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Post by kevinnyc on Dec 29, 2013 10:24:15 GMT -6
What I've learned is that I really don't like doing it at all. I got to a point where I'd only do it to fund more gear purchases but I don't even want to do that any more....
Recently I agreed to record a girlfriend of a guy I'm in a band with....she has a band in the same genre as her boyfriend and they have a nice sounding space in their house to record in....
Long story short.....the musicianship was no where near my minimum standards....
In addition to singing, the bandleader plays acoustic guitar....badly.
I spent the day tracking everything live as was the plan and did everything I could to create the most comfortable environment for the best takes possible.
I brought the tracks home and did my best to mix around the severe limitations of the musicians involved....
Sent out rough mixes which received resounding thumbs down, largely because I tucked the acoustic guitar deep into the mix for obvious reasons....
They came over to my place and worked to get a balance they liked. The result for me is that the tracks are unlistenable.....and I'd rather be anywhere else than have to continue to listen to them/work on them...
No joke, I'd rather be digging ditches. No amount of money would change that feeling.
I have friends who are among the top engineer/producers in the world who I remember from my days of studio managing would spend 18 hour days with tracks that would make me want to go on an axe murdering spree...
They are wildly successful and God bless them but I could not subject myself to that, no matter the financial reward or popular adulation.
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Post by kevinnyc on Dec 27, 2013 6:59:12 GMT -6
I'd like to take the opportunity of my first post on this forum to say it is nice to be among those who suffer from the same affliction.....
We went from "I think I'm gonna go without" to purchasing a $2500 retro compressor in a heartbeat....
I love this place.....
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