Editing Enema of the State (section)

===Technical===
From a technical perspective, ''Enema of the State'' sounds glossier than other pop-punk albums of its era. As the album was recorded on [[analog recording|analog tape]], the trio put enormous trust into Finn to give the record the polished pop sound they wanted, recalled DeLonge in 2012.<ref name="totalguitar"/> DeLonge recorded the album on [[Fender Stratocaster]], with his tone achieved through a [[Mesa/Boogie]] [[Triple Rectifier]] amplifier. In a September 1999 ''Guitar Player'' article, DeLonge outlined his intentions: "I'm the kind of guitarist that wants the biggest, fattest, loudest, sound he can get."<ref name="guitar">Prown, Pete & Sharken, Lisa (2003). ''Gear Secrets of the Guitar Legends: How to Sound Like Your Favorite Players''. Milwaukee: Backbeat Books, p. 104-05. First edition, 2003.</ref> Barker used 12 different [[snare drum]]s on the album, rented from [[Orange County Drum and Percussion]] (OCDP). Finn disliked Barker's tendency to tune up his snares, which he felt sounded like [[popcorn]], so Barker for the most part tuned them down during recording for a bigger, tougher sound.<ref name="h722"/> Mike Fasano, of OCDP, sat in for Barker during the tuning period, due to his dislike of Finn's meticulous microphone placement process. Barker recorded the majority of his drum tracks in eight hours,{{sfn|Barker|Edwards|2015|p=123}} without headphones. While later Blink records were recorded with a [[click track]] to ensure timing, ''Enema'' was recorded live.<ref name="Apple Podcasts 2024 c777">{{cite podcast |host=[[Rick Rubin]]|title=Tetragrammaton with Rick Rubin: Travis Barker |website=Apple Podcasts |publisher=Tetragrammaton LLC |date=February 17, 2024 |url=https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/travis-barker/id1671669052?i=1000645277570 |access-date=February 17, 2024}}</ref> Finn was impressed—he had been matching the songs to a click in the control room, but found Barker stayed on meter reliably well.<ref name="h722"/> Barker kept attempting to tease Finn by sneaking in [[vibraslap]]s, which Finn hated.{{sfn|Barker|Edwards|2015|p=123}}

All of the vocals were recorded with [[Blue Microphones|Blue]]'s Bottle [[condenser microphone|condenser tube microphone]],<ref name="eq01">{{cite news|title=Bonazi Beat: Jerry Finn, Topping the Charts with Green Day and Blink-182|work=EQ|author=David Goggin|date=September 2001}}</ref> which Finn recommended.<ref name="v822">{{cite web | last=Astley-Brown | first=Michael | title=Mark Hoppus is selling a load of classic Blink-182 gear | website=MusicRadar | date=July 3, 2019 | url=https://www.musicradar.com/news/mark-hoppus-is-selling-a-load-of-classic-blink-182-gear | access-date=June 8, 2024}}</ref> DeLonge focused on clean and correct vocal takes, trying to sing as best he could. He later felt it was to the record's detriment, as he felt the performances were too processed instead of authentic.<ref>{{cite AV media |people=Perry, Rachel; DeLonge, Tom |date=2001 |title=blink-182 Exposed|publisher=[[MuchMusic]]}}</ref> For bass guitar tracks, Hoppus has said that he used [[Fender Precision Bass|Fender Precision]] and [[Fender Jazz Bass|Jazz Basses]], as well as a [[Music Man StingRay]] (the latter of which he was accustomed to at the time). He eventually gravitated towards the Fender basses, as he and Finn agreed that they sat in the mix better.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://gc.guitarcenter.com/interview/markhoppus/ | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140427000200/https://gc.guitarcenter.com/interview/markhoppus/ | archive-date=April 27, 2014 | title=Interviews - Guitar Center }}</ref> Hoppus later said in 2021 that he preferred the Fender basses and felt that the StingRay sounded too "clanky".<ref>{{Citation |title=The Reason Why Mark Hoppus Stopped Using Ernie Ball Stingray Basses | date=August 13, 2021 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y_ba2DlRW78 |access-date=2023-11-08 |language=en}}</ref>

For [[Tom Lord-Alge]], the main mixing engineer on the album, the band had one goal: "Make it sound as aggressive as possible."<ref name="ringer"/> Lord-Alge's mixes were completed at his space, South Beach Studios, located in [[Miami]], [[Florida]].<ref name="linernotes"/> Some of the drum sounds were [[Trigger (drums)|trigger]]ed by Lord-Alge during the mixdown process.<ref name=drum01>{{cite magazine| author =Waleed Rashidi | date = August 1, 2001| title = Blink-182's Travis Barker: "I'm Not Just a Punk Drummer"!|magazine= [[Modern Drummer]]|pages=62–74|volume= 25|issue=8| publisher =Modern Drummer Publications, Inc.| location =[[New Jersey]] | issn =0194-4533 }}</ref> Lastly, the album was mastered by [[Brian Gardner]] at [[Bernie Grundman|Bernie Grundman Mastering]] in [[Hollywood, Los Angeles|Hollywood]].<ref name="linernotes">{{cite AV media notes |title=Enema of the State |year=1999 |work=[[Blink-182]] |type=liner notes |publisher=[[MCA Records]] |location=[[United States|US]] |id=MCD 11950}}</ref> With a runtime of 35 minutes and 17 seconds, ''Enema of the State'' is Blink-182's shortest album to date.