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Wallycleaver
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Wally's one and only don't
Don't drag me down................BRUCE!
Don't drag me down................BRUCE!
sonusman
Banned
Re: I swear this is true !
Shailat, it sounds like you botched the phone placement on the speaker!
Mic placement is CRUCIAL in "over the telephone" playback situations!
Did I tell you about this band I mixed live sound for about 2 or 3 months ago? After a song in the sound check, the bass player claimed "I can only hear myself!".
All 5 people in the front row yelled back to him "Same here!". No kidding. I suggested that maybe he was a bit too loud.....
Ed
Shailat said:
Shailat, it sounds like you botched the phone placement on the speaker!
Mic placement is CRUCIAL in "over the telephone" playback situations!
Did I tell you about this band I mixed live sound for about 2 or 3 months ago? After a song in the sound check, the bass player claimed "I can only hear myself!".
All 5 people in the front row yelled back to him "Same here!". No kidding. I suggested that maybe he was a bit too loud.....
Ed
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lazyboy
New member
Studio Don't : If your underage, don't try to get the engineer to buy you beer.
Since we're starting to veer into live sound talk...
A coupla weeks ago, some friends and I threw together a band for some big battle of the bands at the local college. It turned out to be a real amatuer affair when, among other things, each of the 2 soundmen were members of competing bands.
After our first song, I called to the soundman "Hey soundman, could you please get the fucking hi-hats, kick, and bass out of the fucking monitors?"
Since we're starting to veer into live sound talk...
A coupla weeks ago, some friends and I threw together a band for some big battle of the bands at the local college. It turned out to be a real amatuer affair when, among other things, each of the 2 soundmen were members of competing bands.
After our first song, I called to the soundman "Hey soundman, could you please get the fucking hi-hats, kick, and bass out of the fucking monitors?"
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RWhite
Well-known member
I have not worked with clients in many years, so I can only dis my friends and band mates who use my studio space.
When the engineer (me) says to the bass player "I'm setting levels. PLAY A LINE AS LOUD AS YOU ARE GOING TO GET" - If you are the bass player, do not:
A. Begin thumb slapping twice as hard in the middle of a take.
B. Turn up your bass twice as loud in the middle of a take.
C. Switch pickups to the one which is twice as loud, in the middle of the take.
D. All of the above.
And for vocalists I would add that if you are going to belch, do not do so in a manner that flings particulate matter onto my microphones.
When the engineer (me) says to the bass player "I'm setting levels. PLAY A LINE AS LOUD AS YOU ARE GOING TO GET" - If you are the bass player, do not:
A. Begin thumb slapping twice as hard in the middle of a take.
B. Turn up your bass twice as loud in the middle of a take.
C. Switch pickups to the one which is twice as loud, in the middle of the take.
D. All of the above.
And for vocalists I would add that if you are going to belch, do not do so in a manner that flings particulate matter onto my microphones.
hixmix
Halibut, North Dakota
Studio DO #1:
When the engineer steps out for a piss, reposition all the pots and faders and see if he notices when he gets back.
When the engineer steps out for a piss, reposition all the pots and faders and see if he notices when he gets back.
SPINSTERWUN
Active member
Definitely, DO NOT bring your wife/girlfriend to the studio with you.
After the 6th hour, they will definitely get bored.
Then, they will give you the... "Damn, is it time to go yet ?" look.
spin
After the 6th hour, they will definitely get bored.
Then, they will give you the... "Damn, is it time to go yet ?" look.
spin
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Carter Simcoe
New member
TURN THE FUCKING CELL PHONE OFF
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JuSumPilgrim
New member
Laugh out loud funny, Ed.
Black box....bass exciter switch....tube mic stands.... Watch out you guys dont turn into a bunch of sheisty used car salesmen.
Black box....bass exciter switch....tube mic stands....
Watch out you guys dont turn into a bunch of sheisty used car salesmen.
six
New member
if you're in an analog-studio don't say: "i made some records in that digital studio the other day - there was much less gear but it sounded so much better."
it's hard to believe i'm still alive...
it's hard to believe i'm still alive...
guhlenn
Oh REALLY????
as all you REAL engineers are bashing musicians (well, potheads and drunks, is there any difference...)
i have a nice engineer fuck up story of about a year ago...
when he "mastered" our demo i asked why the sound changed so dramatically (it got dull...) he told me that going from 16 tracks to two tracks created 8 times less space for the sound... now the stupidest thing; i believed him...
guhlenn
i have a nice engineer fuck up story of about a year ago...
when he "mastered" our demo i asked why the sound changed so dramatically (it got dull...) he told me that going from 16 tracks to two tracks created 8 times less space for the sound... now the stupidest thing; i believed him...
guhlenn
MONTE
New member
I actually got a guy to sing into an "acoustic pail" once. Dude had a 5 gal. bucket lined with acoustic foam on his head singin' to beat hell. Go ahead- just try to keep a straight face when your pullin' that one off!
VOXVENDOR
New member
When musicians are having sex with there girlfriends on the new studio carpet.... Ask them to have the decency to lay down some plastic sheets first.......or at the bare minimum, at least shampoo the stains out when they are finished........(This isn't very far fetched Im sure, most engineers who recorded punk acts in the mid nineties, will know EXACTLY what Im talking about.....)