having worked alongside Marcelo Camelo as the in-house engineer at his studio for a couple of years. You learn a lot from a great producer.
Q: What are you working on at the moment?
A: I'm mixing a live album and two studio albums.
Q: What's the biggest misconception about what you do?
A: Mixing engineers are often expected to fix an otherwise poorly recording. 'We'll fix it in the mix' is still a very common mindset.
Q: What do you bring to a song?
A: Music is all about emotion. I'd say that the rough mix is usually 50-70% of the work and, unless told otherwise, I'll stick to the artist and/or producers vision and try not to deviate too much from it. Considering the song has been tracked properly, I strongly believe mixing is all about enhancing what's already there.
Q: Describe the most common type of work you do for your clients.
A: Recording and mixing music, mostly. A number of records a year as well as a large volume of composing, recording and mixing music for tv ads.