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Post by jeremygillespie on Jan 6, 2024 10:02:22 GMT -6
Electrician, plumber, carpentry. Fine woodworking school. Learn how to make incredibly expensive furniture, doors, cabinets etc. Despite people saying how shit the economy is, there are always incredibly rich people that love buying that stuff. High end finishing. That's a very good point. But it also means the music 'trade' becomes far more selective as only the most gifted and instantly able can enter. The threshold for our craft is set at expert level, leaving no room or time for those who are truly gifted but a little slower fine-tuning their craft to gain any traction at this profession. That’s true. I learned quickly because I was just put into situations where I had to perform. I entered the studio as an intern with about 4 others. I made it my goal to be the last one standing. The others all had the same schooling as I did, but I was the only one that had to smarts to realize that the night shift was where it’s at. The other kids wanted to not work on the weekends and nights. That’s when I formed my relationships with the assistants and engineers. I showed them I was hungry and wanted to learn and could be trusted. In return they showed me their systems, how they did backups, how they printed stems etc. Now they could leave me to do that work and they could go home after a long day of work trusting I wouldn’t screw them over when they came in the next day. No matter what you choose to do, it’s about inserting yourself into the position to learn, and having the drive to do what it takes to better yourself and make life easier for those you work for and with. THATS what I think makes the difference between the ones doing it and those that wish they were doing it. Persistence and dedication to your craft is what separates you from the half assed rest. And that goes for anything in life. I was blessed with great parents and grandparents that taught me that lesson from a very young age.
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Post by jeremygillespie on Jan 6, 2024 8:10:39 GMT -6
While I agree this stuff is still in its infancy, and will get better, I wonder if it will paradoxically increase demand or at least interest in human contact. I have a teenager looking at college next year. A year ago AI wasn’t something we ever discussed. Now? What direction should he go where AI isn’t going to wipe out his field of study before he even graduates. I admit I have no answers. But we’re thinking about it. Cheers, Geoff Electrician, plumber, carpentry. Fine woodworking school. Learn how to make incredibly expensive furniture, doors, cabinets etc. Despite people saying how shit the economy is, there are always incredibly rich people that love buying that stuff. High end finishing.
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Post by jeremygillespie on Jan 5, 2024 9:56:05 GMT -6
2 - eps produced recorded mixed 1 - musical produced recorded mixed Bunch of singles
Finished writing my ep possibly full record depending on how many I hate after I produce them
Tons of playing on other people’s records. Lots of bass, pedal steel, some drums, hardly any guitar surprisingly.
Slow year musically but I sort of transitioned away from taking every possible junk project to pay the bills to working on my house and studio. WAY happier working this way. Charging more for things that matter and passing up the smaller things that used to give me nothing but aggravation and grief.
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Post by jeremygillespie on Jan 1, 2024 21:52:05 GMT -6
“Unfortunately, I’m afraid I’ll be unable to offer any service that will add value to your project. I wish you the best and hope you find somebody that shares your creative outlook and approach. Also, this shit sucks, do better in the future to make everybody’s lives around you easier. Have you considered Produce Manager?”
You can leave that last part out if you wish.
Of course I’m joking, but far too many folks think that because they own an interface and a guitar that they deserve to sound like the Beatles. They don’t. I don’t give credence to these folks. If they want help, they can pay for it. If they don’t want help and they want you to turn shit into sherbet, they need to pay more and they need to understand that fact.
Time is money. You’re fantastic at what you do John. Spend your time working on something that deserves your talent.
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Post by jeremygillespie on Dec 30, 2023 15:27:14 GMT -6
Johnkenn rocks. Time to make an end of year donation, which in many ways is really a payment for the great services received by having this forum. I agree - just sent mine. Thanks for the great place John!
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Post by jeremygillespie on Dec 27, 2023 16:52:09 GMT -6
Thomas H Handy rye Rhetoric 22 Year Bourbon High West Midwinter Nights Dram rye EH Taylor Rye The wife got me a bottle of the midwinter nights dram for Christmas - which must have been extremely hard to come by, I’ve never seen it around here. Excited to give it a try!
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Post by jeremygillespie on Dec 25, 2023 13:16:11 GMT -6
So, school me here. What’s the main point of using a Radar system? Are the converters that much better? Does it sound that much better? Are there comparable converters that you can use with a daw? Is the main purpose that it is a tape like workflow?
I’m trying to figure out the benefits of using it when there are so many amazing sounding records that have been made using a traditional daw setup.
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Post by jeremygillespie on Dec 24, 2023 18:47:39 GMT -6
Honestly, if the money isn’t an issue - let him go to Berk and figure it out on his own. If he realizes after 2 years that it isn’t worth it, then at least he realized it on his own and figures out something else to do. He may come to the realization that he loves it and busts his ass and makes great connections. He might flunk out. He might be top of his class. All of these things allow us to learn how to push ourselves, how to pick ourselves up, how to challenge ourselves, how to overcome challenges.
But I think we all know, he’s going to have to figure it out on his own. Even the cool uncle won’t be able to push in any particular direction at that age.
I say Berk because I think they have a better diversity of programs. And I know country music is kinda king right now, but personally I wouldn’t want to be in or work in that world. Not my thing.
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Post by jeremygillespie on Dec 24, 2023 14:21:45 GMT -6
Those with the 013 FETS.... are you having the issues that I've seen mentioned with chipping paint, badges falling off, etc...? These mics have intrigued me and have come recommended from friends who have impressive mic collections (one has 6X KM84s and says he prefers 013 FET on acoustic), but those QC issues are what is holding me back from pulling the trigger on a pair. Never heard of this and honestly sounds like a problem with mishandling. Those mics are built like tanks. They are heavy and substantial. No problems here.
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Post by jeremygillespie on Dec 24, 2023 14:18:41 GMT -6
I’d like to get my room built and something recorded in there by the end of 2024. Going to be cutting it close. House is almost there, Sheetrock is done and cabinets ordered. I did a hell of a job of designing a bunch of millwork so that’s going to take some time…
If I can get the design done and at least a control room and booth built out and wired up by this time next year I’ll be super happy. Going to be a busy 2024!
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Post by jeremygillespie on Dec 24, 2023 14:01:17 GMT -6
Those 7506’s rip my head off. Can’t stand em, so zippoppy - instant pain for me.
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Post by jeremygillespie on Dec 23, 2023 23:39:46 GMT -6
I never believed that breathing in solder fumes could cause much harm until now…
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Post by jeremygillespie on Dec 23, 2023 17:32:49 GMT -6
I went to Yamaha NS-4’s. Still pop on the 10’s every now and again. I find them incredibly useful and still switch to them immediately when editing. Probably a leftover from when I had to edit pretty much all day and night as an assistant and needed a break from the engineers blasting my ears with the mains all day/night.
I’d turn the 10’s on until I could barely hear what was happening and edit like that.
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Post by jeremygillespie on Dec 19, 2023 13:30:38 GMT -6
Which program at Berk? Performance or Engineering?
Couldn’t convince him to be a heart doctor or something useful?
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Post by jeremygillespie on Dec 18, 2023 12:05:27 GMT -6
Every speaker is a compromise, even if it’s not a price point compromise it’s still a compromise. Dan’s slag of Senn/ Neumann. Is rooted in what K&H was, many have said similar things about Dynaudio under its new masters and Tannoy under theirs. All 3 were well respected for quality and had a diehard fan Base. I never used the K&H 0300 and, from a design/construction standpoint, I don't know if the premise is that the KH310 is better or worse than the 0300? It sounds like Dan considers the 0300 superior to the 310, I "think". But I've also read others say that, from a design/construction standpoint, the KH310 is BETTER than the 0300. In any case, regardless of how the KH310 compares to the 0300, it's a bit of a moot point. What I care about is how the KH310 compares to other currently manufactured 3-ways. If the KH310 is being considered a downgrade from the 0300 so be it. Similarly, if the newer Dyns are considered a downgrade from the older Dyns so be it. I understand complaints that might arise from that. As a long time Dyn user myself (before I switched to the KH310), I get it. I'm just saying that I don't understand why the KH310 is being singled out, when likely all or at least nearly all of the other 3-ways in this price bracket are all making the same compromises? Because it’s the internet.
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Post by jeremygillespie on Dec 16, 2023 15:33:01 GMT -6
Your money will go a lot further if you consider some used options. $5k is a weird cutoff point where it’s the very top of the “mid priced” selection from companies. The top of the line options start kicking in around $6-$7k. Case in point, I loved my Barefoot Footprint 01’s. Amazing choice in that price range, especially if low end is important to you. I would recommend those as a consideration. Last year the Footprints were really hard to find, not in stock anywhere. They went way up on the used market for a while. I was able to sell my Footprints and buy a used pair of MM45’s about a $100 difference or so. MM45’s are a much better speaker, I was able to do my job better with them. The Footprints were still amazing, and the low end was much more impressive on them than the MM45’s. But all that to say, I was able to buy a $7k pair of speakers for well under $5k. Definitely worth considering. I couldn't stand the footprints. Very beamy, weirdly detached low end. Didn't sound refined at all. I know you’ve felt like that since you tried them, but my experience was totally different. On the other hand, I’d never use them for hard rock music. The mid range is just too much. Other than that I love mine.
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Post by jeremygillespie on Dec 15, 2023 20:43:54 GMT -6
Change your view from “samples” to “bars/beats”
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Post by jeremygillespie on Dec 15, 2023 17:56:34 GMT -6
I do eq cuts before the compressor and boosts after the compressor.
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Post by jeremygillespie on Dec 15, 2023 6:35:14 GMT -6
What type of music do you mainly work with? I feel like this is an under asked question but that might just be me.
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Post by jeremygillespie on Dec 14, 2023 17:30:44 GMT -6
The Source sits at 600 used so that means you can get it for a couple hundred less than that. Zen Pro blowing out the Prism Callia new for 700 was a huge deal. OG D-Box D/A is good and they're very affordable used. I use mine as one would use a Source, basically. Aren't there a lot of issues with prism? Never even seen one in a commercial room. I’ve got the newer D-box and am very happy with it.
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Post by jeremygillespie on Dec 13, 2023 17:49:27 GMT -6
I'm still trying to get through 1995's new music . . . A lot of stuff I buy these days is stuff released many moons ago, gaps in my collection as it were. For example I intend to check out more of the early iterations of Fleetwood Mac, complete my Joe Henry library, Thin Lizzy perhaps. I’ve been avoiding the Grateful Dead my entire life. Will 2024 be the year I actually check them out? Time will tell perhaps. Cheers, Geoff Oh good another Joe Henry fan! What’s your favorite record of his? I try the Dead once every 2 years or so. Just can’t seem to find a way to find it interesting.
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Post by jeremygillespie on Dec 11, 2023 10:18:56 GMT -6
Inline with the title of the thread, the 52" SawStop table saw. Gateway to so many great projects including this new back wall which is doing some pretty mind-blowing things in my room. If we are going in this direction I’ll throw in my Milwaukee m18 track saw. I should have purchased a track saw years ago and I’m kicking myself for not doing so after seeing how easy it’s made my life with certain projects.
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Post by jeremygillespie on Dec 8, 2023 10:06:35 GMT -6
Plug everything in except the mics. Then patch a cable into the bay and use a meter to check the other end for phantom. Turn console on and off and repeat.
Some consoles just have a global switch to turn it on/off. It won’t hurt anything to be on even with mics that don’t need it, but don’t plug or unplug patch cables while it’s on.
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Post by jeremygillespie on Dec 5, 2023 5:47:07 GMT -6
FWIW - ProAudioStar is selling new M88s for $299. However, QC concerns people are mentioning have me reconsidering a Beyerdynamic. Sound samples of the Heil on kick don't do much for me. Maybe it's not the time for a new kick drum for me. RE320 has been doing just fine for awhile. I’ve had 3 m88s for about 8 years and have never had a problem with any of them. They feel quite bulletproof and substantial. Makes a 57 feel like a toy. Put them inside kick drums all the time without a screen. Never even thought to put one on there. Snag one if you think it’ll do the trick for you.
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Post by jeremygillespie on Dec 4, 2023 21:06:05 GMT -6
Great sound, great playing - thanks for sharing!
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