Ever Mix Drunk?

[Light]

Creativity... herb inspires creativity. It helps you focus on something more intently, sometimes TOO intently. Now, go try and lay a final mixdown on mushrooms! That is the true test!

To quote Shel Silverstein;

And the great things he wrote when he was stoned,
Looked like shit in the morning light.

Which is to say, bullshit. "Weed" impairs your judgment, in all areas. More to the point, though, is that it has a serious effect on your ability to hear high end information, and also damages your ability to hear spatial information.


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"Cowards can never be moral."
M.K. Gandhi

 

[47ronin]

I agree....

one thing to remember, although many people seem to not believe this, is that the weed of today is much stronger than it was in the 60s in terms of the THC content. (Indoor in particular obviously)


47ronin

 

[tanlith]

OK... three words then... explain Jimi Hendrix


- Tanlith -

 

[Light]

OK... three words then... explain Jimi Hendrix


- Tanlith -

Easy. He was a genius, LONG before he ever started using drugs of any sort. He would have been just as great without them as he was with them. Want more proof. Jaco Pastorius did most of his great work straight. Then he met Joe Zawinul, started using and drinking, and generally trying to self medicate his condition (manic-depressive), and his personality, creativity, and his playing, all went downhill rapidly.


Repeat after me: Jimi was a genius, I am not. What he could pull off, I can not.

Repeat that a hundred times, and then you will get the idea.



BTW, please don't take this to mean that I am morally opposed to drugs. I am not. As an occasional recreational hobby, that is fine. I even think that marijuana should be legal. Anyone who has been convicted of a non-violent marijuana related crime should be released. Make it available at the convenience store, just like cigarettes. Tax the shit out of it. It would still be cheaper than it is now, the government would make a shitload of money which they could use to properly fund our schools (including a rational drug education and prevention program), the quality could be controlled (which saves lives and medical costs related to stuff which has been laced with god only knows what), and our overcrowded prison population would be cut by at least a quarter (non-violent drug related crimes make up almost 60% of our prison population) overnight.

I just do not like the idea of people showing up to work high or drunk. You can not do your best work if you are fighting just to control your mind. And even if you are just doing this as a hobby, if you want to put out a good product, it is still work.

Sorry if I talk too much.


Light

"Cowards can never be moral."
M.K. Gandhi

 

[Uncle Roel]

Somewhere around april this year, I had to mix 2 rock'nroll bands at our youthclub... The first one went ok, the second one played 2 sets, and I completely had it. Then some friends of mine started lighting up some fatties... So I asked them to pass it on. The first one gave me a nice buzz. Then I figured I could use some more. So they passed the next one too... That did it. I was completely wasted.

There was a slapback delay on the vocals, kinda elvis-style thing. So I started listening, hej isn't there TOO much delay on the vocals. Then I listened a bit closer, and I realized I heard EVERYTHING twice! So I just let it run, didn't touch any knobs for the last 3 songs. It turned out quite ok. (I recorded it with a stereopair from behind the table.)

Then I had to go up there and break down the PA on my own. I just collected the mics, and figured I could come back the next day to clean up the rest... Then it really started hitting me. I got sick, ended up in the kitchen, being very pale and having blackouts every 3 minutes. A guy would come in, I would notice it about 2 minutes later, say hi, answer his questions about 1min late, yes I'm pretty sick , then the guy would do whatever he came for, and I would just stare at him all the time. (I tend to sleep with my eyes open when I'm really wasted.) I slept at the club that night... That was bad.

 

[kormaniac]

drunken mixes

I only mix when I'm drunk....and they always sound fine to me...although...I might also add that I'm always drunk.

 

[glynb]

People?

which translates to paranoia for some people...

Which people are those? Are they the same ones who are out to get me?

 

[13th_Omen]

As I stated earlier, herb inspires creativity, and makes you focus. I would not reccommend getting all fucked up and mixing for a client. I just mean when you are at home playing around, you may stumble across something you hadn't noticed and try something you had never thought of. I used to be a semi-pro pool player. I can tell you hnestly that the times that I have won tournaments, 80% I was slightly stoned. If I was drink I am not as good, but I think I am at the time. I actually did statistics and I won more often when I was high. Not wasted, but slightly toasted! Now, I think we oughtta kill this thread and get back to more important topics!