I guess I should make another update.
Just to make it clear. I tried to stay as close to SLuiCe's initial suggestion as I could. Basically it got taken off-track by a lot of confusion and ended up as something it didn't start out to be, so I had to re-post the whole thread.
The main reason I prohibited all
acoustic signal chain effects is because it puts those
without out-board effects at a disadvantage. So, if I rely on plugins for my reverb, and Joe Schmoe relies on his Alesis Quadraverb for his reverb, then I would be screwed and he would have all the verb he needed.
Therefore, to even the playing field, I made it so that there will be
NO signal chain effects
at ALL... except those that are inherent to the instrument (i.e. keyboard, electric guitar, etc.)
This INCLUDES AUTOTUNE.... (not that I'm talking to anyone in particular... *cough*chris*cough*...
) You should have no processing of any kind on your voice or
acoustic guitar or drums (or anything else that gets captured in it's natural state by a microphone.)
That means if we hear a recording, and it has reverb on the vocal... at all... then YOU BROKE THE RULES!! (and will be forever shamed.
) unless you got that reverb by standing in the bathroom or something.
Yes... this is a little different than what SLuiCe had originally envisioned, but I wanted to take away the ability of the individual to use a bunch of effects on their voice... so that they would have to work harder on getting a good performance out, and finding a way to get their voice to sit better in the mix by using proper mic placement/proximity/mixing techiniques.
As for the deadline... I agree with Chris... the last wait was a little too long and I could tell that people started to lose interest. So I can make it two weeks if everyone agrees?
How about May 30th???
What say ye?
WATYF
(Chris.. it's not a rip.. seriously.. there is a signature "digital" sound to your stuff, and I'm really trying to figure out what's causing it, cause I think your stuff would sound all that much better if it didn't have that "edge" on it. It's not something you need to get "better" at... there's literaly a part of your signal/recording chain that is making everything "harsh"... maybe this exercise will bring the culprit to light.
)