Recall Sheets or How did I do that Last Time??

[Jeeper]

Bear with me on this one folks but some may not have seen this idea or link. I've been using recall sheets on my analog gear for some time now. I have line art of controls on gear that I markup with settings in case I go back there sometimes in future. I mark whats set where on sheet and store with my Excell track sheet printout together with media.

Being a newbee board I guess I should explain that a track sheet records project info in a header and track info below. Normally track info includes track number, instrument name, mic info, etc. Heres link to Mackie's template for their recorder: http://www.mackie.com/record/hdr2496/downloads/TrackSheet.PDF

A few of the common makers of gear, Mackie does this very well, have available in manuals and sites sheets to copy and use. Barry Rudolph has link on his site at bottom of page marked Recall for his sheets. Here's link to Barry's page: http://www.barryrudolph.com/recall/sheets.html

On one of the other boards I posted this and received an idea that one of the guys there uses a digital camera to take snapshots of settings. Being a die hard real film person I do not own one of those (we have as strong a conviction as a Mac user to his Mac). I'm going to experiment with using my scanned in templates and develop a standard folder to place on my digital media so info stays with audio also.

Its something I do and probably many others here do also that's helpfull to me. I thought I'd pass it on for those that may not have yet seen it done. Even in recording documentation is critical. This is especially true to those of us that specialize in live remote work. Last time on the job you may have needed extra extension cord, mic cords, and other things not in your normal kit that needs to be documented also to help remember next trip.

 

[eyeslikefire]

Thanks Jeeper.
Very cool of you for sharing that!

 

[Jagular]

Sounds like a great idea. I have thought about doing that sort of thing at home so if I had to punch in some parts (which I actually never have done) I could get the sound relatively the same. Seeing as what a noob I am and how disorganized I am, I may not do this, but it’s still a good idea…and I do have a digital camera…hmmm….

 

[Damonica]

Sorry to bumb this age old threat but I couldn't help seeing it in the "Similar threat" section of another post.

Hmmm can't post links yet because my post count is to low but you can check it out in the Mixing Techniques seciont and the topic is called " The end of recall sheets".

 

[moresound]

6 more post then you can link.

 

[clivus]

Hey Jeeper--do yourself a favor and get a cheap digital camera that will record the info you discussed in the original post. Think of it as another tool for your recording setup, and don't tell your film camera(s) that you are flirting with the dark side. Thank me later.