spraypainting dog turds

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point taken.

actually, the compilation is comprised of nyu bands. it's the first release of gallatone records, a student-run label releasing student music to students. the songwriting is quite good; the recording quality varies. most of it is decent. some of it is excellent.

don't get me wrong -- i'd much prefer a great recording. in fact, i rerecorded a few of the songs in my studio because the originals were too trashy. i'm just saying that the songs voted onto the comp (by a 20-student panel comprised of music lovers and musicians) were chosen for the quality of the songwriting over the recording.

speaking of which, i'm looking for a mastering engineer at the moment. to polish these turds or atleast make them seem like firmer, heathier shits. any folks around here with any experience that would be interested?
 
rectechmin

well rtmin. i just helped monkeyshock with one of his songs over in the soundcard forum. follow the monkeyshock thread. it was very noisy using on board pc sound. and i cleaned it up
and remastered it so that he was very happy with the results.
you can hear the original and remastered versions at if i remember nowhereradio.com/attaboy/singles. 43 days i think
it was called. he wroe some kind comments on my effort.
i think his comment was you made my 99 dollar guitar sound like
a takamine or something like that. but i dont claim to be a top range ME. i wouldnt mind taking a stab at one song only as my time is limited, and just because i enjoy it for the challenge.
please NOTE, ive got 25 yearsexperience but i'm STILL LEARNING !
 
RecTechMin said:
actually, the compilation is comprised of nyu bands. it's the first release of gallatone records, a student-run label releasing student music to students. the songwriting is quite good; the recording quality varies. most of it is decent. some of it is excellent.

don't get me wrong -- i'd much prefer a great recording. in fact, i rerecorded a few of the songs in my studio because the originals were too trashy. i'm just saying that the songs voted onto the comp (by a 20-student panel comprised of music lovers and musicians) were chosen for the quality of the songwriting over the recording..
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So when you say quality doesn't matter, you're speaking within the boundaries of this compilation CD then? It may not matter to the student panel that is judging what is going to be on a compilation CD if the quality of the recording is any good, but that isn't a good model for the real world. I've been told by many sources (most of them owners of labels) who won't even listen to a demo if it's not at least some what decent, that quality does matter. 4-track demos with little to no effort given are usually filed away in the garbage can because they show little effort on the part of the artist.

To say that a quality product can't be done cheap is true and false. It really depends on what is being recorded. If you are recording a band with a couple of radio shack mics and a cassette recorder then the song, no matter how good it is, is not going to translate well enough for people to even understand it. Now if it's just some joe and his acoustic, then you might be able to get a recording that at the very least reproduces the song.

Weird things happen everyday. Some kid could get signed tomorrow based off of a 4-track demo alone just off of the merit of a song. Things like that happen, but it's rare. Out of 250+ million people in America alone, when one person get's signed based on a song on a demo, it's hard to believe that anyone can do it. That's like playing the lottery only the odds are much worse.

My belief, which is echoed throughout the industry because it's almost common knowledge, is that if you want to get anywhere in this business, you have to put in the work. I would rather take my chances sending a quality demo to a record label than I would a cassette tape or CD-R of my "just okay" recording. It shows that I care enough to invest my own time and money into my music and that I'm dedicated to getting my music heard.
 
i'm in total agreement with you. quality of recording is important. i'm not saying it isn't. i'm just saying it's not nearly as important as the quality of the song.

it's picasso with a crayon vs. any old asshole with a 10 megapixel camera.

if my label had only selected the best recorded material, the comp would have sucked. but we didn't and it doesn't.

side note: i worked at another label and they never signed anyone on the basis of their demo. most of my friends who've worked at labels have said the same thing. hell, they rarely even listen to submissions. so if your goal is to be signed, save your $10,000. go out and play. make a name for yourself.
 
by the way, it may seem like we're saying very different things, but i think we're in agreement.
 
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