# Less is more or more is less?

**URL:** <https://community.mwtm.com/t/less-is-more-or-more-is-less/16442>\
**Category:** Q&A Leslie Brathwaite\
**Created:** [June 20, 2025, 4:40pm UTC](https://community.mwtm.com/t/less-is-more-or-more-is-less/16442 "2025-06-20T16:40:49Z")\
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**Post date:** [June 20, 2025, 4:40pm UTC](https://community.mwtm.com/t/less-is-more-or-more-is-less/16442/1 "2025-06-20T16:40:49Z")

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Leslie we love you brother, firstly wanted to say thanks for just being an all round cool, nice, humble human who’s so willing to share your experiences.

I have a question - I’m working on a lot of ‘lower budget’ mixes where the production demos and even the stems aren’t the best sounding to begin with. I love your ‘less is more’ approach but find it difficult to apply in these situations.. I’m often wanting to push it and take the songs to where I think they should go for the sake of the art, but it can be very time consuming and not really cost effective etc. Would love to know your thoughts!