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Things You Never Want Recording Engineers To Say...
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"Look, we don't have much time to $%#& around here on your 'tone' (sarcastically, and rolling his eyes) - It's just the bass, anyway..."
"Well, it's not wanting to eject the disk."
The manual and a google search didn't even solve that one.
The manual and a google search didn't even solve that one.
'yeah man, your singer and guitarist are right. i don't see any reason why your drummer should record to a click track.'
Old punk band. ugh.
Old punk band. ugh.
Tell me, did any of you slap said producer/board monkey when they said these things?
From the looks of your current gear, you started drinking that Kool Aid
As an engineer to be I'll keep these in mind.
As for the quote above... Ive used it
Shame on me I know, but in fairness I'm a student and I was doing the work for free.
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Win.....
If I were paying for the session, that's when we would pack up and leave. If it was someone else session, I'd ask if they would trust someone who didn't take every bit of their project seriously as every other part.
Spent most of Sunday recording tracks....did'nt hear the engineer say any of these things...thank God!
rom the looks of your current gear, you started drinking that Kool Aid
I've been without a Fender only for very short times and even during those times I've had a Lakland 55-02, which was partially inspired by the Jazz and partially inspired by another (Leo) Fender product, the Stingray. And when I didn't have the 55-02, I had a Stingray (and still have one). IOW, I like Fenders! As you saw in my profile, I own two.
However, I think it's rediculous that an engineer will insist that the bass be a Fender. I'd think that any engineer worth their price should be able to get a decent sound out of any decently made bass played by a decent player. If they can do that with singers and all kinds of instruments then why should bass be subjected to such prehistoric thinking, ESPECIALLY if the engineer is too young to have been engineering in the 50's and 60's.
Not completely on topic, but it could apply...
At soundcheck many years ago, the guy running the house checks my guitar player's rig. After my bandmate went thru all his patches/settings, etc. the soundguy leans forward and says into the talkback mic.. "OK. now do you have anything that sounds like a guitar?" ouch!
At soundcheck many years ago, the guy running the house checks my guitar player's rig. After my bandmate went thru all his patches/settings, etc. the soundguy leans forward and says into the talkback mic.. "OK. now do you have anything that sounds like a guitar?" ouch!
Nice!
heard a great joke:
What did the Protools Engineer say to the singer . . . .?
That sucked, c'mon in!
(Upon looking at my Elrick New Jazz Standard V)
"Don't you have a real Fender?"
You have no idea how badly I wanted to hit him...
"Don't you have a real Fender?"
You have no idea how badly I wanted to hit him...
