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Post by suppositron » Fri Apr 29, 2011 10:20 am

"I want my Percussion Plus kit to sound like Jon Bonham"?
MoreSpaceEcho wrote:c'mon. everyone knows that roland really starts to sing when you push the master up.
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Post by MoreSpaceEcho » Fri Apr 29, 2011 11:20 am

my favorite....finished basic tracks, setting up for overdubs....drummer who knows a little bit about recording asks me what mic i'm going to use for the guitar od's...

me: this beyer m160
him: you're going to use a RIBBON MIC on a guitar amp????!!???
me: *raises eyebrow*
him: sorry.
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Post by Bro Shark » Fri Apr 29, 2011 1:29 pm

MoreSpaceEcho wrote:my favorite....finished basic tracks, setting up for overdubs....drummer who knows a little bit about recording asks me what mic i'm going to use for the guitar od's...

me: this beyer m160
him: you're going to use a RIBBON MIC on a guitar amp????!!???
me: *raises eyebrow*
him: sorry.
He's right. You're supposed to use a 57.
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Post by MoreSpaceEcho » Fri Apr 29, 2011 2:53 pm

oh i've recorded That Guy too.
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Post by TapeOpLarry » Sun May 15, 2011 4:02 pm

andyg666 wrote:
TapeOpLarry wrote: "I think you should ______."
so is it just the phrasing of suggesting something in that manner, or the idea of someone suggesting something in general that bothers you? I think you should reconsider this one... ;-)
Oh, I only mean when an intern is saying stuff like that. I'm open to input from the artists, producers or whomever!
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Post by xaMdaM » Tue May 17, 2011 6:12 am

When the band is in the room, and the intern says; "We were talking in the other room, and we think you need to ____________."

What's this "we" crap?

Have the common sense to NOT make this confrontational and adversarial... This kind of comment should be between the engineer and the intern ONLY... and quietly-away from the band, at that.

Whether it's "we" or just the band that has an opinion, they should really be expressed as "the band thinks...", or "the band expressed..."

Work WITH the engineer, and you'll keep your gig. Work against the engineer, and guess what?
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