soundchaser59
Reluctant Commander
Southside is right, I've used that "this is HOME recording" argument to cover my butt a few times in the past. His point is well taken.
And I also agree that the human brain is the best "crap detector" there is, but like any machine it only works best if you keep it clean and use it according to the manual.
Yeah, I have a couple of Behringer pieces in my rack. But I aint buyin no more! I swear! LOL! Actually, I have a lot of fun with my Edison. But I aint buying that guitar amp!
And I listened to some of Chessrocks samples and I thought they were well made. Better than anything I've ever done. I've heard some better, I've heard A LOT worse!
As for jillchaw, I obviously dont have access to the same statistician who works for you. I can, however, tell you beyond any shadow of a doubt that no matter how much truth there may or may not be in your comments, your tone and your attitude and your "delivery" says a lot more about you than it says about any of us. If you really want to drive your point home, why dont you do it with some posts of your music instead of spewing a bunch of childish hostility and shock-value language? There is no more certain way to guarantee that people dismiss your "comments" as worthless drivel than by cussing and calling total strangers insulting names.
Yeah, I play and record at home, but.......I DO also know something about music theory (try writing a top 10 hit based on tritones and super structure triads using only a lydian mode! bet you cant!) and I CAN play my guitar and my piano waaaay better than the average Joe on the street and I DO know what every knob and button and jack and cord and synth and sequencer feature in my studio and in my rack does. I'm no McLaughlin or Evans, but I have noticed that not all great engineers are also great players, and not a lot of great players also are great engineers. It does take some small measure of effort, fortitude, and talent to develop respectable skills on both sides of the glass! I also realize that there are thousands, perhaps millions, of gifted theorists, players, composers and technical experts who will never have a top 10 hit, while there are thousands of famous wonders who cant read one lick of music or tell you what chord they are playing.
The most gifted "writer" with whom I am personal friends is not a great engineer or a great recordist, but his songs never cease to amaze me. Put aside your prejudice for a few minutes and go listen to Mike Hartman at
http://www.soundclick.com/bands/pagemusic.cfm?bandID=363380
Not great engineering or great recording, even for a home basement guy. But after you listen to his writing and his playing think about the fact that he did all of those songs by himself and the guy knows nothing about theory and cant read one note of music. Does knowing that ruin your "feelings" about the songs? If you answer Yes, then you need professional counseling! At least Mike was brave enough to post his songs on the web, and he isn't out there bashing the other people who do. So I'll ask you again, where is your "music" posted?? Put your music where your anonymous mouth is. We are not even interested in the quality of the recording, we just want to hear how you have put your "music theory theory" to good use writing heartfelt goosebump songs.
Sorry, I forgot which myth I was busting in this post......
And I also agree that the human brain is the best "crap detector" there is, but like any machine it only works best if you keep it clean and use it according to the manual.
Yeah, I have a couple of Behringer pieces in my rack. But I aint buyin no more! I swear! LOL! Actually, I have a lot of fun with my Edison. But I aint buying that guitar amp!
And I listened to some of Chessrocks samples and I thought they were well made. Better than anything I've ever done. I've heard some better, I've heard A LOT worse!
As for jillchaw, I obviously dont have access to the same statistician who works for you. I can, however, tell you beyond any shadow of a doubt that no matter how much truth there may or may not be in your comments, your tone and your attitude and your "delivery" says a lot more about you than it says about any of us. If you really want to drive your point home, why dont you do it with some posts of your music instead of spewing a bunch of childish hostility and shock-value language? There is no more certain way to guarantee that people dismiss your "comments" as worthless drivel than by cussing and calling total strangers insulting names.
Yeah, I play and record at home, but.......I DO also know something about music theory (try writing a top 10 hit based on tritones and super structure triads using only a lydian mode! bet you cant!) and I CAN play my guitar and my piano waaaay better than the average Joe on the street and I DO know what every knob and button and jack and cord and synth and sequencer feature in my studio and in my rack does. I'm no McLaughlin or Evans, but I have noticed that not all great engineers are also great players, and not a lot of great players also are great engineers. It does take some small measure of effort, fortitude, and talent to develop respectable skills on both sides of the glass! I also realize that there are thousands, perhaps millions, of gifted theorists, players, composers and technical experts who will never have a top 10 hit, while there are thousands of famous wonders who cant read one lick of music or tell you what chord they are playing.
The most gifted "writer" with whom I am personal friends is not a great engineer or a great recordist, but his songs never cease to amaze me. Put aside your prejudice for a few minutes and go listen to Mike Hartman at
http://www.soundclick.com/bands/pagemusic.cfm?bandID=363380
Not great engineering or great recording, even for a home basement guy. But after you listen to his writing and his playing think about the fact that he did all of those songs by himself and the guy knows nothing about theory and cant read one note of music. Does knowing that ruin your "feelings" about the songs? If you answer Yes, then you need professional counseling! At least Mike was brave enough to post his songs on the web, and he isn't out there bashing the other people who do. So I'll ask you again, where is your "music" posted?? Put your music where your anonymous mouth is. We are not even interested in the quality of the recording, we just want to hear how you have put your "music theory theory" to good use writing heartfelt goosebump songs.
Sorry, I forgot which myth I was busting in this post......