who smokes *stuff* while mixing?

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Have you ever considered having sex while mixing rather than smoking weed?
 
Sex While Mixing

Hmmm...

Send a few women over and I'll try it out...

:p
 
In the past I've used *smoke* as a creative consultant. But, as to tracking, or mixing I would stay clear-headed.
 
Yep, I've tried and failed. It will always sound awesome that night or whenever and I think I'm discovering the finer points of that snare sound and tweaking out on the interplay of the guitar with high hat; only to have it sound like complete ass the next morning with a clear head. It's kinda fun though; just save that mix (DAW-dudes) under a separate file so you don't trash something you were happy with before.
 
Chances are with a clear head you couldn't hear what made it so damn cool and chances are slim you'd get all smoked out and hear the same thing twice so why bother? :cool:
 
I've found that I mix well when stoned. It's a lot of fun and I hear things I wouldn't normally hear. Or at least that's what my mind believes at the time.
 
Mixing is not an overly physical or mentally challenging task. It's not a job that requires you to be 100% on your toes, thinking on your feet, quick to react. Nor is it anything like driving a bus, flying a plain, or performing surgery where other people's lives are potentially placed in harm's way. You're not setting a poor example for others, the way you would if you were a school teacher or coach.

I'd say if there were an activity where getting high would do the least amount of harm, mixing would have to rank right up there.
 
Me and a friend were jamming a couple of weeks ago, under the influence of a little of this and a little of that, and I could'nt figure out how to record a couple of tracks. I spent about 45 minutes dickin around in sonar, which I use everyday, and could'nt figure it out. For those of us that only smoke the "stuff" on occasion, simple things can become very complicated.

Also, I do believe that smoking the "stuff" changes the hearing process. I don't know if anyone has done any studies on this but I would'nt mind reading up on it if any such studies exist.

P.S.

Has anyone successfully operated a camcorder while under the influence of LSD?
 
TravisinFlorida said:
Has anyone successfully operated a camcorder while under the influence of LSD?
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Yes. Practice makes perfect. Dose every day for about a year and you can talk your way out of a DUI, trust me.
 
90/10

90% of what you come up with baked is crap, but the other 10% is GOLD.

Simple tasks are more complicated and complicated tasks are more simple.

I haven't smoked for a couple of years, but that's what little I can remember:).

Oh, and different details jump out at you while your "mind is expanding" than they would if it weren't. What isn't so obvious sober just stands out baked. The opposite can also be said.

Somebody over in the drum forum came up with the idea of putting mics in the drum sticks. Most people thought it was a half baked idea. It wasn't. It was a fully baked idea, but when somebody tried it with a couple of 57s, the tracks didn't sound half bad. Probably better than the very first drum tracks with conventional micing. You could find all kinds of reasons to bash the idea, but that's what happens with any new or different idea. I'm actually curious about where that goes.
 
I remember that post. I thought it was an interesting idea. You never know, it may be the future of recording drums.
 
Never tried it.

People take drugs to alter reality. Your mixes might just sound better to you if you’re stoned even if they suck. Like a really homely gal starts looking better after a few beers (so I’m told). If you mix with Mary Jane, you’ll hate yourself in the morning. :D

Besides, you'll just get the munchies and spill cheetos and beer all over your gear. ;)

I recommend a natural high – chemical surge of some kind. Try running in front of a speeding truck or something right before you mix. Leave only enough time to barely make it without getting hit.

You want an adrenalin rush, so when you go back in to mix your body is fully alive – all your senses, including hearing, are peaked. You are then like the first man – the perfect man. You can see, hear, taste, and smell everything like the world is turned up to 11. By all means don’t fart.
 
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Beck said:
I recommend a natural high – chemical surge of some kind. Try running in front of a speeding truck or something right before you mix. Only leave enough time to barely make it without getting hit.
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:eek:

I'll stick to the occasional "expanding". sounds much safer.
 
Kryptik said:
Somebody over in the drum forum came up with the idea of putting mics in the drum sticks. Most people thought it was a half baked idea. It wasn't. It was a fully baked idea, but when somebody tried it with a couple of 57s, the tracks didn't sound half bad. Probably better than the very first drum tracks with conventional micing. You could find all kinds of reasons to bash the idea, but that's what happens with any new or different idea. I'm actually curious about where that goes.
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Ha! Someone actually tried it! That's the funniest thing I've heard all week.
 
FattMusiek said:
I remember that post. I thought it was an interesting idea. You never know, it may be the future of recording drums.
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you must have the good "stuff".
 
I agree with the others.
You need to be clear headed and focused and able to concentrate really well - non of which is helped by being high!

You may THINK you're doing the best work when you're high, like people on coke think they're the best there is, yeh right!

Some people argue it helps them to be creative, but I'd dispute that too, creation is hard work.
 
Nahh no smoking while mixing or recording, and definetly no drink at all.

But crack on the other hand, that hits the spot when mixing. mmmmmmmmm crack.
 
chessrock said:
Mixing is not an overly physical or mentally challenging task. It's not a job that requires you to be 100% on your toes, thinking on your feet, quick to react. Nor is it anything like driving a bus, flying a plain, or performing surgery where other people's lives are potentially placed in harm's way. You're not setting a poor example for others, the way you would if you were a school teacher or coach.

I'd say if there were an activity where getting high would do the least amount of harm, mixing would have to rank right up there.
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I love it!! Ok people, let the creativity flow......
 
Beck said:
Never tried it.

People take drugs to alter reality. Your mixes might just sound better to you if you’re stoned even if they suck. Like a really homely gal starts looking better after a few beers (so I’m told). If you mix with Mary Jane, you’ll hate yourself in the morning. :D

Besides, you'll just get the munchies and spill cheetos and beer all over your gear. ;)

I recommend a natural high – chemical surge of some kind. Try running in front of a speeding truck or something right before you mix. Leave only enough time to barely make it without getting hit.

You want an adrenalin rush, so when you go back in to mix your body is fully alive – all your senses, including hearing, are peaked. You are then like the first man – the perfect man. You can see, hear, taste, and smell everything like the world is turned up to 11. By all means don’t fart.
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Why not start a totally meaningless and senseless fight with your main squeeze, then when the blood pressure is still up, do your mixing?
 
Bob's Mods said:
Why not start a totally meaningless and senseless fight with your main squeeze, then when the blood pressure is still up, do your mixing?
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I played my best ever on one such occasion
 
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