| The Perfect Pitch saga continues... [message #69317] |
Wed, 14 June 2006 04:10  |
Kim
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Registered: October 2005
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this and
>>unracking a Focusrite RED7 and a Demeter comp for shipment out to have
>>some
>>more in depth maintenance done. I'm going to have to work around the
>>Demeter
>>in a mix I'm doing, but I've figuired one out. Those UAD-1 comps can sub
>>in
>>for hardware with no problem. That's why I've got 4 cards I guess.
>>
>>;o)
>>
>>"Martin Harrington" <lendan@bigpond.net.au> wrote in message
>>news:44d3e42e$1@linux...
>>> Welcome to the "real" world Brandon.
>>> Most real world studios are nowhere as pristine as most of the
>>> "project/home" studios out there, simply because there is not enough
>>> time
>>to
>>> maintain equipment...you just quickly find a work-around and get on with
>>it,
>>> then that work-around becomes the norm, and so on.....
>>> --
>>> Martin Harrington
>>> www.lendanear-sound.com
>>>
>>> "Brandon" <a@a.com> wrote in message news:44d33a89$1@linux...
>>> >
>>> > I got the opportunity to go to a local studio that is pretty well
>>> > known.
>>> > Some big acts are associated with this place and I was expecting quite
>>> > a
>>> > show.
>>> > I expected something fancy, but it was just the opposite.
>>> > It was very small, cluttered and disorganized.
>>> > They had a lot of noisy channels on there board that they had to keep
>>> > rerouting
>>> > because it was screwing up the takes.
>>> > Luckily the takes that got screwed were just for scratch instruments.
>>> > There
>>> > didn't seem to be any concern for the "sound" or "tone". It was just
>>> > set
>>> > the levels and go. The band were friends of mine and I was there to
>>> > observe.
>>> > I was also acting as the guitar tech. I kept my mouth shut and just
>>> > watched
>>> > never revealing that I was really there to see if I could learn
>>something.
>>> > The band is a latin band and consists of two acoustic/electric
>>> > guitars,
>>> > electric
>>> > bass, hand percussion and vocals. They mic'd the congas etc.. with
>>> > seinhiser
>>> > spots and two KM64's for OH's. They sounded good. He was compressing
>>them
>>> > to track I think. I don't know what type of comp he was using though.
>>They
>>> > were recording to ProTools system. All in all I was not impressed with
>>> > what
>>> > I heard or saw. We will see what tonite brings. I don't think I was
>>> > disappointed
>>> > in the sound because of Protools I think it was the lack of effort
>>> > spent
>>> > upfront getting the right sound. Ofcourse they do this every day and I
>>> > hardly
>>> > do it at all so what do I know. Anyway..... We tracked the hand
>>percussion
>>> > last night and are going to do the bass and guitars tonite. They were
>>> > recording
>>> > without a click. So it should be interesting to see them try to play
>>along
>>> > with a rollercoaster of congas. Ok later...
>>> > b
>>>
>>>
>>
>Brandon,
Here's the point.. The Band is Lacking a Producer. A producer is the person
who has the "sonic" vision for a son, and keeps the studio session flowing
in the righ direction.
It is not a studio fault or the engineer if a customer comes and and says
that they want to record some songs. The engineer is doing is or her job
by getting the best signle flow he or she can. BUT, the engineer is not wired
into the talents head. So, he (engineer) cannot produce the song.
It's that simple.
Just like good mastering can help a good mix. A Producer can make a world
of difference to a band recording sessions.
LaMOnt
"Brandon" <a@a.com> wrote:
> I don't mean to be disrepectful to the engineer. I am envy his
>experience.
>I am not trying to say I am better than him or anything like that.
>It's just it seems like in a way these guys aren't getting what they paid
>for.
>I guess when you don't know what you are supposed to be getting, which
>is the case with this band, you just go with the flow and are afraid to
>speak up.
>These guys do not really know everything that goes into making a
>"professional"
>recording. They just want to play their parts and say "I felt good about
>that take."
>However, in the end they are going to leave with a sub par recording and
not
>really know why.
>I don't know...I just expected more. Maybe I had the wrong
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